[xzins]

In terms of political power over the House GOP, Senator Sessions is the real Republican leadership. Sessions is arguing for a fundamental reframing of the way the conservative movement views the immigration issue. In contrast to libertarian and Conservatism Inc. court eunuchs who view the historic American nation as kulaks to be dispossessed, Sessions is saying that the core principle of real immigration reform should be “helping millions of jobless Americans get back to work.” As Sessions put it, “President Obama and Senate Democrats have uniformly embraced an immigration plan that would devastate wages and working conditions for millions of struggling Americans to benefit a small cadre of lobbyists and CEOs.”

Sessions is the most consistent conservative of any long-serving US politician.

[RitaOK]

Thanks, xzins, for posting this.

I am a huge fan of Jeff Sessions!

Sessions For President. Who doesn’t love Jeff? Definitly, he should be the Republican Leader in the senate, whether in the majority or minority, he should be the leader.

I guess off hand, I can’t think of a time when Jeff has been off course. He is a master at senate rules and a gifted stratagist with plenty of real time experience.

It is very unfortunate that he is so often confused with Texas Pete (Sessions), who regularly plays the role of a jerk, and occasionally benefits from Jeff’s good name, in the confusion.

[Pecos]

"In terms of political power over the House GOP, Senator Sessions is the real Republican leadership."

So why isn't he the Speaker? Sounds like the author's conclusion is incorrect.

[Vigilanteman]

I've always liked Jeff Sessions and now I like him more. Nobody can accuse him of being a junior senator as they do Ted Cruz.

The Ted Kennedy wing of the U.S. Senate was so proud of scuttling Reagan's nomination of him to the circuit court some three decades ago. Bet they wish he was just a circuit court judge now.