A lot depends on how -- whether there's any drama to it, whether there's any news in it. If he is simply endorsing a legislative position that is emerging now as a compromise in the Senate, and he's not going to really push hard to make that the final bill, then, I don't think it helps him very much.
Gergen comments on President Bush's upcoming speech on immigration reform and the importance of strong leadership.
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No, their problem is Anderson, he's got more support back in their districts in their states than they do and that gives him enormous -- it gives him enormous leverage against them.
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