And the BorderBots could, but are too busy arguing the expedience of broadsiding the waves because they think it'll save time and would rather mutiny to control the tiller on principle at the expense of capsizing the boat.
No, you're not depressing me further. You're just not depressing me any less.
A few more posts, and this is going to go down as a bench clearing brawl. Ha!
"And the BorderBots could, but are too busy arguing the expedience of broadsiding the waves because they think it'll save time and would rather mutiny to control the tiller on principle at the expense of capsizing the boat."
True, they could.
Also, we could all accept a 10% tax increase in order to balance the budget and start paying off the national debt.
But neither of those things is going to happen.
We seem to be down to the core, where any giving at all affects somebody's fundamental interests. Economically speaking, giving the BorderBots what they want will effectively mean a pretty steep tax on labor-intensive business all across America.
Business never, ever, ever loses sight of the bottom line.
Never.
So we know that Business Republicans will not give an inch.
If the Republicans really do close the border and start heavy enforcement of the immgration laws against business, the Business Republicans will immediately change allegiances and direct their money to the Democrats, who will hike their taxes some and impose regulations they won't like, but who will overall cost them less than hiring legal labor with. Business is about making money and keeping it. That means hiring illegal aliens and making sure that flow stays open. There's nothing personal about it. It's a purely economic decision. If the Republicans start squeezing them the Business Roundtable will shift their alliances to the Democrats rapidly. It's just a matter of changing who gets the check.
And we know that BorderBots are personally emotionally committed to the issue.
Looks like they're going to cancel each other out in Congress, so we'll get a legal status quo, but not a political one this year, unfortunately.