This decision (if verified) may very well have political ramifications for the Midterm elections...
According to the panelists on Brit Hume's show tonight...the dems ONLY goal for the rest of the Congressional year..before elections, is to keep anything from getting accomplished..
They have NO plan to let any legislation get through and are willing to filibuster, add tons of amendments, you name it, to keep denying Bush any "wins".
The sujbect of immigration bill came up...and even though the DEMS are really closer to Bush than the Republicans are, the dems "win" more by not letting any bill pass.
The Republicans in the House, see the writing on the wall...and aren't going to give the dems the chance to even cause problems on this.
Mainly because the POTUS' position doesn't fit their agenda, the Republicans of both Houses of Congress need to avoid it...but in a way that makes it sound like the dems are standing in their way.
Missed opportunity to win big.