[CottonBall]

No, I don't--signing an amnesty into law and later saying he was wrong doesn't change the fact that he signed an amnesty into law, something Bush hasn't done. Yet.

Only because the House has refused to let amnesty pass. They're the only body standing between us and 20 million new overnight citizens.

And Bush hasn't the honesty to call it amnesty, as Reagan did. He uses PC buzzwords to try to shove it down our throats, while pretending it is something else. I think that is far more devious and dishonest.

BTW, Reagan wasn't the one pushing for an amnesty, like Bush is. Yes, he could have and should have not signed it. But he wasn't the one pushing the Senate to write the bill, to his credit. Unlike the current administration.

[Darkwolf377]

BTW, Reagan wasn't the one pushing for an amnesty, like Bush is. Yes, he could have and should have not signed it. But he wasn't the one pushing the Senate to write the bill, to his credit. Unlike the current administration.

A distinction without a difference, in the end--for all his pushing, Bush hasn't gotten the bill to sign. Reagan could have not signed it, and actually did. Which actually MADE that the law of the land, as opposed to just wishing he could?

I'm not giving Bush any free ride on this--he's flat-out wrong--but we too often make excuses for Reagan. He was not perfect and should get criticized for the things he did wrong.