Not necessary. Yet.
The real question is, where are the high-profile Republicans, who should be speaking out about the President's mid term lurch towards liberaldom? Why have they been neutered? They seemed to be everywhere, before the last election.
Maybe if someone on his own team would reproach the President on the amnesty and the PATRIOT Act, it might prompt a correction or at least softening, of his stance.
They tend to be socially conservative and care about things like the budget and the borders and jobs when they need the votes of every-day conservatives. If they can win without us, they'll support corporate greed, everytime.
If the Republicans don't need to tend to their base for re-election, things nobody wants like non-citizens taking jobs will be ignored.
At this juncture, GWB is opting for supporting marriage to keep his religious right base in line. That's pretty sly, since civil unions will be settled in the courts, and the state shouldn't be involved in marriage beyond granting civil unions anyway...it's a religious issue.
Ah yes...hypocrisy. Yes all the high-profile Republicans and Freepers squealing the loudest against X42 have now been mysteriously transformed into the GWB cheerleading and appeasement squad...stomaching and sometimes ignoring the current admistration's march towards socialism, the NWO, and a eventual third world environment in the form of the open borders/quasi-amnesty program for mexcian lawbreakers. But he's our man, he's an (R), we have a (R) majority in the House and Senate, and that's OK.
Maybe if someone on his own team would reproach the President on the amnesty and the PATRIOT Act, it might prompt a correction or at least softening, of his stance.
Don't count on it you Bush-hater...go back to DU...a vote for anyone other than Bush is a vote for the democrats...blah, blah, blah.