Any political newbie knows that when a hot issue is in the hands of a "committee" of which one is a volunteer member, one gets caught up in the clutches of compromise, concensus and comaraderie. One cannot escape the inevitable bad outcome for one's principles, no matter how strongly felt. They get watered down.
Dumb decision, Marco. You were on a real high. Now you're doubted, derided and distrusted by conservatives in your base who weren't born yesterday. Your presidential ambitions are jeopardized. You're caught in a box now and can't escape if and when the Gang's final recommendations come to the Senate floor...and these recommendations prove out to be amnesty......which we expected from the gitgo.
A smart guy who wants to be president never lets himself be caught in a trap like you have, Senator.
Caramba!
Leni
Bumpio to # 53