It a dumb ass program, a piece of crap, a mon stros ty. the dream act, he called it a ridiculous pact among aids. he was trying to become the most hated man in this godforsaken country. it meant shutting down every and any instinct he had to compromise, to legislate, to do the real work of a united states senator. and it worked. hatch survived 2012. he won six more years in the senate. and that gave him just enough space, just enough political cover to vote for the immigration reform bill this week. in a committee. without attaching an amendment with no guarantee he'll vote on the floor in an ...