Haven't Learned A Thing, And Never Will

For anti-immigration reform conservatives, every immigration bill is "amnesty" and every day is 2007, where they can kill legislation and never pay a price.

“I think opposition is going to escalate dramatically once the bill hits the floor in a way that people do not expect. People are working tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure that happens,” said an aide to a conservative Republican senator.

“There’s no question that it’s going to be significantly more pushback. The question is if it’s enough to stop the bill in the Senate. I’d say the odds are better than even,” said Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

He says conservatives have been distracted by the controversies swirling around the IRS, Benghazi and the Department of Justice’s seizure of journalists’ phone records.

“There are so many scandals going on with the Obama administration that it’s distracting a lot of people. The outrage can only be focused in so many directions,” he said.

The message is clear:  Obama brought up these scandals himself to take the heat off the Brown Horde Coming For Our Wal-Mart Jobs!

Sure he did.  The outrage is all that matters.  It rules our political discourse.  It's the reason why we can't have a nice country.

Of course, the "scramble" to stop the bill in the Senate is itself nothing but hot air:  any bill that will pass the Senate will never get a vote in the House.