On Monday night, Bush attempted to do what he does best: distract the American people and make them believe that he is actually doing something. He tried to draw attention away from the domestic spying incident and Valerie Plame incident. He tried to come out strong and tell the American people that he was out working for their own good. And of course, that he wants to legalize 11 million illegal immigrants just because they're good people.

Tuesday, the New York Times put it this way:

"But a day after Mr. Bush delivered a nationally televised address on the issue from the Oval Office, there was little immediate evidence that he had bridged the deep divide in his own party or rallied public opinion sufficiently to break the impasse.

"Republicans said their party was already facing a difficult midterm election. They said the party would suffer if the president successfully advanced his proposal, which they said diverged with public opinion and carried the risk of alienating much of the Republican base.

"Republicans said Mr. Bush's plan would be viewed as amnesty by many Americans, even if illegal immigrants had to pay fines and meet other requirements, because they would still be rewarded with legal status."

His plan is amnesty! That is why people are viewing it as such. The American people seem to be finally waking up and realizing hey! why do they get easy entry into America? Even though Bush will try and tell us that we are all immigrants, taht's true. But we're all LEGAL immigrants. We all went through the immigration process at some time in our family history. Deport the illegals and let them come over here the legal way. And get back to domestic spying. Stop trying to side track Americans with issues that you think you're strong on, Mr. President (referring to Dick Cheney of course).

Here are some interesting statistics from the NY Times.