No he can't. President Bush's biggest problem is President Bush. He will stick to his principle on compassionate treatment of illegals and it will sink him. His Achilles Heel so to speak is his compassion, it overrides the oath he took. And that's where he loses me sad to say.
" ... President Bush's biggest problem is President Bush. He will stick to his principle on compassionate treatment of illegals and it will sink him. His Achilles Heel so to speak is his compassion, it overrides the oath he took. And that's where he loses me sad to say."
I agree with you completely and I've never written a post personally critical of President Bush ( McClellan and the WH PR dept-yes ) before.
I deal with everyone from hard core conservatives to ultra libs on a daily basis.
I have not encountered one person who is in favor of allowing illegals to become citizens in the way it is currently being proposed.
Logistic realities aside- the overwhelming sentiment is that illegals go home first and then get on the back of the line.
No one takes a few minutes to ponder the question- the reaction is primal and instinctive.
President Bush may not be able to recover from this debacle ,but, I truly hope that he can.
Too much is at stake for him to risk his presidency ,the WOT , the success in Iraq, SC nominees, etc because of his compassion for illegals.