Now we know what George Bush really thinks of his immigration-restricting conservative base: They're bunch of dumb, hysterical, soulless racists. Maybe that's bit overstated, but if so, not by much. At his White House news conference last week, alongside Australia's John Howard, Bush said quite a lot, revealing much about his mind-set. He thinks he can fool his fellow citizens, enough of them at least, by using a few focus-grouped buzzwords. As for those recalcitrant types who aren't gulled -- well, he figures he can cow them into submission with loaded smear words. Bush answered that he wanted a "comprehensive...