Much Ado About Nothing

Broadcasting live from the Oval Office

8:01: "Tonight, I will make it clear where I stand." Gee, that would be nice.

8:02: Illegals are nice. Really. At least that's what W is saying.

8:02: "They lead responsible lives"...."They are beyond to reach of the law" Um, SLIGHT contradiction here.

8:04: "We are a nation of immigrants..." I wish I had posted Drinking game rules for this speech.

8:05: Increase Border Patrol by 6000 - BY 2008! Good to know they are urgently tackling the problem.

8:05: Fences, cameras, aerial vehicles - well, at least Halliburton and Lockheed Martin will get a lot of business. Good thing I have stock in them. (I'll have to post tomorrow about the efect on our markets and international markets - I probably have a 2000 word column on that just dying to get out)

8:06: Immediately deploy 6000 National Guard Troops for at least one year. As Border Patrol steps up, they will step down (Wait...I've heard that before.....let me think...)

8:07: Obvious statement of the day: Over 85% caught at the southern border are Mexican. Wow. I could have never figured that out. Thanks Captain Obvious.

8:08: Point #1: No catch and release. "We have ended catch and release for illegal immigrants from some countries." Some? That's nice. Some.

8:09: Point #2: Temporary Worker Program. Talks about jobs Americans won't do. AAARRGH. How is this different than current policy?

8:12: Point #3: Hold employers accountable, have National ID cards for every foreign worker, incorporating digital fingerprints.

WTF? We know exactly where this program will go if incorporated. Every single American. Asking "Papers, please" is about three steps after this plan. I'm not enjoying this one damn bit.

8:14: Point #4: To become legal, those who are here illegally should pay their taxes, learn English, and have a job. So much for not lowering requirements - you know, learning about our country's history, laws, etc.

8:15: Point #5: We're a melting pot, we are common Americans - you know what, he doesn't have a point here. He's throwing out cliches.

8:15: House has passed legislation, Senate should do the same. Yeah, that'll happen.

8:17: Story of wounded soldier from Iraq.

8:18: The end. That was shorter than I thought.

All in all, not too impressive. And he is already near the bottom on approval, popularity, etc. Anyone up for a 25% approval rating?

Seriously, this keeps up, not only will Democrats take both houses of Congress, and not only will they push for impeachment like crazy people, but because this President is getting so reviled, it could actually WORK.

We are seeing a repeat of 1994 happen before our very eyes. The catalysts are falling into place. It will get worse from there.

I'm feeling sick. I'm going to bed early.

Blech.