The major papers report on Bush’s new push on immigration, including the use of the National Guard beyond their local states to seal the southern borders.
The appropriate police training was completed during their time in Iraq. After a short run as border guards, they will be ready for their stind as campus police. We have seen that before.
Of course part of this is just a diversion from other issues. But I think Karl Rove is also playing a distinct card in the poker game of the coming election. It is called racism.
Fox news is already calling for more white babies. The fringe right will extend that theme, the evangelicals will join in and OpEd writers will rally the masses.
The endangered white men will take the up his burden, follow the repubs flag and fight this existential threat.
The arab terrorist boogie man has lost a bit of effectiveness. The immigrant terrorist threat is the choosen successor.
Watch your back.