He does make some good points, though. Seriously, if Bush shuts down the border and appoints a Janice Rodgers Brown, his approval rating is going to be taking a big upswing.
Honestly, the border issue would pull a lot of moderates into the Republican camp. I'm still not sure how it's viewed by the Latino population in this country, but that really shouldn't be the first concern.
His approval rating is directly related to the price of gasoline and the job market.
Eighty percent of the voters don't know a single name of member of the surpreme court. They can tell you the price of gasoline and what their job prospects are. People who are concerned with issues always thing most people are. only a handful care about any of the issues that don't directly effect their lives. Prices, jobs and earnings are what determine presidential approval ratings.
If the price of gasoline drops Bush's approval rating will rise.. if the economy stays good his approval rating will rise.
Which will dilute the conservative gene pool further, making the GOP nothing more than "DNC Lite."
>>>Seriously, if Bush shuts down the border and appoints a Janice Rodgers Brown, his approval rating is going to be taking a big upswing. <<<
You can forget the border issue. Bush threw us a bone last week when Chertoff declared that all illegals would be deported -- no exceptions. But as early as the next day Chertoff was back to pushing the 'guest worker program'", where illegals qualify for the 'program' simply by turning themselves in and paying a small fine -- no deportation necessary. Bush could care less about border security and our national sovereignty, and we will pay at the ballot box.
We have 4, FOUR, borders. There will NEVER be a FORTRESS AMERICA, and if that was tried, most of the populace would throw a hissy fit.