Bush the Moderate

I've always argued that President Bush is far from a conservative. From his gigantic spending increases on social programs, the No Child Left Behind Act, the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law, his steel tariffs, etc., he's shown himself to be conservative on certain issues and moderate to liberal on others.

Here's the latest example of his liberalism:

President Bush yesterday moved aggressively to resurrect his plan to relax rules against illegal immigration, a move bound to anger conservatives just days after they helped re-elect him.

The president met privately in the Oval Office with Sen. John McCain to discuss jump-starting a stalled White House initiative that would grant legal status to millions of immigrants who broke the law to enter the United States.

I could be persuaded to go along with this if it were coupled with a commitment to close off the borders and stop the influx of illegals. But that's highly unlikely. And this move will only increase the number of illegals entering the country.