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[Aquamarine]

No Gloating!

by JohnHuang2

Yes, here once again, I admit it’s tempting — deliciously tempting — especially after the last three weeks when the smart set kept telling us immigration “reform” is in the bag, resistance is futile, too much momentum behind it, etc. But I’m not going to gloat. Bottom line, if gloating is what you’re looking for, you’re looking in the wrong place. No gloating from me.

That’s why you won’t even hear a peep from me about how the Amnesty bill got trounced even after its proponents — the White House, the Democrat leadership, the entire media establishment — had pulled all the stops. The pro-Amnesty side’s inability to get this thing passed and signed into law must be a horribly bitter pill to swallow. But, as I said, nary a word about it from me.

I suppose I could gloat about how the Amnesty bill failed three attempts to invoke cloture, but I won’t. Three attempts! The third attempt still fell a staggering 15 votes short. Look, if I were gloating, wouldn’t I mention how this ‘Gang of 12’ “bipartisan” senators had been meeting secretly for three months to craft this ‘grand bargain’ for cheap labor, only to see it go down in flames? Wouldn’t I point out how the ‘grand bargainers’ got egg on their faces despite the way they timed the roll out of the ‘deal’ — a week before Memorial Day, to build pressure for swift passage?

The whole committee process was circumvented — there were no hearings (the bill couldn’t withstand scrutiny), no public testimony for and against (the bill couldn’t withstand public debate), no attempt to gauge the cost of this ‘grand bargain,’ no effort to gauge the impact of giving amnesty to 20 million mostly poor illegal aliens, etc. — in order to ram this thing through, but since I’m not gloating, I won’t even mention any of this either.

Here’s what else my lips are tightly sealed about: One of the Democrats’ most massive special interest unions — the Services Employees International Union — demanded in a letter to the Senate a vote FOR cloture. “The time to move forward is now,” read the letter (NYT, 6/8). One of the Democrats’ most powerful unions proved powerless against our flood of calls, faxes, petitions, e-mails and the power of talk radio and the Internet — but, once again, you won’t hear me gloat about it, nor even mention it once.

The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, another big Democrat pressure group, also got its head handed back to it (but I refuse to mention that, too). The group demanded cloture: “A small handful of immigration restrictionists in the Senate should not be allowed to prolong the debate indefinitely.” (NYT, 6/8).

And did you notice how glum, dejected, sullen and dispirited Dingy Harry looked when he announced he was pulling Kennedy’s Mexican Amnesty bill from the floor after its crushing 45-50 defeat? Not gonna mention that either. If I were gloating, I’d quote what Reid said on the Senate floor after the bill crumbled: “There’s lots of support for this program on the outside, and the problem was on the inside of the Senate chamber.” By lots of support “on the outside,” Reid meant Mexico.

Oh (heh, heh, heh), remember the torrent of headlines just before the bill collapsed?

Lawmakers Remain Optimistic on Immigration Reform

The big debate: McCain optimistic on immigration

Bill gives hope to illegals

Immigration-reform bill gains support

Martinez: Immigration reform alive

Backers of immigration Bill More Optimistic

But, like I said, I’m not going to gloat.

In the lead-up to the bill’s collapse, there was lots of talk from amnesty supporters about “poison pills,” but, in the end, the biggest poison pill was amnesty itself. But don’t expect me to mention it — I haven’t gloated yet, and I’m not about to start now.

For all these reasons, any attempt to “revive” amnesty is doomed to fail — no matter what lipstick they use.

Incidentally, of all the headlines after the bill’s defeat, this is one of my favs: Grass Roots Roared and Immigration Plan Collapsed — NYT, 6/10.

Heh, heh, heh! Oops, I wasn’t gloating. Honest!

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[Aquamarine]

Mornin Mayor. Thanks for the Daily Bread. :)

[GodBlessUSA]

(that was my comment removed.) I shall try this again ;)
Excellent thread John and Aqua!!!
I wish everyone a

[Aquamarine]

Nice post Dolly. It’s going off the side of my screen, guess I need a bigger screen.

[GodBlessUSA]

Hi Aqua,
I couldn’t even call my senators, Hillary and Schumer. Blech. It is scary that they considered doing this. Thankfully it did not pass.

[GodBlessUSA]

Gorgeous Luv :)
Hugs!

[Aquamarine]

The crappier my “to do” list is, the longer I linger on line (surely none of you are like that?)

I'm above that kind of behavior. Are you kidding! ;)

[Aquamarine]

Thanks!

This whole episode has been surreal.

[Aquamarine]

Love it! Almost stole that bottom graphic. :)

[GodBlessUSA]

Where are we going if we have to fear this type of bill passing? Praying we have some major changes in the future. I have said this before. Our senators need term limits. They are career corrupt people. Who needs Teddy K for all these years. What a waste of space.

[GodBlessUSA]

Go ahead, snag it. Thanks!! :)

[Aquamarine]

I couldn’t even call my senators, Hillary and Schumer.

What a nightmare. You deserve better than that, we all do.

[dutchess]

Great essay as always john and aqua....PERFECT illustrations!!!! Just perfect!!!! Happy flag day!!!!

[Aquamarine]

Our senators need term limits. They are career corrupt people. Who needs Teddy K for all these years.

I'm all for that, the President has term limits and so should the Senators.
The most disturbing part of all this is the way our President joined forces with Teddy. We sure do live in interesting times.

[Aquamarine]

Thanks!

[Aquamarine]

Hi (((Dutchess))), thanks for the kudos. This one was a little tough to do but it finally came together a few minutes before I posted last night.
Hope you're having a relaxing week.

[GodBlessUSA]

Yes. I agree. It is so upsetting to me that our President stood along side with Teddy. I have had so much respect for him and over looked many things but this really was a major disappointment for me.

[MEG33]

~Happy Flag Day~
Long May She Wave

Thank you, Aqua and John!

[Mama_Bear]

Bravo! Good job, you two! BTW, I am not gloating either. ;-)

[Aquamarine]

Just saw a thread where the Senate is going to try to ram it through over the 4th of July ... the 4th of July!!!