An Unholy Mess
It looks like the immigration bill of 2007 is going down the same path as Hillary's health care in 1993. The more the public finds out about the specifics of the bill (this article is helpful) the more distasteful it becomes.The similarities are eerie. Hillary formed a super-secret task force to draft the legislation, letting out the details of her proposal at the last minute so as to avoid scrutiny. The Democrats and the Bush Administration formed this legislation together, without drafting the bill through the committee process (and thus subjecting it to debate), and tried to push it through at the very end of the legislative session. It was proposed right before the Memorial Day recess, and subsequently Harry Reid has been threatening senators that he would make them give up their July 4th (one week) break so as to pass this bill.
In both cases, conservative intellectuals dissected the actual language of the bill (brushing aside the hyperbole and ad hominem attacks of its proponents), exposed it to the American public, and the bill tanked almost immediately. The approval rating for this bill currently is at 22%, which is lower than President Bush (and higher than for the Democratic Congress!).
Stick a fork in the amnesty bill - it's done. While we're at it - let's stick a fork in President Bush, too. He made the decision to alienate his last supporters in this country, both verbally ("they don't want what's best for America") and legislatively, and he is reaping the whirlwind.
posted by JM @ 6:28 PM
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