And methinks you are correct.
If the democrats don't smell danger here it's because they are too stupid to see it. This could prove to be a very dangerous election year trap for them.
The republicans aren't gonna carry the water because they just don't believe in this crap.
If the demos want to carry the water, they have to make a public declaration of their alliance with the illegal advocacy groups. This puts them on the wrong side of the ball with the public. The last thing they want is a public debate about the issue. Voters could very well tag the dems as not only soft on security, unintelligible on the economy but also pro illegal immigration to boot (which they are).
Not good.
So, bottom line: It ain't gonna happen. If there is a public debate in congress, it can only lead to bad things for the dems. If the repubs make the sweep we think they are going to make in November, the entire issue will be framed in another light, one not favorable to illegal aliens and their supporters.
Strategery...
My major predictions now number three:
1. This new tidbit.
2. That a goodly portion the much-ballyhooed and elusive "Weapons of Mass Destruction" are safely tucked away on (or under) French soil.
3. That the newly-dissed yet principled and rational Joe Lieberman will cross the Great Aisle and swap his (D) for an (R) well before next summer's Witches' Sabbath, aka the Democratic National Convention.
I haven't heard these gems anywhere else other than issuing forth from my own brain, addled as it is. So I'm either a total lunatic (most likely the case) or I should have my own radio talk show -- or at least a posh office in downtown DC.
It's tough being humble....... 8~)