what a pathetic, pandering jackass

Bush to Say Border Not Fully Under Control
WASHINGTON - President Bush is to order as many as 6,000 National Guard troops to increase enforcement at the Mexican border, part of a $1.9 billion drive to tighten security and win conservative backing in Congress for a broad election-year overhaul of the nation's tattered immigration laws.

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And where will those 6000 troops come from?!
Has there ever been a more obvious election year stunt?
Is there anyone in this country dumb enough to fall for this?