Fate of Senate immigration bill in doubt

U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday accused Democrats of trying to rush a vote on immigration reform, casting doubt on the fate of the White House-backed bill that would tighten border security and legalize millions of illegal immigrants. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he wanted to close debate on the bill by this week’s end despite Republicans’ objections, which could doom the fragile compromise legislation that backers say would help fix a broken immigration system through which millions of illegal immigrants have slipped into the United States.

So what seems to be the problem?

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said his fellow Republicans had a number of amendments they wanted considered before voting on the bill. But Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said Republicans were stalling. “What we have heard today are buzzwords for ‘this bill is going nowhere,'” Reid said in a Senate floor exchange with McConnell.

PUHLEEEEESE let it be going nowhere! This turkey is worse than the deplorable status quo – it’s designed to give political cover to Congressional and Administration Republocratic Demmicans while doing little or nothing to stem the flow of illegal immigration. At least with no bill passed, no one can be under the illusion that “something” is being done with the problem.

Reid said he planned to set a Senate vote for Thursday on his motion to limit debate, and it was unclear with Republican objections that it would garner the 60 votes needed in the 100-member chamber to advance the bill toward passage.

Go for it Harry…and God willing, crash and burn on this one.