Why did the White House join Ted Kennedy in forging an Immigration Reform Bill behind closed doors?

The answer may be HERE. 

The North American Union is also a project that has been orchestrated by big business -- with little public exposure or legislative over-sight.

Open borders are critical to the goals of the North American Union -- and those goals have little to nothing to do with our national security.

After all the howling about Mitt Romney's dog being transported in a kennel atop his station wagon (dredged outta the news files from 25 years ago -- yawn), you should have expected a blog to crop up. 

You'll find it at Mutts4Mitt ... cute cute cute. 

 I mean, woof woof woof.

** I find it rather humorous that dems and opponents have dug up an old story about Mitt strapping the family dog's kennel to the top of the family station wagon 24-25 years ago.

Makes sense, actually.  How did large families travel with family pets before 15 passenger vans or U-Haul trailers or dog kennels secured to the back of pick-up trucks? 

What media is not promoting is that he built a wind and weather screen for the pooch. 

After all -- how much room can there be in a station wagon with 5 kids who want to take the dog on vacation?  If they had taken Ann's horse, they'd have towed it behind in a trailer, wouldn't they? 

Personally, my 60-pound dog always traveled in style in the back of the car/jeep.  But I don't have 5 kids.  Or a horse. 

Which reminds me.  I've always driven cross-country with muh dawg because of the cruelty and danger in placing an animal in aircraft cargo. 

Better luck with the next old Mitt story you drag out, folks.   

** I have no doubt that the 30+ phone calls I made to Senators last week may have added some nuisance to the Capitol phone exchange.   I'm calling again this week to  express a "thank you" with a polite request for public discourse before anyone crafts the next reform bill.   Ringadingding to the dingdongs who got us into that mess, anyway.

I'm hanging on to the image the NYT posted with their description of snaggle-toofed, ciggy smoking, Wal-Mart shopping anti-immigration stereotypes.  Heck -- I'm more a Target shopper, personally.   Plus I've got all my own teef.  My legally immigrated Hispanic neighbors who also opposed the reform bill weren't impressed, either.  He loves to browse at Sam's while his wife  ambles the aisles at Wal-mart. 

Which reminds me of second-hand consignment shops --

Maybe the recent amnesty bill failure will finally cause ole Ted the Red Kennedy to hang it up.   More fresh air and less time in the back room will go a long way toward lower that blood pressure.  I don't know whether it's his alcohol pallor or whether his pants and his tie that are too tight, but you could light a ciggy off that man's face when he gets riled.  <coughcough>

** Can't close without a reference to the campaigns coming to a local tree stump near you.

McCain is not just toast, he's burned toast.  Head on home, John-boy.  Don't make us displace our disappointment with annoyance.

John's good buddy Fred may have more than one or two reasons to delay his delaying .... With his staff explaining that Fred is just "rusty" when it comes to campaigning, astute observers are notinging that ole Fred is a bit ambling, hesitant and not as smooth in his delivery as he once was.  Guess that comes from NOT having a cue card behind the camera.  Scripts are easy to follow.  Unlike what the media appears to do for Hilliary, I don't think ole Fred will be given the questions before the interview. 

Lights.  Camera.  Action!  You're on your own, Fred.  No commercial time-outs to powder that glistening forehead, now, fella. 

Suggestion:  use that new building you're moving into for a law office-consulting firm and return those contributions to the good folks who expected you to be Reagan-reincarnate.  You're not Ronald Reagan, Fred.  And if you keep it up, you're gonna fall like Sen. Dole.  (Difference:  Dole's TV life came AFTER his defeat .... somehow, however, I can't see Fred! promoting erectile dysfunction pills.  Not in front of the camera, that is.  Fred's more likely to *wink* when he sees one of his good ole buds oggling his trophy wife.)

Since the Senate elitists have sold legal citizens out to big business, who among the Senate has the balls to stand up for ALL Americans????

I'm sending a FREE (numbersusa.com) fax to each Senator and Representative asking that someone stand up and sponsor an Equity Clause for all Americans .... After all --- legal citizens are going to be paying the bill for all the pork and rinds being dumped on us by the Senate. 

This will be sent to the President and each Congressman:

"Every citizen of the United States shall be entitled to the same treatment for taxation liability, medical and educational benefits as this immigration reform bill provides for individuals who have entered the United States illegally."

Of course, if no one responds, I'm willing to hit the streets with others who are also tired of our self-serving political elitists who respond only to big business and special interest groups.

If you missed his National Press Club speech today --- you should take the time to listen now.

Lou Dobbs' knows the disasterous ramifications of the Senate's  Immigration Reform legislation.

The White House and it's coalition barginers have seriously underestimated the cost of accommodating (i.e., granting amnesty) to our current level of illegal immigrants. 

How much?  Trillions.  Trillions of dollars. 

Read it and weep.  But call or fax your Senator for free NOW.

How can a coalition of "grand bargainers" under the leadership of two of the most questionably unstable members of the Senate -- meeting in seclusion beyond their counter-parts, constituents and Constitutional due process -- be so out of tune with American sentiment?

It was easy. 

