[MineralMan]

"I am surprised how many conservatives expect Bush to act like Pat Buchanan; Bush never claimed to be Pat Buchanan."


Ain't it the truth. President Bush laid out his opinion on Mexican immigrants in his campaign in 2000. I, for one, had no illusions about where he stood on that. He has always been pro-NAFTA, just like his father.

Whining about him doing just what he said he would do, almost 6 years into his Presidency seems a little specious to me. We elected him as our President. We knew his positions. He remains our President, because we elected him to a second term.

There's a heckuva lot of calling him a "traitor" here on FR by some folks. Maybe they weren't paying attention back in 2000 or in 2004. He's doing just what he said he'd do all along.

If it hadn't have been for 9/11, we'd be further along in expanding the relationship between Mexico and the USA. The Iraq thingie kind of slowed things down.

[BW2221]

Just because people voted for Bush (twice in most cases) doesn't mean they agree with all his policies. It's simply that they found him preferable to Gore and Kerry. I don't necessarily agree with a drunk who beats his wife, but probably would have voted for him over Gore or Kerry. No, on second thought, that sounds like Ted Kennedy.

Those who disagree with some of his policies are working to stop them via the Congress. That's the American way. That's how it's prescribed in the Constitution, right MineralMan?

[Iscool]

President Bush laid out his opinion on Mexican immigrants in his campaign in 2000.

NO, he didn't...Bush and Kerry were suspiciously quiet about immigration in 2000...No one asked them any questions and neither offered an opinion...

[wolfcreek]

Ain't it the truth. President Bush laid out his opinion on Mexican immigrants in his campaign in 2000. I, for one, had no illusions about where he stood on that. He has always been pro-NAFTA, just like his father.


HMMMMMM? Wasn't that before 9-11? I'm from Texas and have voted for and grown to respect and admire the President. The reason I'm so pissed off now is because what his opinions were then have turned into the NAU. I don't think any of us saw that one coming.