[cake_crumb]

"If only we hasd been hearing the evidence ofsome real stones like this for the past 4 years instead of at the end of a lame duck when nobody in Congress cares."

He would have had no support then, like he has none now from "real conservatives".

"Johnnie had best latch onto something like this very, very soon."

"Johnnie" already latched onto this, it's also front page news.

[bill1952]

He would have had no support then, like he has none now from “real conservatives”.

Oh, please.
A successful statesman makes the case by repeated and determined efforts to educate and put forth your case in the best possible light, and that is how you bring the voters around.
his efforts were half hearted at best and invisible at worst.

If he had spent one tenth of his “political Capital” on this issue instead of the asinine “Immigration reform and Amnesty bills, they might have had a far better chance.

As for McCain, his efforts are seen as weak pandering and too little, too late.
Which may be unfair but which may also be true. - thank you for your post - bill