[Reaganwuzthebest]

Excellent news, it looks like amnesty is dead for this year. :)

Now it's time for Ted Kennedy to sit down and STFU. He's been screwing up the immigration policy in this country long enough.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Sounds good to me. But keep an eye out for any signs of revival.

[indcons]

Great news.

Please don’t give up until this is absolutely certain. There are rumors from FAIR that a small select committee is working on a set of amendments to replace the current ones and might try again tomorrow. While I hope this is untrue, we need to be certain before celebrating too prematurely.

This being said, it is worth acknowledging the tremendous efforts of FReepers, so many of whom have been tireless champions of this amnesty bill’s defeat. Kudos also to Kristinn for conveying the feelings of FReepers to RNC.

Let us also not forget the fabulous efforts of Sen. Jeff Sessions, a giant among pigmies in the US Senate. I was about to send him a case of Red Bull in case he was getting ready for a fillibuster :)

[small voice in the wilderness]

Cryogenics for Dead Legislature. That’s where it will go. In a state of suspended animation, awaiting the day some mad (and I don’t mean angry) Senator finds a way to breathe life back into it. “Live, damn you, LIVE.....” Of course Kennedy won’t be allowed to try CPR, for all the obvious reasons.

[Brad’s Gramma]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1846719/posts

Call me skeptical.....

[Repeal 16-17]

Survey Says!!! 45 Ayes, 50 Nays. Cloture Fails!!!

[freespirited]

Cloture motion fails

Yea 45
Nay 50

[ChildOfThe60s]

Whether amnesty is dead is open for debate. Whether Jorge Bush and the Senate RINOs have killed the Republican party is not.

You can’t get toothpaste back into the tube, and the damage to the party is done. And this will be Bush’s legacy. Pretty damn sad.

[crazyhorse691]

Some obits are written before deceasement takes place...let’s save the backslapping and high 5’s until the dirt is piled on the casket. I wouldn’t put it past some congress critters to slip it into another bill.

[tennmountainman]

I would hate to be Saxby Chambliss, Ikcisson, Graham, Kyl, McCain.

They will pay a heavy price.

[50mm]

Reid's pulling it!

It's dead.

[gridlock]

I just hope it’s really true...

[Ikemeister]

It’s dead! Now, let’s deal with the traitors!

[longtermmemmory]

FORGET FOX WATCH CSPAN2

REID IS MELTING DOWN BEGGING FOR AMNESTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Repeal 16-17]

Senator Reid just called himself “a creature of the Senate.” First truthful thing he’s said.

[LibKill]

I told both of my senators that if they voted yes on this bill I would vote against them and give money to their opponents.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

... and, meanwhile: this is what the real "news" is today, as per Drudge:

I simply despair, sometimes.

[M203M4]

Pull the plug then! This beast is not dead yet. Why is the "no" vote for cloture being taken as an indication of the bill dying? It is good news, but it certainly does not mean that this is over.

AND WHEN IT DIES, KILL IT AGAIN TO MAKE SURE! Two in the chest, 350 in the head (silver bullets), and launch the remains into the sun. Then I'm going to send a bag of pee up into space after it (likely within a fleet) to do justice to its final fiery resting place.

[goldfinch]

Listening to the Majority and Minority Leaders, it sounds like they want to bring this turkey up again. It scares the living H___ out of me that they are saying they are ‘very close’.

So starting tomorrow, we need to renew the calls to our Senators...to keep this horrible thing dead.

I would love to celebrate...but listening CSPAN2 does not make me at all confident that they won’t try to sneak this through later.

[abigailsmybaby]

Senator McConnell is going to screw around and talk Reid into going on with the bill!