Immigration bill gets 2nd chance

When Donk senate leader Dusty Harry Reid tabled this turkey last week, the Chief wasn’t even impressed enough to comment on it…knowing in advance what the outcome would be…just what seems to be happening now.

The top Democrat and top Republican in the Senate last night said the immigration bill, which stalled last week, will be revived and back on the Senate’s agenda next week. The announcement capped a weeklong effort by a small group of senators that drafted and has defended the bill from critics on the right and the left, and sets the stage for another bruising round of tough votes on border security, family reunification and legalization of illegal aliens.

“We met this evening with several of the senators involved in the immigration bill negotiations. Based on that discussion, the immigration bill will return to the Senate floor after completion of the energy bill,” Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a joint statement released after they met and hashed out a tentative agreement.

Yep, sure enough: Republocratic Demmican politics as usual! Fortunately there is still some evidence of American nationalism in evidence.

Earlier in the day, Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican and a chief opponent of the bill, said he would use whatever procedural tools he can to block the bill from being revived — a powerful threat in a chamber where one member can delay or block action. “There are a number of senators who will utilize the powers of the Senate to avoid going back to the failed bill,” Mr. Sessions said.

Hopefully the opposition will still be vigorous enough to put a fork into this turkey once and for all.