Captain Ed asks, "Now what?"
Noam Askew has some post-cloture vote analysis.
The death of the Amnesty Bill is a defeat for the Senate Democratic leadership. If Scary Harry hadn't agreed to pushing this bill by unorthodox means, we might still be debating it.
Michael Illions has a summary of candidates and how they voted. You need to remember this information come election day.
Ted Kennedy kept asking, "What are you for?" We kept responding, "Secure borders", but he wasn't paying attention. Even after the vote, he had no idea how many people opposed it.
Sam Brownback had trouble following the leader. Maybe he couldn't decide which vote would be most popular until the end. Tsk tsk. He probably wishes now that he missed the vote. Not quite the type of person we need in the White House, is it?
"The American people won today".
The immigration quote of the day comes from Vince Lombardi, via John Hawkins,
"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious."
President Bush looks like he could cry.
I guess President Bush is going to have to wait for that bill signing after all…
We, the people, made a difference today. We stopped this bill for the second time. We refused to surrender, and we made an impact. Heck, we even brought down the Senate phone system today.
I want to thank those U.S. Senators who had the backbone to stand up and object to the way Harry Reid was conducting the debate (or lack thereof). I want to thank them for knowing what was right and not backing down when almost everyone else in the Senate seemed to be opposed to them. I want to thank them for representing the people, not only of their home states, but of the entire United States Of America.
A few weeks ago, President Bush asked the Senate to find the courage to do the right thing, and today as a group, they finally found it. Yes, we sent them to our nation's capitol to handle the tough issues, but we did so with the idea that they would listen to our opinions, and not special interest groups, when it was time to make those tough decisions. We have a lot to do on matters pertaining to immigration, and I recommend that the Senate start with securing our borders. President Bush was able to find $4.4 billion to sweeten the immigration bill with. If he is serious about immigration reform, and securing our borders, maybe he will recommend that Congress appropriate that $4.4 billion for border security and enforcement of our current laws.
Most of all though, tonight I want to thank you, my readers, for doing your part to kill the Amnesty Bill. Whether you called your Senators, emailed them, faxed them, or just helped spread the word so others would know to call theirs. You made a difference. You saved our country.
For that, I am eternally grateful.
Chip Flowers
