A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....06-14-07....No Gloating! ~ JH2

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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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My Two Cents...

"JohnHuang2"

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[Billie]

Thank you, Team Two Cents, for another great essay, illustrations, and presentation! I like your stoplight, Aqua, and the bit of red in the table borders.

Pretty pledge post, too. Appreciate you all!

[Lady Jag]

[Mama_Bear]

Dave, I so wish that I could have met with Tonk in RL, but, because of your visit with him last year and your descriptive account of your time spent with him and your impressions, etc., I almost feel as if I met him also - as if I had been there too.

I don’t know of anyone more committed to our military than Tonk. He is destined to become a legend on FR. May God rest this good man's soul.

[Lady Jag]

Long may she wave!

[Majie Purple]

Happy Flag Day Y'all! & to those whom have pinged me thus far today...Thanks again! & I'll be posing another gif gift find over at The Dose later on!

[Majie Purple]

I love Our Grand ‘Ol Flag and Johnny Cash!!

[Majie Purple]

Yummynumnum T Y for sharing some of that GINORMOUS cookie w/us!

[MEG33]

I don’t know of anyone more committed to our military than Tonk. He is destined to become a legend on FR. May God rest this good man's soul.

Nor do I..Amen

[MEG33]

Stunning, Lady J!

[Mama_Bear]

Beautiful, Maj. The white rose is so pretty! Someday, I will have a white rose bush, but it won’t be this summer. Maybe next.

Happy Flag Day to you!

[MEG33]

Very pretty, majie..Thank you.

[Lady Jag]

While posting it, I discovered I’ve had it for 2 years and never posted it!

[MEG33]

It’ wonderful!

[Mama_Bear]

Oh! Look at that eagle! Very pretty, Lady Jag.

I am embarrassed to admit that we don't have a flag flying this year. Our flag holder broke and we haven't remembered to pick up another one. But, this is our flag from Flag Day 2005.

[Lady Jag]

Yes, wish I knew who did it.

[Lady Jag]

Okay, we're even. The flag is flying on the front of my house but I don't have a photo of it. So here's a Kincaid painting

[Mama_Bear]

That's one of my favorites. This is another one....

It's supposed to go up to 103 today, so I think, while it's still a relatively cool 90 degrees, I shall go up to Lowe's and get a flag pole bracket. And, you better get a photo of your flag, Lady Jag, or we won't be even anymore. LOL.

[Mama_Bear]

That painting reminds me of Main Street in Ashland, Massachusetts, where my grandparents lived many years ago. I'm sure it doesn't look like that anymore. The last time I saw their house, I was only 4 or 5 years old. I'm sure it looks like many "Main Streets" across our beautiful America.

Okay, NOW I am going to go to Lowe's. LOL.

[Lady Jag]

It looks like a lot of neighborhoods around here, especially now that the front porch is coming back.

[luvie]

Why thank you! I was about to comment on your beautiful gif on post #85. You find such unique things to brighten our days!