What a biased piece of crap report.
Kyl as well as Cornyn, Jeff Sessions of Alabama and others criticized the bill as an amnesty measure for lawbreakers.
Senate Majority Leader Bill First of Tenn., center, flanked by Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb, left, and Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., takes part in a Capitol Hill news conference Friday, April 7, 2006 after the Senate failed to agree on an immigration bill. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
US Senators Edward Kennedy, D-MA, and Arlen Specter (L), R-PA, seen here addressing the media on Capitol Hill, 06 April 2006. The personal narratives of lawmakers whose parents and grandparents came to the United States from abroad were a key factor pushing US Senate leaders to reach their hard-fought compromise on immigration reform(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)
Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., background, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill Thursday, April 6, 2006, as Senate Democrats and Republicans announced they are close a compromise on immigration legislation. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook)
Just another AP hit piece.
Thank God!
Why can't there be a separate "Close the southern border" bill passed until they decide to finally pass HR4437 (hey I can hope can't I?)
Meanwhile millions more illegals are probably sneaking in and with the millions we already have that are a major problem we certainly don't need anymore to enter.This is a crisis of epic proportion. Do something to secure the border!
I just like seeing Sessions take a prominent role and be named. Feels good seeing his name here. :-)
Um, I'd like to comment on the article. I'm not really sure how though. It's twilight themed. Beginning with the suggestion NOT passing an amnesty bill hurts Republicans. Sure....
Then we have this absurd notion Republicans showed solidarity so Kyl would receive respect, having his amendments voted on at least. LOL Since when has Linds EVER given a damn about Kyl and the conservatives? They can't even tell the truth about this!
Reality Zone- Republicans had enough votes to filibuster this bill and WERE going to filibuster it. Rather than being embarrasses, which they were anyway...they came up with this novelty of, "It's the amendments Stupid!". Again, sure....
No one is buying that anymore than they bought this wasn't amnesty.
It's too bad Sessions, Kyl, Coburn and so on aren't the faces of the Senate GOP. They'd easily get 60 seats this year if they were.
Oh, and hope National Review and the other conservative sell outs are thrilled. They were so damn sure selling out Delay was needed to "fix" the House. I'm counting ANWR out and budget out. Yeah, they did so swell in knifing him in the back.
The AP is increasingly a house organ for the Dems...
At least there's no bias in the article.
/SARC
It is a good thing this bill ran aground. The ThugoRats would not even let any amendments happen to the bill to even make it into something OTHER THAN AN AMNESTY BILL -- which it was/is. The whole thing is a sham upon the American public and the Congress thinks that the American public is too stupid to realize it. The bill contained NO PROVISIONS TO CLOSE OUR BORDERS FOR SECURITY AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION threats -- nothing of any consequence other than typical impotent doubletalk.
I have sent at least ten smoking emails to the White House and my so-called representatives in Washington letting them know that the public knows EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO TO THIS COUNTRY for the sake of politics. The liberals are the most egregious -- but the Repubs are coming up a close second. They all STINK! And when this bill comes up again, they will try the same crap to shove this up the posteriors of the American public to put a political happy face on it...and shove it aside.
Remember the names: McCain, Kennedy, Specter, Frist, et al. This handful of traitors has control over the cultural, ethical, legal, immigration, and freedom policies of this country and its people. The BORDER MUST BE CLOSED at any cost, without concern for BS politics, and it must be done soon. For security and to STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
These scumbags in Washington know the eye is on them. NO AMNESTY and CLOSE THE BORDERS. You should echo these words to your representatives until they will not pick up the phone any more ---- McCain has already stopped like the rest of the liberals in this...again, they really STINK!!!
The internet was an instrumental tool in getting the word out to rally the people to speak out on the Senate's sham compromise. The gov can't have the voice of the people influencing what they want to do so I'm concerned that they will devise a way of limiting our communication via that tool very soon. Not paranoid, just a heads up.
QUISLING: a synonym for traitor, someone who collaborates with the invaders of his country.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
Has this guy ever backed anything good for this nation? Well, perhaps so, he's probably traveled outside the nation often enough. Ted, why not pick one of those marxist socialist societies that are twice as good as ours is (in your opinion) and leave this nation in peace? And please take the other butt-h-les with you.
Just when the infighting in the Republican Party looked really bad, Dirty Harry Reid steps in and tries to break up the fight by spitting on all Republicans.
Ah the Democrats! "You know what, you Dems are self-destructive! There's a Funny Farm and it has your names written all over it!"
Caption: Reid said Wednesday, "I felt the urge to obstruct. It was too strong to contain. Republicans unite against me because I am important and enjoy power trips. And you Republicans thought Tom Daschle was bad."
If this was a "setback for Republicans," why was Kennedy "lamenting" it?