[annyokie]

I have to agree. Hubby and I both think this is a brilliant move on Dubya's part.

[Remember_Salamis]

what's brilliant?

When a nation loses its borders, it ceases to exist.

[CWOJackson]

Good. Let the White House know, I'm sure encouraging people to.

This whole mess is a crappy situation that's been allowed to fester for years. The President is looking long term and is at least making a start. There are 8 million illegals here and nothing is going to make them disappear...this will work at putting some order into the chaos.

A bold move by a bold President.

[Ajnin]

I think it's an idiotic move. Of course as a Border Patrol Agent I may be a little biased. However, after seeing child rapists and other criminals not being prosecuted I think it's understandable.

[SunkenCiv]

I quite agree -- GWB now forces the opponents (all of them) to take a public stand on what has been the so-called Democrats' unofficial policy for years, and even the basis for Al Gore's illegal operation out of the VP office to selectively naturalize illegals quid pro quo for their votes in the 1996 reelection campaign.

The "Democrats" want illegal aliens on a fast track to citizenship -- as if that's not just pandering in a sorry attempt to grow their shrinking base of support.

Again, there is a clear choice in 2004.

In 2000, it was between Al Gore's $2 a gallon "carbon tax" on gasoline or GWB's tax cuts, medicare reform, education reform, and (small d) democratization of the world.

The "Democrats'" positions on the War on Terror, and in particular, the liberation of Iraq, are distinctions without a difference from GWB's.

GWB will win Florida and Texas, and he has a realistic shot at California (he did even before this proposal, which after all will be amended, probably to add more border patrol, electronic frontier, etc). He will win all or most of the South, all or most of the "flyover" states, and will be competitive in the Midwest and Northeast.

GWB by at least ten per cent of the popular vote, and a substantial majority of the Electoral College votes.

A while back I figured that he'd lose a little ground in both houses of Congress in 2004, but now I don't think so.

[SerpentDove]

>>Hubby and I both think this is a brilliant move on Dubya's part.<<

Please elaborate.

[SerpentDove]

I will ask you just like I asked CWO Jackson, and this is not sarcastic:

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Can you explain it to us then? I'm serious, I would love to know the details of why this is so great. I am not kidding, I will listen with an open mind as you explain what it entails and how it is going to work.

Thanks in advance.

SD