[Shermy]

“The President is trying to bribe the public?”

No, Chambliss, Graham, etc. heard from the people about Bush, knew the people were correct, tried to create a band aid to salve the wound.

This provision is Graham’s, etc. admitting they know Bush wouldn’t have enforced the law.

[Just another Joe]

President Bush , trying to salvage an immigration overhaul legislation, endorsed a plan Thursday that would lock in money for border security as way to win over conservative lawmakers and a skeptical public.

Not from what I read.
It's the President that's doing the bribing. The others are just supplying the money.