Why? Hell there are elections every 2 years so when is something NOT an election year ploy? If Bush really wanted to pander he would be shooting Mexicans at the border. He is the only one that is not pandering in this whole sorry mess.
"If Bush really wanted to pander he would be shooting Mexicans at the border. "
Of course not. If he is pandering to Vicente Fox, he calls him up *first* to tell him the NG going there wont be shooting or doing anything remotely dangerous to the flow of illegal immigrants.