“Either it is good public policy or it is not. This happens to be good. But blasting it now because of the timing is a pathetic and wrong-headed reaction.”
The policy is of course good. However, politics is the art of the possible. This bill has zero chance of becoming law at this point. None. Zip. Nada.
The GOP had plenty of opportunities to do something about immigration when it was in power. That it did nothing speaks tomes about it’s actual underlying intent. Conservatives are once again being played for suckers by this pathetic and wrong headed political party that is only interested in conservatives every other year during the election cycle.
The GOP had plenty of opportunities to do something about immigration when it was in power. That it did nothing speaks tomes about it’s actual underlying intent. Conservatives are once again being played for suckers by this pathetic and wrong headed political party that is only interested in conservatives every other year during the election cycle.
“The policy is of course good. However, politics is the art of the possible. This bill has zero chance of becoming law at this point. None. Zip. Nada.”
It’s a lame critique indeed to say that it cant pass.
Really? The Republicans passed a similar bill in the House in 2005. If we get a good conservative miracle in 2008 and have a GOP majority in the Senate, the Senate could pass it in 2009.
“The GOP had plenty of opportunities to do something about immigration when it was in power. That it did nothing speaks tomes about it’s actual underlying intent.”
The GOP is not a monolith.
The GOP House passed a similar enforcement-only bill in 2005. RINO Spectre ran the Senate committee and Bush wanted comprehensive, not enforcement-only. We all know how and when things went awry, in the ill-fated attempt at ‘comprehensive’ reform.
“Conservatives are once again being played for suckers by this pathetic”
What is pathetic is your attack on good conservative Senator Sessions for proposing good public policy!
I guess we have to file this under:
NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED.