Bush Blames Reid on Immigration Bill Defeat

[kpete]

Bush Blames Reid on Immigration Bill
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - President Bush blamed Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Saturday for the potentially fatal blow dealt to compromise immigration legislation.

The landmark bill, which would offer eventual citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants, fell victim Friday to internal disputes in both parties.

But Bush — echoing earlier complaints from Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn. — sought to place all the blame on Reid, D-Nev., who refused to permit votes on more than three Republican-backed amendments.

"I call on the Senate minority leader to end his blocking tactics and allow the Senate to do its work and pass a fair, effective immigration reform bill," Bush said in his weekly radio address.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060408/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

[Skinner]

1. What a weasel.

They're desperate.

[stray cat]

2. Who knew that Reid was more powerful than all the repubs?

[gizmo1979]

4. Yeah he has that much power?

Why are we in such a mess then?Reid is obviously the strongest most powerful man in congress.The bill wouldn't pass the house anyways.Senslessbrenner would shoot it down.

[mzmolly]

3. If he did, it was a smart political move.

Go Harry!

[GeorgeGist]

5. Take a bow Harry...

[msongs]

6. has reid apologized yet? nt

[Beelzebud]

7. That will be coming Monday. Or after their 2 week vacation.

[walkon]

8. Wedge issue

Repugs don't want an immigration bill - that's why they proposed such an awful one. Dems fight back. Dems get blamed for not getting an immigration bill. No immigration bill plus fire up repug "base" about awful Dems. Repugs have their cake and eat it, too. Repugs pass every corporate favoring lobbyist written piece of crap they want in the dead of night but the bad ole Dems won't let them pass immigration law, abortion law, anti-gay laws, etc.

[Mr_Spock]

10. Don't think many people are fooled by their tactics any more

...at least none of the Republicans I know are fooled any more.

Fool me once, twice - OK, fool me 20 times SHAME ON ME!!

Even the Repukes have had enough IMHO...

[madrchsod]

9. guess what

this issue will blow over by election time. i have no idea why they dropped this now ..oh i forgot, bad news,libby rolled over on the whitehouse