GOP Invertebrates

From HughHewitt.com:

Word is leaking that the GOP in the Senate are on the verge of agreeing to an immigration bill that has --as a concession to the GOP-- less than half of the fencing promised by law last year. White flag time on the border, and a national security and thus a political disaster.

The GOP are sending around talking points attempting to make this "compromise" defensible, but it won't and shouldn't fly. Agreeing to it takes the party down the tubes on the issue of border security --because it doesn't provide what the public understands to be border security, a very long, very high fence with a very wide gate.

This is McCain's continuing gift to the GOP, and the immigration absolutists' legacy: Lots and lots of promises and no fence worth calling a fence.

Aren't there 41 GOP senators willing to fight for border security? Apparently not. And they will see the result in their depleted coffers and diminished numbers come November '08. All they have to do is fight for border security, but they won't even do that.

But wait, as if that isn't bad enough (roughly 48 hours before the Senate decides), the Santa Fe Police Department is considering the possibility of recruiting Mexican nationals to fill vacant police jobs.

How wonderful is that?

Let me see: first, the GOP appears to settle for HALF a fence because, after all, we wouldn't want to cause a stir and muddy the waters (of the Rio Grande, apparently) -- we wouldn't want people to DISLIKE us, after all -- and then a job, where years ago when I first hired on I had to swear an oath to defend the Fornicalia Constitution and the Constitution of the United States -- a job I thought meant something, is soon to mean NOTHING because just any old biped can bop on by and be a cop. Though they're not a citizen. Though they will still funnel money back to the Old Homestead. Though they have no inculcation in the country. No immersion. And no compulsion to integrate and assimilate.

And so: Santa Fe PD is going to hire LAW BREAKERS to ENFORCE LAWS.

And the GOP is going to knuckle under to "pressure" to "get along" and "play nicely" in the political sandbox because, after all, we can't call "illegal immgrants" ILLEGAL -- oh no, that might be harsh, judgmental, and THEY MIGHT LOSE A FEW VOTES. Like illegal Mexicans are gonna vote for your GOP ass anyway, eh?

Is this someone's idea of humor? Thank God my grandmother and grandfather are dead, for they would no more recognize this country than they would the schematic of an Athlon chip.

From RedState:

Immigration Deal Would Grant Amnesty to Parents, Spouses and Children
Kennedy Wins Major Concessions From Republicans

UPDATE: Six conservative senators are demanding that Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R.-Ky.) negotiate a “full and open debate” on the immigration legislation.

Senate Democrats and Republicans are working feverishly with the White House to put the finishing touches on an immigration proposal that could be announced later today or tomorrow. The deal would give illegal aliens living in the United States amnesty, according to confidential sources. It would also allow illegal aliens to bring their parents, spouses and children into the United States.

Multiple sources on Capitol Hill with knowledge of the proposal said Sen. Teddy Kennedy (D.-Mass.) has been able to extract significant concessions from Republicans. The critical part of the deal is a lengthy section that spells out the provisions related to “Z” visas -- or what my sources described as the “Amnesty Title” of the bill. The “Z” visas would be broken down into three categories as follows:

Z-1 -- Illegal alien present and working in the United States up to January 1, 2007

Z-2 -- Parents and spouses of illegal aliens qualifying under the Z-1 category

Z-3 -- Children of illegal aliens qualifying under the Z-1 category

We build a fence, we build it for 700 miles, we build it now.

Repeat after me:

• We build a fence, we build it for 700 miles, we build it now.
• We build a fence, we build it for 700 miles, we build it now.
• WE BUILD A FENCE, WE BUILD IT FOR 700 MILES, WE BUILD IT NOW.

Message to the GOP (and I repeat for those Invertebrates who "just tuned in"):

WE BUILD A FENCE, WE BUILD IT FOR 700 MILES, WE BUILD IT NOW.

Anything LESS is UNACCEPTABLE.

Amnesty is UNACCEPTABLE.

BREAKING THE LAW IS UNACCEPTABLE. LEAVING THIS NATION DEFENSELESS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

BZ