[GOP Poet]

He is right about this. Good for him for coming out solidly and clearly against this.

[technomage]

The Senate believes the correct way to start your career in the USA is to break the law.

[Andy'smom]

I was waiting for one of them to see the opportunity here and denounce it. Mitt is anything but stupid.

[Don Corleone]

A thousand page Bill which almost no one has read! Thats our Congress for you. Vote ‘em all out at the very first opportunity.

[TomGuy]

McCain said at the last debate that he has never supported amnesty, but he sure didn’t miss the photo op with Kennedy and Specter today to show his support for this bill, which is basically an amnesty bill.

[Clintonfatigued]

This is good news. Hopefully, he’ll be vocal about his opposition.

[JCEccles]

Bump.

[gubamyster]

ping

[spectre]

Way to go, Mitt! Now, go forth and spread the word.

sw

[Republican Red]

NRO Corner has a few other Statements:

Rudy Guiliani's press secretary released the following::

"Rudy's top priority and main objective is to ensure our borders are secure and to stop potential terrorists and criminals from coming in. The recent Fort Dix plot is a stark reminder that the threat of terrorism has made immigration an important matter of national security. We need to know who is coming in and who is going out of this country if we are going to deal with those who are here illegally.”

IMO, the most interesting reaction is from Senator Cornyn - I thought he helped negotiate this bill:

"While I appreciate the hard work by my colleagues as we spent countless hours negotiating this very difficult issue, I have serious concerns with the principles outlined in today’s announcement.

I simply cannot, and will not, support any legislation that repeats the mistakes of the 1986 amnesty. So we have to make a basic determination: Will this bill restore respect for our laws? Or will it have the opposite effect, and encourage still more disregard for our immigration and border security laws, placing us within a few years in the same untenable position we’re now in?

I believe today’s announcement is somewhat premature because specific legislative text has yet to be drafted on a number of key details. Until I have the opportunity to review this text, I will withhold from making more detailed comments. Clearly, however, there will be an opportunity to introduce amendments to this legislation, and I expect there will be a number of areas where that will be necessary.”

[Parley Baer]

Good for Mitt. Somehow we have to find 41 votes in the Senate to defeat this.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Well said, Mitt!

[Gritty]

Good call by Romney. It shows guts and that he knows where the American people stand. It speaks well for him.

[Plutarch]

Who wants to chide Romney today for supposedly being a RINO? McCain stands with Kennedy. Bush applauds the bill. Giuliani will make no such statement.

Romney forthrightly opposes the amnesty instead of hiding in the tall grass.

[Republicus2001]

Go Mitt!

[Signalman]

Good for Mitt. He moves up a notch, in my book.

[Plutarch]

Aha, I was right. Wishy-washy from Giuliani:

05-17-2007 Statement From The Communications Director

Below is a statement from Giuliani Communications Director Katie Levinson regarding the immigration bill agreement announced by the Senate today:

"Rudy's top priority and main objective is to ensure our borders are secure and to stop potential terrorists and criminals from coming in. The recent Fort Dix plot is a stark reminder that the threat of terrorism has made immigration an important matter of national security. We need to know who is coming in and who is going out of this country if we are going to deal with those who are here illegally.”

[VegasBaby]

This is very good news and reinforces what Romney’s been saying all along in the campaign. I think he and Hunter have the best ideas about how to secure the border and deal with the illegal immigration issue.

[VOA]

gutsy move bump

[ruination]

I’m starting to like him. Hope it doesn’t cost him too much with the one-worlders and the RNC.