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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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[DollyCali]

I need to reduce font size & table size (soon). I just lifted it off my profille page. Thanks for reminder

I have a harder time now as I have a VERY large HD monitor. 24”. but it is in very small resolution as in bigger it is distorted. It is one of those rectangular monitors.

[Aquamarine]

That’s beautiful MEG. Happy Flag Day to you, can’t get enough of these American flag posts!

[DollyCali]

Hi Lori! I like your graphic. I sent out earlier a flag day mailing & one pix I had on list (cant recall if I included it) was that pix w/date.

I would have included yours.

My liberal recipients are no doubt annoyed with the mailing.

Patriotism? Bah Humbug~

[GodBlessUSA]

They are sickening. They never take no for an answer. I can’t believe this. Praying.

[Aquamarine]

Another excellent Flag Day post (((Mama Bear)))

[MEG33]

(((HUGS)))

I am not gloating..YET...I fear they are going to pass something and we won’t like it.

[Mama_Bear]

You deserve better than that....

Yes, and so do we! I really can't say which is worse, Hillary and Schumer or Feinstein and Boxer. Okay, I guess maybe Hillary and Schumer are slightly worse, but only by a hair of a degree.

"There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators." - Will Rogers

Good morning, lil sis and geebee.

[Aquamarine]

We need to get a bigger screen, may do that this summer.

Need to go get some work done, will be back later.

[Mama_Bear]

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

Unbelievable! They have HEARD the will of the people, and they don't care in the least.

[MEG33]

Indeed!

[Aquamarine]

It makes me numb almost to where I don’t care. It seems not matter which path we take we wind up in the same spot with these politicians.

[Aquamarine]

Meant to say ...no matter.

[Aquamarine]

We need to pray for God’s will to be done.

[MEG33]

~Happy Flag Day~

I can't either

[Mama_Bear]

I sent out earlier a flag day mailing & one pix I had on list (cant recall if I included it) was that pix w/date. I would have included yours.

Hi Dolly. I received your e-mail. The one you included (of the man waving the giant flag) was mine also. :-)

Thanks for the Flag Day mail, especially the ones that went to your liberal recipients. LOL. ;-)

HUGS!

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning! :)
Great graphic Mama_Bear. :) I think our senators are the worst of the worst. The 4 of them have no place in office.

Always saying prayers for our country. :)

How is Tineke doing in your garden? I planted a new white, Ballero.(spell? :) Really pretty so far.

[GodBlessUSA]

Lovely Meg!
I love the Flag with the rainbow!(and of course how you beautifully framed this) :)
Hugs!

[GodBlessUSA]

Beautiful table Dolly
Happy Flag Day :)

[MEG33]

Thank you Gee bee..I almost used that lovely one you posted of the flag raising aboard ship..I love it!

[GodBlessUSA]

Good morning The Mayor! :)
Amen