David Gergen actually said...

I'm afraid that there are a lot of democrats who now believe it's better to have an issue than to have a bill.

Gergen expresses concern that Democrats may prefer to keep immigration as a political issue rather than passing legislation.

05/03/2006

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The president has now thrust this into the '08 election. Now they're certain to be in Iraq during '08. And everybody's fate is suddenly tied...

If this does not work, the Democrats are much, much more likely to take the White House in '08.

There seems to be one aspect of this speech which hasn't gotten a lot of attention yet, is that rather than negotiating with Iran and Syria....

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