Rove Tries to Court GOP on Immigration

[wicket]

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President Bush dispatched his political adviser, Karl Rove, to Capitol Hill to pitch skeptical Republicans in the House the idea of letting many illegal immigrants stay and to reassure them about better securign the U.S.-Mexico border.

Rove's trip to the Hill came after the Senate voted Wednesday to exclude illegal immigrants convicted of a felony or three misdemeanors from a chance at remaining in the United States under what critics say is an amnesty program.

The unanimous vote on an amendment that before Easter had been considered a "poison pill" provided added momentum for the broad immigration bill that would give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants and put many of them on a path toward citizenship.

"It's not the kind of issue you can compromise on. Either you're giving amnesty to people who are here illegally, or you aren't," said Rep. Peter King (news, bio, voting record), R-N.Y., chairman of the House
Homeland Security Committee.

[thereismore]

1. don't say Rove and Court in the same sentence. Almost

made my heart skip. :-)

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

2. ...

:rofl:

[onehandle]

3. How about....

Rove and minimum security prison in one sentence.

[wicket]

5. LOL!

:D

[americanstranger]

4. You gotta love it.

A massively unpopular president sends his nearly-indicted top advisor to try and wrangle an unwanted compromise out of a bunch of Congress-weasels who are fearing for their jobs.

Yeah, good luck with that, George.

- as

[antonialee839]

6. Lame pig, take a seat next to your lame duck and shut

your yap.