I would only bother to argue the last ‘spin’ point, since the others I agree with to some degree. President Bush has done us a great favor by not making the war on terror a crusade. It is the only way some form of eventual peace is even plausible.
As for people who continue to defend President Bush on this issue, I noticed your comment regarding the formation of ICE in post #518. I worked on a Customs contract in 2002 and saw what a bungled mess it was going to be when it was decided that the DHS was going to be formed. I think people who have seen our bureauracy in action and up close might have a little more sympathy for President Bush.
The number of processes, departments, people, and systems (computer) that are intertwined in solving this mess are incredible. It is extremely complicated. I won’t argue about progress on the boarder, this needs to get done, but the rest of it? I dare anyone to prove there’s an easy solution.
I don’t see anyone saying that there is an easy solution to this problem. There is a simple one, though; enforce the laws we already have on the books. No one expects an overnight remedy. The problem is the government is doing nothing, zero, zilch, nada, about the problem. I simply cannot stand people who say “we can’t” or “it’s too hard”.
I mean how assinine is this? They say it’s too hard to enforce our current laws, so they want to make new ones. Do you really think they will enforce anything? All of these politicians have what I consider a “loser’s” mentality.