It was more than the base that was ticked about this bill. Rasmussen showed that only 22% of the American public approved of the bill. Something like 78% of the public disapproved of the bill. Like I said, this isn’t about legal immigration. it’s about illegal immigration, national soveriegnty, and national security. Besides, if they weren’t going to enforce the border with this bill, what exactly were the Republicans getting out of it anyway? I read the bill. There were loopholes in there big enough to drive a truck through on the enforcement side of things. For example, did you know that they weren’t making any differentiation at all between Mexicans who are coming here to work, and people from “special interest” countries like Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan who might be coming here for reasons that are far less than honorable? They all get probationary Z visas just the same. And, they get them automatically if the background check isn’t returned after 24 hours. Do you really think that they’re going to be able to complete a background check on someone in 24 hours when we don’t even know if they gave us their real name?

Lex, you know I respect you greatly. But, I’ve just got to disagree with you on this one. This bill was suicide all the way around.

V/R,

Jim C

JFK was lionized largely because he was a war hero, he was killed so young and so early in his Presidency. But the truth will out and it turns out he was just as slimy as Teddy. When I said that his father paid Jackie to stay married to him – that’s not just an urban legend. She was getting ready to leave him when the candidacy started to gain momentum.

If you do a google search on Chappaquidick and Kopechne, you’ll find a bunch of information that will shed light on that horrible tragedy.

There is no doubt that the family is surrounded by tragedy – much of it caused by their own greed and narcissism. And their belief, I’m sure, that no matter what happens the family name and money will take care of everything to their satisfaction.

But I was thinking, I have the sense that at least some most likeky took my question (back up in #7) not as a legit enquiry but more as a smart-ass throw-away. Meaning I really do owe Deborah one. Ah, the joys of online communication… NOT!

Now the whole thing’s off the table until after the 2008 election, meaning that – given the current political environment – nothing gets done on enforcement, and 12 million illegals get a “stealth” amnesty.

I’ve got more than a sneaking feeling that the next Congress will be even less amenable to a conservative-friendly immigration plan than the current one is. To rule, you must first win and all that has happened here is that the right has handed it’s future away in favor of one big idea.

If that’s all they had, then sure – maybe it was worth dying over. Me? I’m just not sure that there weren’t other important things to be able to fight over, for the next decade or so. Guess we’ll see.