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PS #2: I asked him about Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss announcing that they will vote against cloture. My source's take was that it wasn't a bill killer, but that it was significant since both of them were prominent early supporters of the bill. He added that he thought their switch was indicative of the pressure Republicans are feeling at the grass roots level and he said that he thought Isakson and Chambliss deserved credit for paying attention to it while a lot of pro-amnesty supporters have tuned it out or even shut off their answering machines because they're tired of hearing their constituents complain about this issue.

PS #3: Last but not least, I talked to my source about the shots Trent Lott and Lindsey Graham have taken at people opposed to the bill. My source replied that when this whole thing started, these guys were cocky and thought they'd get this bill through with 70 votes, no problem. But now, because of the blogs and talk radio, they've lost the public debate on the issue and they know it.

Access to 5:50 min video, here (Graham says it at ~5:46):

Lindsay Graham to La Raza:

"We’re gonna tell the bigots to shut up”

ping!

Can’t believe I watched all that tripe, but,
Low-lights: “I want to be able to say some day, we did some good’.” Clinton said the same thing his last day in the WH.
He thanked McCain and Kennedy. That’s Juan and Teddy. He thanked them.
He knows a hispanic, Dan Garza, from the Air Force and he’s just swell: “You could eat off his uniform.”
And: “We’re going to tell the bigots to shut up.”

I guess you know Senator Graham, that this means war.

"Lindsay Graham to La Raza:
"We’re gonna tell the bigots to shut up”

And we're going to tell you it would be a great idea for you to start looking for another job. The one you have is beginning to look very short term...