So claims Reid and we have no real reason to doubt it’s true. We barely stopped the shamnesty last year and we have even fewer seats this year. With GOPers like McCain and Graham willing to go along, I doubt it can be stopped at all this time around.
Q: With more Democrats in the Senate and the House and a Democrat in the White House, how do you see congressional efforts playing out on such issues as health care and immigration?
A: On immigration, there’s been an agreement between (President-elect Barack) Obama and (Arizona Republican Sen. John) McCain to move forward on that. … We’ll do that. We have to get this economy stuff figured out first, so I think we’ll have a shot at doing something on health care in the next Congress for sure.
Q: Will there be as much of a fight on immigration as last time?
A: We’ve got McCain and we’ve got a few others. I don’t expect much of a fight at all. Now health care is going to be difficult. That’s a very complicated issue. We debated at great length immigration. People understand the issues very well. We have not debated health care, so that’s going to take a lot more time to do.
How quickly is this honey moon going to end? Immigration isn’t really a winning issue for Dems, it polarizes even their own party members, the economy is in shambles, and Americans are very clear on wanting the border secure first and not trusting the government to do so. Maybe Obama can take up Don’t Ask Don’t Tell while he’s at it.
by Stephan Tawney on Tue, Nov 25, 2008