Reid Confirms Obama & McCain Have Agreed to Pass Illegal Alien Amnesty!

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has now confirmed that President-Elect Obama has made a pact with Sen. John McCain to ram an Illegal Alien Amnesty down America's throat during the first part of the new administration, probably by Spring.

Reid also states that he is willing block the critically important E-Verify program (which keeps illegal aliens out of jobs) if that is what it takes to get this amnesty. He seems to believe his bigger majorities in Congress will somehow eliminate opposition from the people. Senator Reid says, and I quote:

"I don't expect much of a fight at all. Now health care is going to be difficult. That's a very complicated issue. [But ] we debated at great length immigration. People understand the issues very well."

--Sen. Harry Reid

Reid Expects Passage of Amnesty

Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 3:38 PM

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he expects little resistance to an immigration reform package during the next session of Congress. Although Reid said it's not likely to happen in President-elect Barack Obama's first 100 days, it will be brought up.

In an interview with the Gannett News Service, Reid said the first 100 days would be spent on confirmations, appropriations and the repeal of several of George W. Bush's executive orders. But Reid referred to the meeting between Obama and John McCain and how immigration reform was a point of discussion.

"I don't expect much of a fight at all," Reid said in the article.

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I think we all knew this was more of a probability than a possibility. Both Obama and McCain were in favor of open borders and amnesty. If you are opposed to amnesty and support the upholding of current law, then you should contact your representatives. I have to tell you though, I doubt it will do much good. I think it's already a done deal. It doesn't matter what the vast majority of the American citizens want. 

And here's why: It's always about vote. Dems and RINO's want the Hispanic vote. They see a new stream of votes up for grabs. During the election, McCain said no to illegal aliens and amnesty. And truly it doesn't matter if this is all just sturm and drang and won't happen. It's sad enough that I can believe that McCain would vote for amnesty based on his history. It doesn't make any difference if they are rewarding criminals with a work visas, legal status, or eventual citizenship. What's the crime? Coming across the border without proper documentation. 

Yeah, that's a crime. That's why we have people posted at entry points on the border. Here's a thought: instead of granting amnesty to milliions of people, why not just change the friggin' law? I would think it would be easier and it would achieve the same end result: millions of  votes from a new source.

Don't kid yourself. In the world of politics, it doesn't matter what the public thinks, it doesn't matter what the public wants, and it doesn't matter why illegal aliens want to come here. Now that the election is over, and there are two years until the next mid-term elections, Congress has pretty much carte blanche to do as they see fit. They'll do what they want. They know that the American public may rant and rail about whatever Congress does, but they also know they have two years for Joe and Jane Sixpack to get over it. And the sad part is, we will.

What really irritates me is that someone like Harry Reid is comfortable with giving an interview saying that he doesn't see much of a fight.  He gives the interview knowing that it doesn't make a difference if he spills the beans now. He knows it's all over but the shouting and whoever is against amnesty will either fall in line or be in the minority.

I just wish that Congress would be upfront and honest about what they plan to do. Don't tell me one thing and make plans behind my back to do the opposite. Do I sound cynical? Do I sound somewhat paranoid? Yes and the first, and well, maybe paranoid doesn't really fit here, but based on past experience with Congress, I think the answer is probably yes. I am paranoid about what Congress does

I have two beliefs about people who serve in Congress. One belief is that our Congressional representatives ran for office because they love our country and truly want to make a difference. They saw something that resonated in them, something missing, something lacking, something they saw as broken and wanted to fix it. I understand that feeling well. I'm a fixer myself. When I see something that needs to be fixed, I start thinking about how to fix it. A friend has a problem? I start thinking about what my friend can do to solve their problem. So I understand the fixer in the people who want to run for political office.

I also believe that something happens to people when they walk into those hallowed halls of Congress. They enter as people who want to help and become politicians. Politicians have a need to continue to be politicians and will do nearly anything to get the vote. They will tell this group what they want to hear and tell another group what they want to hear. They will vote for bills they don't like in order to get their bill passed. They'll barter their souls for votes. The vote can be for a bill or to keep their seat. Doesn't matter. A vote is a vote. 

The two beliefs don't necessarily conflict. I believe that a veteran Congressman loves his or her country just as much as the freshman who still has ideals and a moral sense of value. The veteran believes that he or she does what is best for their constituents and the United States, just as the freshman does. The difference is that the veteran has learned the word "compromise" and how necessary it is in politics. The freshman probably still sees politics in black and white and doesn't realize that politics makes everything gray. 

No wonder Joe and Jane Sixpack don't trust Congress. And it's sad that Congress has so insulated itself that they just don't get how badly they are mistrusted. The Republican Party is beginning to figure it out. The Democrats, even though they've won pretty substantially over the last couple of elections don't get that they are also just an election away from the voters firing their sorry behinds.

The problem is that we're pretty much a two party system, so if we fire one party, we hire from the other. And the cycle starts all over again.