Fazed by falling poll numbers, Bush has at last decided to respond to the calls of those who see the Mexican border as a homeland security issue ... by deploying the National Guard, whose resources are already stretched by another Bush "homeland security" issue - the war in Iraq. Will they be allowed to arrest illegal immigrants? No. How long will they be there? One year, until yet another federal force can be trained and deployed. Best quote of the speech - "For decades, the United States has not been in complete control of its borders."

Meanwhile, along the Canadian border ...