Suddenly, Mr. Centrist
The American Prospect
by Harold Meyerson
05/18/06
Think of Monday's speech as the manifesto of the Bush presidency that wasn't. George W. Bush took to the airwaves Monday night to occupy terrain he had previously shunned: the center. The President claimed what he termed 'a rational middle ground' between two supercharged social movements, between the nativist and business wings of his own party, between House Republicans from safe right-wing districts and Senate Republicans understandably nervous about the growing number of Latino voters in their states. The result, rhetorically, was a speech in which assertion was followed by counter-assertion, or at least by a counter-perspective. 'Illegal immigration,' Bush began, 'strains state and local budgets and brings crime to our communities ... yet we must remember that the vast majority of illegal immigrants are decent people who work hard ... and lead responsible lives'...
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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Harold Meyerson
05/18/06
Think of Monday's speech as the manifesto of the Bush presidency that wasn't. George W. Bush took to the airwaves Monday night to occupy terrain he had previously shunned: the center. The President claimed what he termed 'a rational middle ground' between two supercharged social movements, between the nativist and business wings of his own party, between House Republicans from safe right-wing districts and Senate Republicans understandably nervous about the growing number of Latino voters in their states. The result, rhetorically, was a speech in which assertion was followed by counter-assertion, or at least by a counter-perspective. 'Illegal immigration,' Bush began, 'strains state and local budgets and brings crime to our communities ... yet we must remember that the vast majority of illegal immigrants are decent people who work hard ... and lead responsible lives'...
http://tinyurl.com/k2w97
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 19. Mai, 17:53
