Maybe They Actually Did Get the Message

After the intense battle over the Bush-Kennedy Senate amnesty bill this spring, both parties came away battered and bruised. President Bush’s job approval ratings — already abysmally low — continued to plummet, while the only people in Washington less popular with the public than he were the Democratic congressional leadership. After six weeks of adamantly refusing to listen to the public on the subject of immigration reform, suddenly leaders of both parties have become very attentive to the public’s wishes.

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