[cyncooper]

I kept my note all this time to ping you when Estrada was sworn in, but that is evidently not going to happen.

I am very unhappy with this turn of events, and obviously, I was wrong.

The Republican Senate blew this-----big time.

[clintonh8r]

I've been out of the country for two weeks, so I'm just getting this sad news. We can only hope that the Republicans make political hay out of this as far as the Hispanic vote is concerned. Thanks for letting me know.