"You must see a differnt Senate than the one I see, there is no way to get the tough bill you want right now."
It's not about getting a bill passed necessarily. The House Repubs had an opportunity to frame the debate with a new bill, or demand Bush fund prior authorizations, and distinguish themselves from Bush. They could even corner the Senate with promises of later talks about guest worker plans for their lobby moneymasters.
The Repubs are going to have a problem. Look at Britain, Labor members are challenging Blair and getting more popular doing so.
We also need to keep immigration under the intense light of an election. I fear we are going to get screwed later. Bush is dead set for his "legacy" of wage depression and lobby paybacks, I think because he can give it a cover story about "compassion" for illegal immigrants. Also he may well be a globalist and pulling us down to Latin American type socio-economic stratification is a-ok with him.
"The House Repubs had an opportunity to frame the debate with a new bill, or demand Bush fund prior authorizations, and distinguish themselves from Bush. They could even corner the Senate with promises of later talks about guest worker plans for their lobby moneymasters."
First of all, why should the House come up with a new bill? What is it about the current bill they passed that you do not like?
Second, what prior authorizations are you talking about?
Third, if the House distinguishes itself from Bush, it will not be seen as them seperating themselves from an unpopular President, it will be seen, by almost everyone as a division in the Republican party which will benefit the Democrats.
Forth, your suggestion that the House corner the Senate will, again give the impression that the Republicans are divided and will help the Democrats.
Wouldn't it just be easier for you to vote straight Dem in November?