::Monday, November 28, 2005::
BUSH TO THE RESCUE
.. It is fitting for Pres. Bush to act as compassionate conservative in his embrace of a comprehensive immigration policy overhaul now that he stands at the lowest point of his presidency. It is a much better image of the President compared to his bungling of the Katrina disaster relief and the directionless foreign policy that is epitomized by the quagmire the US government is facing in Iraq. Bush is wise to look back to history when Clinton risked alienating his base in overhauling the Welfare System back in the late 90's. He needs to appear strong in order to do what is right to fix the immigration problem even at the risk of alienating the conservative right. It's a risky proposition for the president amid his waning influence among Republicans and its leaders but it might be the only way to change the subject away from the Iraq war and his mishandling of recent disasters that appear to have defined his legacy.
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