The NY Times says its Bush's immigration policy...
...when in reality it was the McCain/Kennedy immigration bill that Bush supported. But of course why bypass another opportunity to pin another failure on Bush.
Bipartisan indeed. When you look at the second cloture vote, 26% voting in favor of cloture were Republicans and 30% voting against cloture were Democrats.
But the NY Times says;
One could also say that Democrats abandoned majority leader Reid in droves also. Of course the NY Times mentions the dem defections but not quite as gleefully;
To their credit they do state that the dems attempt to deflect blame for the failure of the bill to Bush and not their leadership. It couldn't be that, no way.
Another classic from Reid;
Again more Dems voted to kill the bill then Republicans voted to move it forward to a final vote but according to Reid its the Republicans fault not his failed leadership and inability to get his rank and file to fall in line.
And we can always count on Teddy Kennedy for a few fear mongering statement;
How about enforcing the current laws, building the fence and restricting employers from hiring illegals!
WASHINGTON, June 28 — President Bush’s effort to overhaul the nation’s immigration policy, a cornerstone of his domestic agenda, collapsed Thursday in the Senate, with little prospect that it can be revived before Mr. Bush leaves office in 19 months.
Bipartisan indeed. When you look at the second cloture vote, 26% voting in favor of cloture were Republicans and 30% voting against cloture were Democrats.
But the NY Times says;
Rejecting the president’s last-minute pleas, it voted, 53 to 46, to turn back a motion to end debate and move toward final passage. Supporters fell 14 votes short of the 60 needed to close the debate.
Mr. Bush placed telephone calls to lawmakers throughout the morning. But members of his party abandoned him in droves, with just 12 of the 49 Senate Republicans sticking by him on the important procedural vote that determined the fate of the bill.
One could also say that Democrats abandoned majority leader Reid in droves also. Of course the NY Times mentions the dem defections but not quite as gleefully;
Nearly one-third of Senate Democrats voted, in effect, to block action on the bill.
To their credit they do state that the dems attempt to deflect blame for the failure of the bill to Bush and not their leadership. It couldn't be that, no way.
The collapse also highlighted the difficulties that the new Democratic leadership in Congress has had in showing that it can address the big problems facing the nation. In this case, Democratic leaders asserted that the failure of the immigration bill reflected on Mr. Bush, and not on their party.
Another classic from Reid;
But, Mr. Reid said, “There just was not enough Republican support for the president’s approach.”
Again more Dems voted to kill the bill then Republicans voted to move it forward to a final vote but according to Reid its the Republicans fault not his failed leadership and inability to get his rank and file to fall in line.
And we can always count on Teddy Kennedy for a few fear mongering statement;
Referring to opponents, Mr. Kennedy said: “We know what they don’t like. What are they for? What are they going to do with the 12 million who are undocumented here? Send them back to countries around the world? Develop a type of Gestapo here to seek out these people that are in the shadows? What’s their alternative?”
How about enforcing the current laws, building the fence and restricting employers from hiring illegals!
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