Congress Nears Deal on Illegal Immigrants (breaking on cable networks)

AP/Yahoo News ^ | 4-6-06 | DAVID ESPO

[el_texicano]

"Losing office isn't going to teach the loser a lesson?"

You are of course assuming that these "inside the beltway" toads can understand why they lost? I seriously doubt it.

[Prokopton]

You keep on posting this picture, but I notice you never post a picture of Souter. Why is that?

[Joe Brower]

"Were you against Carter's 'amnesty' for draft-dodgers and deserters?

This is an "apples and oranges" comparison, since the daft-dodgers were American citizens from the get-go. But the answer to your question is "yes". I served. They can serve. Or leave and stay gone. No free lunch for cowardice.

"What if part of this 'amnesty' requires everyone to get in line AFTER those already seeking legal status the right way?"

I oppose amnesty under any and all conditions. No reward for breaking the law. Is that really so hard to understand?

By the way, you can stop putting the word "amnesty" in quotes, because amnesty is what is being discussed here. Any pretense otherwise is pure sophism.

[NRA2BFree]

Is Frist a part of this compromise???? Been out all morning..Anyone on our side? Is this stoppable??

As far as I know he was. It's not possible to stop it in the Senate but there's still hope for the House. That said, Republicans are such spineless wimps, they will cave under pressure.

[el_texicano]

" I don't think the dems are screwing us any worse, not anymore."

Oh boy, with that kind of approach, just wait till she-who-must-not-be-named gets in there.

The time to fix the problem of incumbents is to remove them at time of primaries.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Good luck with that.

I really want to start seeing heads roll.

A good place to start would be with John McLame's Mini-Me, Lyndsay "The Goober" Graham.

Someone needs to run against him in a Republican primary exclusively on an anti-immigration platform, so that the open borders lobby can't shrug off the loss and chalk it up to some other issue the voters were disgruntled over.

[jneesy]

the "dems are worse/we'll lose both houses"arguement no longer carries any weight with me

[Serenissima Venezia]

Don't expect Republicans to beg for Bush to come a campaigning where those Conservative Republicans are running for re-election, either.

They'll be staying as far away from his as they can! (So why are they willing to stick their necks out by voting for this guestamnesty crap he wants?)

[tumblindice]

"If you're not pissed-off now, then something's wrong."

Agree. The USSC had Kelo v. City of New London, now Congress has its `Guest Worker' legislation.
"Guest worker". Now, that's really rich! I had friends in San Ysidro, their "guests" left piles of trash, cigarettes and `skat' in their backyard for them in the middle of the night.

See, legislation is fun! They're 'lawmakers', get it? You can put your name on a shiny, new bill . . .
but seeing that the Justice Dept. enforces old, crummy laws, gee, that stuff's for the birds.

[Smogger]

What would lead you to believe the Dems are not in power?

The whole RINO vs "real" Republican's a ridiculous argument. I live in a state with a RINO governor (Arnie), and I sure as Heck know the difference between him and a Democrat like Bustamante.

If the Democrat had been in power instead of the RINO I would be living in a state where gays could marry and women would have driver's licenses. Geesh.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

It's proving to be less and less effective.

We'll see how well the Repubs do with it this November.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

Like the man said, its like shining a light in the face of a vampire. - Ahhh! - You can't do that!
Psssst. Vampires are not real. They are imiginary. Just like the voice in your head that says to have our government and police shoot Mexicans on sight. Human beings are real, and so are our enumerated rights.

[bill1952]

>but I notice you never post a picture of Souter. Why is that?

I don't have one.

[GarySpFc]

You forgot Brownback. I know him, and can tell you most of his strongest supporters in Kansas are furious, and ready to call for his resignation.

[GarySpFc]

You forgot Brownback. I know him, and can tell you most of his strongest supporters in Kansas are furious, and ready to call for his resignation.

[Civis Proeliator]

"Why do I feel as if we've just been sold down the river? Again."

Because we have been. Again.

[inquest]

In this case, I think they can, especially if conservatives vote Constitution Party instead of staying home. They already know that there's a revolt brewing in the ranks over this.

[Do not dub me shapka broham]

What was that idiotic euphemism that Hatch and The Swimmer used in order to mask their bill giving tuition tax breaks to illegal aliens?

The USA Dream Act, or some such nonsense.

I feel like we're living out some Kafkaesque piece of literature.

People can't really be this shortsighted.

[Prokopton]

"The whole RINO vs "real" Republican's a ridiculous argument. I live in a state with a RINO governor (Arnie), and I sure as Heck know the difference between him and a Democrat like Bustamante.

If the Democrat had been in power instead of the RINO I would be living in a state where gays could marry and women would have driver's licenses. Geesh."





Women can't have drivers licenses in California? Wow!

[sam_paine]

I don't want anyone to be able to say the same about Buckeyes in a few years.

Right. You'll have a Boxer or Finkelstein dynasty instead of a RINO.