Troops to stop Mexicans on the border...

President Bush is going on national television during prime time on Monday night to propose putting National Guard troops on the U.S./Mexican border.

I see this as an attempt by Bush to shore up his base which has been shrinking in recent months. Several polls have his job approval ratings at 29%.

Some members of the National Guard have already had three tours of duty in Iraq. That's more front-line duty than they bargained for. With such a long border it's going to take a lot of troops. Maybe they'll bring home some troops from Iraq and redeploy than for border duty.

I had been under the impression that the National Guard could not be used for police work. I guess we'll find out more on Monday night.