Is a Bush - Pelosi Amnesty Ahead?

By Patrick J. Buchanan
November 15th, 2006

With the resignation of Republican National Committee Chair Ken Mehlman, President Bush intends to fill the post with Florida’s Mel Martinez, a Hispanic who led the battle in the U.S. Senate for amnesty for illegal aliens.

“Martinez is going to lead the fight for amnesty that Bush could not win when Republicans controlled the Congress,” one angry RNC member told The Washington Times’ Ralph Hallow.

Unable to extract an amnesty bill from Denny Hastert and Co. in the House like the McCain-Kennedy bill he supports, Bush is looking to cut a deal with San Francisco Nancy.

Amnesty is to be the Bush legacy, and Martinez is to be the face of the party on the most explosive domestic issue of our era. For that, GOP precinct workers walked the line to hold Congress for the party.

Bush and Karl Rove still have not gotten the message, and probably never will. They have swallowed the Wall Street Journal and Weekly Standard line that the party’s tough stance against illegal immigration hurt with Hispanics and only a “comprehensive” immigration bill can heal the wounds. “Comprehensive” is the code word for amnesty. (….Full Article Here)