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I am a Conservative because I believe: * Gov't should protect us from foreign invaders, keep the peace between the states, arbitrate treaties with our enemies and allies, levy a tax if necessary to raise an army, and liberate oppressed people from dictators. * Capitalism is the highest ideal, and no other form of economic strategy will work. All people wish to be free, and given the choice WILL fight to defend that freedom and determine the course of their life.

A SIMPLE DISTINCTION explains why President Bush is unlikely to alter the outcome of the Senate debate on immigration reform, his visit to a Senate Republican luncheon yesterday notwithstanding. Despite his relatively low presidential approval rating, Bush has plenty of power. There's the veto and the executive order. He's commander-in-chief and boss of American foreign policy. What he lacks is influence. Presidential power--the veto in particular--allowed the president to ward off Democratic efforts to attach timetables for withdrawal of American troops to the Iraq funding bill last month. Democrats didn't have the votes to override his veto of a bill...