Mine too! I almost feel sorry for those folks, considering the outrage by the general population that is broadsiding them on this. Something they did not plan on, it seems. I have a notion they are all beginning to shake in their boots, waking up to the fact that the country is waking up.
I don't know the status on Hagel Martinez at this point, but I'd hate to be one of the Ted Kennedy Republicans and run for re-election.
The Republican Party is now pretty well defining itself into two wings: The Ted Kennedy wing and the Republican wing.
By the way: I got the very first copy of my book "Immigration Politics" yesterday. It is pretty darn good if I do say so myself. (only read halfway through so far).
So far it is available at the publisher, authorhouse.com It will be available from amazon.com probably within a few weeks.
Assuming it gets a decent amount of interest, I plan to follow up with Immigration Politics 2 next year, which will document what has happened starting with HR 4437.
By the way: Someone said Hagel and Martinez voted against Hagel/Martinez, because it had enough votes to pass without them?
I have heard of cases where politicians who favored something that would get in political hot water if they voted yes that have been allowed to vote no if the measure is sure of passing.
But to vote no on their own bill? I have never heard of such a thing. I mean, that would immunize them from the public outcry that will hit those who supported Hagel/Martinez? It makes no sense.