All Americans-One Nation Under God...Bush's Speech to the Nation

I may just start liking this guy after all....

I have to say that President Bush went "all out" tonight and said a lot of things that made sense. Rational is the word I think of when contemplating all he said.

He stressed that we are a nation of immigrants but that we are also a nation of laws and then he went on to cover five steps that he wants our country to take in dealing with this issue which has become a "hotbed" to say the least.

I just finished watching his speech to the nation that he gave at 8pm central time on national tv. I viewed the speech courtesy of a "CNN video feed" on my laptop here at the local Barns and Noble.

Click on the link below (if you have broadband) and part one and then parts two and three will respectively play in your browser window.
In case the videos do not play one after the other, I have linked to parts two and three the way CNN broke them apart.
This might be a good way to watch as some people need to "take Bush in short doses" (there I go again with my Bush bashing...shame on me):

Bush immigration speech, Part 1 (6:08)

Bush immigration speech, Part 2 (6:37)
Bush immigration speech, Part 3 (3:59)

For those that would like a recap of his speech without watching the video, I am looking for a version that someone may have transcribed and I will try to post it below:

And here it is:
Good evening. I have asked for a few minutes of your time to discuss a matter of national importance -- the reform of America's immigration system....(click on link below for entire transcript):

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/05/15/bush.immigration.text/index.html


I was impressed by his candor and straightforwardness on all the issues he addressed.
He made it clear that those who have entered this country illegally must pay for their breaking of our laws and after that some of them (those who have been here a while and have contributed to society) will have a chance to assimilate into our nation as long as they follow certain rules.

He also made it clear that the "English" language must be learned and used, as this is the language that binds us all together.

He made clear remarks that we are truly a nation that has been created out of many different cultures and that this "melting pot" of sorts is what makes us the greatest nation on earth.

I won't say much more than this:
Tonight I am proud of our president and if he meant half of what he said, I think there is still some hope in this mad and crazy world that we all live in.