It appears that cooler heads are prevailing in the epic showdown over the "comprehensive immigration bill" scam and debate will not start until June http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070522/D8P9600G1.html, and some thanks has to go to Senate majority leader, Harry Reid (D-Nev).
This delay gives both liberal Democrat and conservative Republicans time to line up votes to block the legislation, if necessary by filibuster, if there is no other way to stop it. I think that this is a sign that those who have been trying to ram this ill-advised legislation down the senate, and the country's throats are beginning to crack. As is usually the case in this kind of ram down that does not get past Go, the chances diminish and there is so much wrong with it, both sides know this will not be the final product by a long shot.
Also, much credit has to go to Hugh Hewitt http://hughhewitt.com, who has been on this from the beginning last week. He has actually read through and has it in a seven-part synopsis at the web site. It makes for good reading to know how crappy legislation gets hobbled together in the dead of night in a Capital Hill backroom.
Hopefully, this delay will get both sides working on a serious plan that addresses first and foremost, national security concerns, then what to do about the illegal immigrants now here and what to do in the future. Ramrodded bad legislation is not the answer.
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