Do you know how many people watch Fox News Sunday(maybe 4 million out of a population of 280 million)? And probably 90% of those people think that CFR is no big deal.
Anyway if the press goes after it is a tactic to split the base and I can ignore the hypocrisy of the NYT and WP, especially when their message is directed at me, the conservative base.
Agreed. 90% think CFR is no big deal. I'm betting 50% think credibility is a very big deal; they are more interested in politicians who do what they say they'll do than in actual issues.
So let's examine that. You've admitted CFR is not resonating with the public. I think you'd agree that Bush's credibility has (he won an election on it). What is the reasoning behind signing this law? He stands to lose more votes by flipflopping than he does by taking a principled stand against CFR and explaining to the public why he vetoed, doesn't he?