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President Bush may be trying to take the sails out of the Democrats' wind here - if you take the politics into account. The Democrats say it isn't enough. Conservatives say its too much. So for voters in the middle, who ultimately decide elections, it sounds about right. It doesn't matter to Karl Rove if this plan ever sees the light of day - all the voters need to see is President Bush sounds like a leader prepared to take big risks to do what he believes is right, regardless of the politics. And the Democrats' reaction shows who is playing politics with illegal immigration. President Bush make them look like the dwarfs they and they know it. No, I don't agree at all with the substance of the President's plan, but as for putting it out there and letting the Democrats appear as extreme, its a political masterstroke. The Bush strategery has left the other party flummoxed again.

It seems to me that it is the middle that decides the election ONLY if the parties can maintain their base. Bush seems to be pissing all over his base. How will going after the middle help if his base stays home?
What is this cult of leadership anyway? If I have to suffer a leader, I want somebody that can articulate a reasonable set of policies and convince me that these policies will work to accomplish their stated goals. Bush simply fails in this.