"My pessimism largely comes from statements made yesterday by my very conservative Congressman (Chip Pickering), who strongly opposes amnesty. He thinks the House will legalize the aliens, and I think he's in a position to know what he's talking about."
That is very strange. After all, Boehner just the other day poured cold water on any guest worker program, and the only person who might have had the inclination as well as the clout to do it it would have been Boehner.
Maybe Pickering got up on the wrong side of the bed.
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As far as winds blowing:
You have got influential conservative people in the media who have run from this issue like the plague, like Limbaugh, who are now speaking out, and, so I hear, even (gasp) criticizing President Bush.
You have got people around the country getting irate over these demonstrations joining the immigration reform cause.
I wonder how many new activists numbersusa.com has signed up since these demonstrations began. A bunch, I would guess.
And you have got our side totally dominating the communication from the public to the members of Congress through phone calls, etc.
When Congress gets back to Washington, they won't have illegal aliens flooding them with phone calls and faxes, it will be us that will be doing that.
But I do sincerely hope that there aren't any pro-borders or undecided members of Congress that are such nitwits that they would consider illegal aliens demonstrating for amnesty being a reason to legislate amnesty.
That is the message of the demonstrations- illegal aliens want amnesty.
DUH.