Americans block attempt on fudgetunnels

Yes -- Americans blocked an attempt by senators to ram this amnesty bill up their collectives asses on Thursday.

However, senators don't give up that easily.

Oh sure -- you all called and faxed and wrote letters for a week -- but you'll give up ... resistance is futile.

Senate tries to kick-start stalled immigration bill

Proponents of the immigration bill that stalled in the Senate regrouped Friday, holding strategy sessions and conference calls aimed at salvaging the overhaul.

“We are not giving up. We are not giving in,” Kennedy said.

Kyl said they “have already begun the process of figuring how to get this back together and concluded in the next few weeks.”

Frank Sharry, executive director of the National Immigration Forum, on Friday. “But I have to say that, after consulting with a variety of friends and allies on Capitol Hill and at the White House, we are much more optimistic of our chances of resurrecting the Senate bill.”

It seems the key Senate proponents – Kennedy, Kyl, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) – haven’t lost their humor. They joked around Friday at a critic's expense.

“Is Sessions late again?” Specter asked the group as they waited to start a press conference, referring to Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), who played a major role in derailing the bill and would obviously not be joining them.

“No,” Kennedy responded, “he’s down there filing more amendments.”
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Klown note - Senator Sessions is trying to block the bill -- so he keeps filing amendments -- which have to be considered before voting.