There was very little in the long years of the Bush administration to find worthy of praise, but to his personal credit and the credit of his administration, Bush and crew didn't pander to his insane base on immigration. And still won't. Two Bush administration have come out publicly in opposition to messing around with the 14th Amendment.
Cesar Conda, who served as domestic policy adviser to Cheney, has called such proposals "offensive." Mark McKinnon, who served as media adviser in Bush’s two presidential campaigns, said Republicans risk losing their "rightful claim" to the 14th Amendment if they continue to "demagogue" the issue.
"The 14th Amendment is a great legacy of the Republican party. It is a shame and an embarrassment that the GOP now wants to amend it for starkly political reasons," McKinnon told POLITICO. "Initially Republicans rallied around the amendment to welcome more citizens to this country. Now it is being used to drive people away."
So, Lou Dobbs think they're going too far; Alan Keyes, for chrissakes, thinks they're going too far. Now, this serious rebuke from those loyal Bushies. Do Republican office-holders recognize the cliff's edge when they see it?