[Pubbie]

"I don't like it, but it may make sense to people more politically savvy than me. It is so far before the election that it won't impact the vote...kind of like airing your dirty laundry long before election day to lessen the effect."

The fact that Bush announced this at the very beggining of the year is a strong (But not certain) indicator that Bush knew this wouldn't pass Congress, so it might just be a last ditch effort to get the Hispanic vote.

Of course, it won't make the Hispanic vote more Republican because no matter what Bush promises the Hispanics, the Democrats will always be able to promise more.

[Sabertooth]

The fact that Bush announced this at the very beggining of the year is a strong (But not certain) indicator that Bush knew this wouldn't pass Congress, so it might just be a last ditch effort to get the Hispanic vote.

Of course, it won't make the Hispanic vote more Republican because no matter what Bush promises the Hispanics, the Democrats will always be able to promise more.

And Amnesty will lose more votes for the GOP than it gains anyway.

I'm not convinced at all that this is Bush strategery. Everything in this President's political career poiints toward a sincere belief in him that legalizing Illegals is a good idea.

I don't know if he doesn't care if he loses votes, or if he thinks he can roll America like he rolled the UN.

Either way, the defeat of the Bush Amnesty needs to be so resounding that no politician ever contemplates such nonsense again.

"Killed in committee" until next year will not be sufficient.

And then we have to reelect him, with a sizable majority in Congress.