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Thank You for proving my point

No. Your point was that you noticed some similarity between the current situation and the 245(i) debates. Even if we stipulate that we don't know where the President stands on an AWB extension, that wasn't the case with Section 245(i). Bush supported the Amnesty extension.
Your point is something other than proven. Sort of like your point about John Q. Public and the mainstream media.

Either veto it or Pocket Veto it.

What is your opinion of the political ramifications of either, with regard to 2004?

Either veto it or Pocket Veto it. But I will continue to be amused over all the "If Bush Signs this... That's it, I'll vote for a guaranteed loser" crowd.

When Bush 41 signed the tax increase, I voted for a guaranteed loser: Bush 41.
It wasn't amusing, but I blame no one but him for losing a key part of his constituency.

You must admit that the chances of the AWB renewal getting the support of the majority in both the house and the senate and then making it out of Conference when we control what will be debated and voted on the floor of both houses, has little chance of reaching the POTUS desk?

I would hope so, but I think it's an open question.
The more Republicans there are that act like 2A issues are something to be feared, the more likely it is that the RINOs will waiver, and the more likely it is that the President will find the extension on his desk.
Projecting weakness is a bad strategy.

The more Republicans there are that act like 2A issues are something to be feared, the more likely it is that the RINOs will waiver,

MORBID HUMOR BREAK.

Let's all take notice of the fact that, in competitive races (which are RARE in off-year elections)...

Practically the ONLY Democrats who actually won seats were those Mid-Western Democrats who wrapped themselves in the Second Amendment and ran non-stop TV commercials of themselves pictured with a rifle in one hand and a prize Buck in the other. They succeeded where the National Democrat Party failed.
There were some exceptions to this rule. A few Southern Democrats appeared in every available TV spot with a fat leather-bound King James Bible in hand, and actually ran to the Right of their Republican opponents on the critical Abortion issue. These Democrats also succeeded where the rest of their Party failed.

If one were a Cynic (aw, shucks -- little ole' me?), one might say that Local Democrats won in spite of ignoring their National Party, and Local Republicans lost because they listened to their National Party.

But, as always, that's just your:

MORBID HUMOR BREAK

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