Welcome, senor

Inside the Beltway

By John McCaslin
June 7, 2006

Welcome, senor

As nice an American host as he's been to illegal aliens, President Bush could never make it as a U.S. Border Patrol agent.

In New Mexico yesterday to observe training exercises by the patrol, Mr. Bush watched as a simulated traffic stop was made and commands shouted out in Spanish to the occupants of the vehicle.

"A resigned looking couple sat in a white Ford Taurus wagon as they were interviewed by agents. The results were ambiguous," stated the White House pool report. "On the passenger side, the woman emerged and an agent put her hands behind her back...

"The man, who had been sitting on the driver's side, appeared to fare better, getting an 'hola' and a handshake from the president."

This says it all, doesn't it.

--WP