Goat, McConnell gave him such a smack down, I just laughed, but McConnell wants this bill to pass too and I can only imagine why. Yes, he voted against it as did most of the others because his constituents and theirs made such a furor they had no choice unless they wanted to wave good-bye to their political careers.

The truth is… and they’ve made it very plain… they don’t want to secure the border. I read that bill until my eyes crossed and saw all the contradictions and loopholes they included. We told our leaders what we want in a bill but relatively little was put into it and they kept freezing out amendments to our benefit.

I believe the feeling about that bill was/is of such magnitude that many of those leaders who initially voted for it but changed their minds only under extreme pressure are still going to have a hard time come the elections in spite of the fact they did the right thing in the end. They broke trust and we know once trust is broken it’s extremely difficult, if not impossible, to get it back. I know I’m going to have a hard time choosing Alexander when the elections roll around. Corker, on the other hand, kept his campaign promises, in spite of being the junior Senator.

In AZ, the papers don’t even call Kyl Senator when they speak of him. The last article I read called him “Mr.” Kyl. They’ll all be watching their step now.

The businesses aren’t thinking either. Middle America are the consumers for most of their products. I think that needs to be our next step… avoiding those businesses who hire more illegal aliens than citizens, such as ConAgra and Walmart for starters. I know there are a host of them out there. I believe Tyson is one here in TN. If we stop buying the products that make them so much money, perhaps they’ll think about what they’re doing as well.

In the late 70s and 80s there was a national pride movement “Made in America”. Perhaps it’s time to revive it in a slightly different form.