Bush to preempt '24' with retread speech. Film at 11
President Bush goes before the cameras tonight (not that the cameras were willing -- he's preempting Fox's "24," among other programs...) to tout, among other things, his plan for a small, temporary deployment of the already overstretched National Guard (but not 10,000 of them, as the Pentagon had indicated,) to the U.S. southern border to not apprehend illegal migrants and not militarize the border in a way he hopes won't upset Mexico's Vicente Fox... (was that too editorial?) Here's the round-up of blog reax:
President Bush has a pep rally planned for Monday night, he intends on trying to really support in regards to the war on Iraq, the nuclear issue with Iran, the illegal immigration debate, and the oil energy issue. Many believe they already know what will be said, the same ol same ol which has gotten us nowhere. Many feel he will tell us we need patience in Iraq, diplomacy in Iran, expectation that the immigration issue cannot just be ended and that the guest worker program is a must, and that we must search for energy alternatives in the future. If he says all this then I say I will not vote for one Republican in the next election, we have heard all this before and it has gotten us nowhere, we need substance to these words not just more rah-rah speeches that produce nothing.
Indian Chris hopes to get some ideas edited into the president's speech...
Bernard at A Certain Slant of Light wonders why Bush informed Vicente Fox of what he was up to before he tells the American people...
President Bush is nothing if not consistent. Before he even goes before the lights and television cameras from the Oval Office Monday night to talk to the American people about the mess of it his administration has made on our land border with Mexico, he’s taken the time apparently to “assure” Mexico’s el presidente, Vicente Fox, that the National Guard troops he intends to place on the border will be tempoary, not a permanent presence. After all, Vicente Fox has that $20+ billion in annual remittances to protect.
Now there’s a friendship forged in duplicity.
Michelle Malkin is ... well you can probably guess where she stands...
LaShawn Barber will be liveblogging the speech, "as if it will make any difference in the scheme of things..."
Newsflash! Someone at Powerline almost, kinda sorta takes a position opposed to President Bush! (Hint: it's not Hinderaker, who would instantly burst into flames if he even tried...)
The Kos kids say some stuff that I tied to read through but then I just got bored...
Somewhat off topic, but Mike Votes scores the picture of the day... no really it's a must-see, you've got to go see it.
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