[TexasPatriot8]

Amazing! I thought I was hallucinating for a few minutes. It seems as though Bush finally found a way to use the spine he’s had on foreign policy the past six year, on domestic policy with the border. Short of not building a wall, he’s pledged to do all the things I recall real conservatives have said needed to be done to secure the border! National Guard on the border, more Border Patrol, more surveillance, cameras, guaranteed deportation and no more stupid mega-retarded "catch and release" program, and even though I’m not a fan of the whole worker program, that ID would be great if they make it hard to illegally duplicate, and illegals couldn’t get work and employers would be stupid to risk the consequence of hiring people without that card. I can’t wait to hear Limbaugh and Hannity on the radio tomorrow!

The democrats will be fools to oppose all this. ALL the polls, even the liberal ones taken about the border issue show that 70% to 80% or more of American CITIZENS want the border secured and illegals deported. That’s about 99% of conservatives and a significant number of the independents and the few rational democrats. If the democrats fight this, they will lose big for sure in November, as it will be so easy to paint them as anti-border security. This is awesome. Just my opinion, but I bet the Border Patrol story about them leaking Minuteman and other border watch group location and numbers to the Mexican Consulate is what made Bush have to get serious about this. He’s been in trouble about the border for a long time, but I think that might have pushed it over the edge.

I’ll bet over the next few weeks, his "approval" rating numbers go up 20 to 30%. The his conservative base, like me, is why it’s been so far down. I’d give him a favorable now. THAT is the President I voted for two times. The only thing that would make it even better the next few months would be Bin-Laden being found dead in Afghanistan, and Justice Stevens or Ginsburg retiring so the Democrats can froth at the mouth demanding a flaming liberal to take their place. A huge majority of the American people want what Bush put forward tonight. The Democrats took a big hit tonight with this speech.

[freedumb2003]

Vote Republican. A conservative America, for a better future.

I don't suppose I am the first person to note the oxymoron in your tag...?

[PghBaldy]

Yep. This speech was called after that story broke. I believe the article did it.

[VOA]

"Just my opinion, but I bet the Border Patrol story about them leaking
Minuteman and other border watch group location and numbers to
the Mexican Consulate is what made Bush have to get serious about
this. He’s been in trouble about the border for a long time, but I
think that might have pushed it over the edge."

That surely set off alarm bells in The Oval Office.
But, IMHO...
I suspect Tom Osburne's primary loss in Nebraska last Tuesday may have
been the "tipping point" wake-up call for Dubya:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1632158/posts

If supporting goodies for illegals gets Tom Osborne a smack-down
in Nebraska...that's a storm warning sign for other Republicans.

[I'll be your Huckleberry]

Well homeboy, I am a betting man by trade and if you like Houston now and you think this speech is aimed at making Harris county a more American city - then perhaps you might like to make a gentleman's wager on that huge increase in Presidential popularity?

Huck

[M38]

Good speach

[newzjunkey]

He's trying to see if he can get thoes approval ratings down to single digits.

[shield]

Two words.........TONY SNOW....