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Now here’s&#160 something you don’t see out of Congress every day – some good news:

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., Friday gave less than even odds that Congress would pass an immigration law overhaul before the November congressional elections.

The Tennessee Republican said that election year politics and lack of movement by the House toward a comprehensive approach sought by the Senate and President Bush complicate negotiations for final legislation and that odds for a bill this year were “less than 50-50, realistically.”

If I were you, Doc, I’d play that up as a Good Thing&#153.&#160 That’s probably your best chance to keep the Senate at this point.

Formal negotiations between the Senate and House to merge their vastly different bills were delayed as each side tries to win public support through hearings around the country scheduled through August.

The Senate passed a bipartisan comprehensive bill that combines tougher enforcement rules and border security with a guest worker program and a plan to give many of the more than 11 million illegal immigrants in the country a path to U.S. citizenship.

The House-passed bill focuses solely on border security and enforcement. A solid group of House Republicans oppose the Senate bill, calling it an amnesty that rewards people who broke U.S. law. Many senators say they cannot accept the House’s enforcement-only approach.

And Many Americans&#153 have a slight problem with your&#160 POS, Senators.&#160 Any guesses as to whose opinion carries more weight?

Frist said lawmakers were talking informally about how to proceed but right now “nothing’s emerged.”

And for y’all’s sake, nothing had better.

You people can be guaranteed of keeping the Senate tomorrow if you ditch this “comprehensive” crapola.&#160 Any part of it makes it to Shrimpya’s desk, that pretty much ends the Grand Ol’ Pissants as we know ’em.

Not that that would be a Bad Thing&#153…

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