Bush Border Bluff

Bush had a nice "get tough on the border" speech today. So he is told he is in trouble because of the Miers nomination. So in order to attempt to appease the conservative base, Rove has Bush touting border security, something that has irked conservatives for years. However, he only talked in generalities, and still values his "guest worker" program. For a man who rather recently call the Minutemen, "vigilantes", his "get tough" speech lacks credibility.

This is definitely a move to try to win back crumbling support, but it's missing it's mark.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Tuesday argued for his temporary worker plan for foreigners, hoping to win over skeptical conservatives with get-tough promises about illegal immigration.

"We're going to get control of our borders and make this country safer for all our citizens," said Bush. He commented as he signed into law a $32 billion homeland security bill that has large increases for patrolling borders but fewer grants for local first responders and a freeze in transit security funding....

"I'm going to work with members of Congress to create a program that can provide for our economy's labor needs without harming American workers, without providing amnesty and that will improve our ability to control our borders," Bush said.