[lasereye]

You are scapegoating.

The one who signs this into law will be a REPUBLICAN President.

He could veto it, but he won't. Because he has been pushing it for the last 6 years.

I don't know why you are so sure he will sign it. He was pushing a guest worker program, with the possibility of citizenship for some down the road. He has not been "pushing it for the last 6 years".

But the more important point is a logical one: He's not the Congressional Republicans, most of whom did not support the proposal. There's nothing you can point to that says otherwise. I don't understand why people keep merging multiple people into one person.

[TomGuy]

He was pushing a guest worker program, with the possibility of citizenship for some down the road. He has not been "pushing it for the last 6 years".

He was pushing it in 2001. Then 911 happened. He still almost got it passed, but Senator Robert Byrd (D-WVA) stopped the amnesty for illegals bill on a 'technicality'.

He tried again, with the Senate bill last year. That one passed the Senate, but the House members junked the amnesty for illegals bill.

[norton]

" I don't know why you are so sure he will sign it. "

Put me down for 'signs it in a heartbeat'

Right now I'd consider it a win if he signed it without giggling too much.

[af_vet_rr]

I don't know why you are so sure he will sign it. He was pushing a guest worker program, with the possibility of citizenship for some down the road. He has not been "pushing it for the last 6 years".

I remember him talking about during his first Presidential campaign, and even towards the end of his time as Texas Governor. I also recall it from sometime in 2001 (after 9/11, he stopped talking about it for a long time, I will admit).

He will sign this - putting aside the fact that he does not like to veto anything (how many vetoes does he have - one, two tops?), he has made it very clear that he wants some kind of amnesty - whether they are called "guest workers" or whatever, he wants it.

Some have speculated that certain large industries that benefit from illegal aliens put a lot of money into Bush's campaign coffers in the past, and this would be payback. I don't know. I just know I've heard him talk of it for many years now.

[r9etb]

I don't know why you are so sure he will sign it.

Because it's easier than thinking. If the Dems really push this through (which they won't), Bush will most likely veto it. On a strictly political plane, it'd be a ready-made election issue for 2008. More to the point, though, you're right: he has been pretty clear that he wouldn't accept what's being reported here.

[MeanWestTexan]

"I don't understand why people keep merging multiple people into one person."

Because it's easier to make sweeping generalities than engage in real debate.