The Senate Amnesty Bill
You know, just a little while ago the Republicans excoriated the Democrats over porking up the supplemental Defense bill (mostly for the Global War on Terror, especially Iraq). They decried that votes were bought via $24 Billion worth of pork (some of which is being brought home by our Dem congressional Reps Hodes and Shea-Porter - both of which vigorously defend their actions).
Pork is pork, whether for vote buying or for secret / hidden earmarks.
Question for you - this Senate bill was made $4.4 Billion more expensive just to get cloture to pass.
Does the phrase 'glass houses" have any ring for the amnesty favoring Republican Senators? Go ahead, YOU try to convince people that the Republican Party is any better than the Dems after this vote purchasing fiasco in the making.
Are we ordinary citizens going to get any more value out of this higher expense? Hardly - the wall that was passed into law still is not built (not even much of an effort being done) and the only thing that is value added is 370 extra pages of amendments being handled in a most un-Senate type way.
No, once again the Republicans, including our own Senator Gregg, have let we common folks down. Almost instant protection from deportation, no back taxes due to the IRS, cheaper tuition at state universities than I can get, less qualification for Social Security than I (16 quarters for them vs 40 for me), the ability to cross the borders without repercussions and I would be denied if I don't have the proper paperwork - what's not to like if you are an illegal alien?
And the national GOP and its leaders cannot understand why we at the local level are boiling mad? Mark my words - there is going to be a heavy fine to be paid - both monetary and voting wise - by Republicans for a long time to come. I, along with many, will not lift a finget to help those that hurt us.
