X-rated Immigration Bill

“XP” (¡Para Justicia y libertad!) sticks it to us with his analysis of the unanalyzed immigration bill:

Last week, after having a secret meeting, key senators from both parties along with the White House reached a compromise on a comprehensive immigration reform bill. What is interesting about this bill, is the way this bill is being fast tracked through the Senate and how it is being shoved down our throats regardless of our opinions. The 300 + page text was cut-n-pasted from last year’s failed legislation with some revision last Saturday by Senate staff. Key sections continue to be changed throughout the Senate’s debate of the bill, this is one reason it is hard to find detailed analysis of the legislation on the Internet, especially on the progressive of the blogosphere. For those on the right, it is a simple regurgitation the ole xenophobic rhetoric.

George Lakoff was correct on how we metaphorically describe this nation as a family because the way everything is handled, it feels like this nation is one big dysfunctional family, where the politicos in office are the parents and we – the people – are its children.

For some reason, the opening sentence of Anna Karenina comes to mind:

All happy families are alike;  this is the story of an unhappy family.