Our legislative process and the guardians of our very survival were manipulated by self-serving elitists who sold out to corporate-moguls and capitalists -- placing themselves above our Constitution and the welfare of  this nation.   

No matter that millions of Americans called, wrote letters, sent emails, faxed or responded to polls expressing opposition to the pending McCain-Kennedy coalition for immigration reform.  The deal was already "cut" -- sans public awareness and political process -- by corporate lobbyists, Presidential favor and special interest funding.

And when the McCain-Kennedy Senate coalition could not openly ignore the rules of legislative procedure -- they were supported by the likes of Harry Reid in circumventing them.

Voters must remember the Senators who conspired in the shadows (albeit, in the name of those who supposedly live there) to orchestrate -- not only a facade of bipartisanship -- but the demise of our nation as we know and love it.

If we must rely on the leadership of our Senate, America needn't worry about the threat of jihad or securing our borders and ports.  

When our government allowed a coalition to secretly construct a law  designed to meet the greeds needs of corporate America, the proverbial jihad sword was raised by our own elected custodians.

When 64 members of the Senate voted to "consider" this reform, that proverbial sword fell ....

Remember these names.  There are 64.  During the upcoming debate, up to 4 will have the opportunity to "reconsider" their vote.  It's the game they play, you see.  They'll offer some idealistic bullshit excuse for voting "aye" to consider the bill -- relishing all the while whatever favor they copped in the process.  Hold them accountable for this legislative travesty:

And pray that, even If our sell-out Senators can't hear us, the "House" of the people will.

Senators are now voting to move forward with consideration of the Immigration Bill via amendments to Bill 1639.

12:30:  roll call continues .... Lots of ayes. 

While Senators stroll around the floor -- I'm wondering if any of them are going to offer an amendment suggested by Cliff Thier:  

It occurred to me that there might be a very short and very simple amendment that would ensure the support of a majority of the citizens of the United States for the immigration bill. John McCain ought to be demanding space be found in the bill's 600+ pages for this single sentence:

"Every citizen of the United States shall be entitled to the same treatment for taxation liability as this bill provides for individuals who have entered the United States illegally."

This would mean that we will all be exempt from taxation for the same number of years (all) that illegal aliens would be exempt from taxation. Since illegal immigrants won't have to pay taxes for the years that they have worked in the United States, legal citizens should similarly be entitled to that benefit.

Surely there breathes a Senator who will fight for the rights of citizens to be treated equally with individuals who have broken the law. Who could vote against this?

I can't wait to get my refund. 

Nor can I, Mr. Thier.  But neither of us should hold our breath.  Better yet, bring out the oxygen tanks.  The Senate vote was 64-35 to consider the bill.

The Senate is now voting ..... The Bill is HR 800 Union Organizing and Membership.

Will the Senate allow unions to take precedence over worker rights --- displacing a 60-year old system in which workers were given the right to determine by secret ballot whether they WANTED to unionize?

At issue is whether labor unions will, in essence, have a free hand in forcing the American worker to support and contribute to a union agenda. 

How much money is organized labor willing to pay for this vote and how vulnerable are Senators to selling their votes? 

The motion to proceed on Bill HR 800 fails.  But not by much.

Here's the latest I [Kirkorian]have, from Numbers USA. Since Tuesday's cloture motion (to bring the amnesty back up for debate) needs 60 votes to succeed, .... 41 senators either have to vote No or just be absent. There are 32 pretty solid No votes ...

 

The solid No votes on cloture are Alexander (R-Tenn.), Allard (R-Colo.), Baucus (D-Mont.), Byrd (D-W.Va.), Bunning (R-Ky.), Chambliss (R-Ga.), Coburn (R-Okla.), Corker (R-Tenn.), Cornyn (R-Texas), Crapo (R-Idaho), DeMint (R-S.C.), Dole (R-N.C.), Dorgan (D-N.D.), Enzi (R-Wyo.), Grassley (R-Iowa), Hutchison (R-Texas), Inhofe (R-Okla.), Isakson (R-Ga.), Landrieu (D-La.), McCaskill (D-Mo.), Pryor (D-Ark.), Roberts (R-Kan.), Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), Sanders (I-Vt.), Sessions (R-Ala.), Shelby (R-Ala.), Smith (R-Ore.), Stabenow (D-Mich.), Sununu (R-N.H.), Tester (D-Mont.), Thune (R-S.D.), Vitter (R-La.).

That leaves eight votes to get to 41.

The following 12 senators are leaning against the bill itself but so far are leaning toward the cloture motion — which means, in reality, that they would be helping pass the amnesty, because if the bill comes to a final vote, it will pass. These are the Senators whose decisions will likely determine whether the amnesty passes or not: Bond (R-Mo.), Bingaman (D-N.M.), Burr (R-N.C.), Boxer (D-Calif.), Cochran (R-Miss.), Conrad (D-N.D.), Ensign (R-Nev.), Levin (D-Mich.), Gregg (R-N.H.), Nelson (D-Neb.), Hatch (R-Utah), Webb (D-Va.).

CALL THESE SENATORS.  Ask them to vote NO on the cloture vote.