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Immigration bill stalls ["Oh, no, it's not dead," -Sen. Lindsey Graham]
McClatchy Washington Bureau ^
| June 8, 2007
| By Dave Montgomery
Posted on 06/08/2007 4:42:16 AM PDT by johnny7
WASHINGTON -- President Bush suffered a devastating setback on his top domestic priority on Thursday as a broad immigration bill collapsed in the Senate amid an apparently irreconcilable partisan standoff. The 627-page bill was taken off the Senate floor at the end of a contentious day that saw the bill's sponsors desperately trying to resolve differences between Democrats and Republicans over GOP demands to offer additional amendments.
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; immigrantlist
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To: Travis McGee
NOt to mention LIndsey’s other classic, “We’re going to tell the bigots to shut up!”
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06/08/2007 6:15:07 AM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
To: Travis McGee
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posted on
06/08/2007 6:16:07 AM PDT
by
johnny7
("But that one on the far left... he had crazy eyes")
To: johnny7
Need to gut it like a fish. Keep up the pressure.
If they are going to being an immigration package up again it better be after the fence is built, and this time be a bill that makes logical sense and is fair for those people trying to come to America legally.
To: johnny7
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posted on
06/08/2007 6:25:57 AM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
To: BurtSB
You are most welcome. : )
To: johnny7; alarm rider; Alex1977; bnelson44; Clintonfatigued; DHC-2; gruntSGT; Harrius Magnus; ...
"Oh, no, it's not dead," said squealed
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican RINO member of the bipartisan coalition. But Graham's fellow South Carolina Republican, Sen. Jim DeMint, said the legislation was beyond repair. "It's time to scrap this mess of a bill," he said.
Thank you Senator DeMint. May your commonsense approach prevail.
Pandsey Ping
"Republican by day, Democrat by night."
Add me to the list. / Remove me from the list.
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posted on
06/08/2007 6:35:56 AM PDT
by
upchuck
(If you don't have borders, you won't have a nation ~ Mark Steyn)
To: Travis McGee
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posted on
06/08/2007 7:01:06 AM PDT
by
johnny7
("But that one on the far left... he had crazy eyes")
To: johnny7
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posted on
06/08/2007 7:30:54 AM PDT
by
Spiff
(Rudy Giuliani Quote (NY Post, 1996) "Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine.")
To: johnny7
[”Oh, no, it’s not dead,” -Sen. Lindsey Graham]
Shut up, Linseed - you bigot.
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posted on
06/08/2007 7:34:26 AM PDT
by
azhenfud
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: Spiff
There... tweaked him for ya'.
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posted on
06/08/2007 7:50:18 AM PDT
by
johnny7
("But that one on the far left... he had crazy eyes")
To: azhenfud
COULD he be seeing his VP with McCain slowly but surely sinking? He has PANICKED!!!!
To: gulfcoast6
I’m willing to say Linseed’s job security rating has tanked in my sister state...
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posted on
06/08/2007 8:44:38 AM PDT
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azhenfud
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..
To: azhenfud
If I am not mistaken I read that folks are holding out on funds to hem, his biggest backers at that.
To: gulfcoast6
“I love it when a plan comes together.”
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posted on
06/08/2007 8:57:45 AM PDT
by
azhenfud
(The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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