president bush do you think his plan will work?
487628
If it goes through, I just don't think the rules will be enforced.  \n\nWhy should we think that the illegals will step forward and get this national i.d. card and pay fines and taxes?  They have not respected our laws thus far, so I don't see why they would start now.  \n\nOh, and how can the illegals prove if they have been here illegally for 2, 5, 10 years or whatever.  It's ridiculous!\n\nAs far as border security, I think it's a Band-Aid.\n\nI have been a Bush supporter forever...but here is where we part ways.
303814
I think he will.\n\nThen, he'll add to it by allowing the next attack to occur (as he did on 9/11 by ignoring Presidential Daily Briefings) or doing nothing to stave off the bird flu virus until it kills a boatload of Americans. Then he'll declare  martial law, suspend all elections, and remain in power after his eight years are up. \n\nLet's face it: realty is stranger than fiction.\n\nPS: "Mr. Smith" is a f*cking loser. 9/11 occurred during W's watch and he'll let it happen again. I hope you enjoy getting b*ttf*cked every time you fill your gas tank, nazi.
240857
He can't. President Bush only has a little over two years left, and it's time for him to start thinking about his legacy. At this point nobody likes him (not even his dog). If he is going to do anything REALLY productive before the Republicans in congress and the senate COMPLETELY turn on him, he's going to have to stop listening to his advisors, stop listening to his wife, stop listening to the Pentagon, stop listening to the press, and sit and think about why he REALLY wanted to be President Bush in the first place.
577280
George W. Bush believes he is acting with God's blessing.  He believes he is entitled to lead because God told him to.  He is very dangerous to the concept of America, and if he were to govern for another 8 years I sincerely believe he would dissolve congress, make the Senate a rubber stamp, find a way to pass on his kingly position to his progeny, and rewrite the constitution to suit his own personal vision.  I've believed, since he snaked into power in the first (questionable) election, that his intention was to stay in power, to rescind the law that bars him from running for a third term, and to usurp Congress.  He has never run a business successfully, strike that, he's been successful at it since he's made a lot of money, but he's pretty much driven all the businesses he headed into the ground.\n\nI believe there is a very real possibility of a military coupe in this country if he suspends the '08 elections, or changes the law so he can be president for a third term.
860258
I certainly am! Now the only problem is getting things done... I expect a few vetoes on bills that Democrats attempt to pass, but then again Bush will be a lame duck for the most part.\n\nI firmly believe that this country will once again start prospering, and regardless of what "Bill Clinton got a BJ Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" idiots say, I believe we're finally on the right track again!\n\n\nPS Remember this pro-republicans: Clinton TRIED to get rid of Osama but YOU ALL started whining about his attempts and calling it a distraction from the lying issue. Remember that 9/11 happened on BUSH'S watch, and remember that HE is the reason why we're in Iraqnam right now. You all LOVE to whine about "the Democrat's don't have a plan wahhhhhhhhhhhhh", but the Dem's DO.\n\n\nThe Democrat's Plan: To clean up the sh*t piles you Republicans have left all across America and in the Middle East.
62286
His plans have not deviated since his re-election.  America voted him back in, they should deal with their vote.  We can expect what we have always gotten.  He may not be the best, but he's better than any of the people bad mouthing him will ever be.
206547
Absolutely.\n\nBush has the courage of his convictions to do what he believes is right. No matter what a President does, half the country will agree and half the country will disagree.\n\nBush has achieved much toward homeland security.\n\n* He created the Department of Homeland Security bringing many security agencies under one roof with improved cooperation and sharing of intelligence.\n* He has kept the fight overseas keeping tens of thousands of terrorists concentrating on anything but fighting on American soil.\n* He has decimated al Qaeda. Yes, they are still around but they are not pulling off plots like two World Trade Center attacks, plots on the Pope, the Bojinka plot, etc. Most senior leaders have been killed or captured.\n* He has kept American free from terror attacks for the last 4 1/2 years. You sleep well at night because you are not worried about terror attacks happening frequently here.\n\nWhile one may not agree with George Bush or his policies, one NEVER needs guess where he stands on any given position of national importance or security. He states his position, and his actions back that position up.\n\nQ: What did Al Gore and John Kerry say they would have done?\nA: Consult with the United Nations.
494155
good point.....   relay this to Mr. Bush
888024
I hope so....\nBut the reality is, Bush actually believes what he preaches, sad really. If he fires Rumsfeld, than he is publically admitting his mistake.\nOur only hope at this point, is that the voice of country is actually heard tonight.
662702
Hadn't thought of it quite this way before.  I like your take on it (you should really have published it as a fuller op-ed somewhere).\n\nHowever, I actually think that there's not a lot that Bush or any president can do here.  But having said that, I do continually wonder at Bush's (and every corporatist conservative's) blind faith that everything happens because of Adam Smith's Invisible Hand. Smith is good as far as economic THEORY goes, but there are so many externalities - including petrol-monopoly and all its trappings - that the market is hamstrung from responding as Smith himself would have predicted.
824154
It does.Sort of like what the bush administration is trying to do.
336666
I am not sure It will end all of a suden, for I am pretty sure, that it will take a new turn, a diferent policy or diferent strategy.\n\nIn my opinion it will depend grandly on who will be the next president.
522812
Sounds like a plan. People here do need to get involved in this. The country is in total chaos right now, over so many things: Irag, immigration, oil, deficits, educations, etc. \n\n6 years, hundreds of biliion dollars, millions of illegal immigrants, $3:50/ gallon later, Bush is still an idiot. Selling the country out!
264606
It will happen near the mid term elections in November. \nThe Bush administration can not afford to lose the House of Representatives. Let's see if this ploy works.
531787
Bush is concerned about the American people...in terms of what they think of him. Of course, since he has no chance in hell of re-election (amendment limiting the number of terms a president can serve to two), he might as well get real and stop trying to bs us with his sucky speeches and vague promises. Pretty much, I think he is trying to finish out this term without getting assassinated - that seems to be his goal. Also, he must perform well because all the eyes of the world are on him.
838209
I think it is going to be an interesting couple of years! I don't know if Bush will Veto everything!
139222
YES. Bush became president. If he can do it, anyone can.