Thursday, June 28, 2007
Your calls to Republican Leader Mitch McConnell seem to be working
McConnell has made himself scarce during much of this week's immigration debate, much to the chagrin of the "grand bargainers":
The bill's bipartisan supporters, who include liberals such as Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and conservatives such as Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., said they would push hard to survive Thursday's vote. But they were frustrated by the lack of enthusiasm shown by many in the president's party.
Some noted the virtual absence throughout Wednesday's floor debate of Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who has declined to say how he would vote on the measure.
McConnell left GOP colleagues including Arlen Specter, R-Pa., to contend with the Vitter-DeMint-Sessions group, while Democrats were represented in the chamber most of the day by Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada.
McConnell is smart, tough and knows the Senate rules. His absence helps the anti-amnesty cause more than some may realize.
McConnell is setting a good example for other Republican Senators who have given their word to the White House and thus feel they cannot be part of the solution regarding amnesty. As much as possible, don't be part of the problem.
Note to Senator Brownback. This means you. Being absent is almost as good as voting "no" when it comes to cloture.
|posted by Jim on 4:38 AM|
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