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Subject about how surely it's got to pass, it doesn't seem like the republicans are going to let it pass. the chairman of the house judiciary committee is a key gatekeeper for this thing. if it can't get past him, it can't get past his committee. if it can't get past his committee, it can't get a vote. last night he did a town hall at which he said he will do everything he can to ensure that the senate's comprehensive immigration bill never gets taken up in the house. he said he is flat-out opposed to the whole point of the bill and it will never happen. he's saying he will do whatever it take...

If the republicans who control the house say no, then it's no. it's not going to happen. and as of 7:00 p.m. last night, they are saying no full stop. and i know that in the marginal sense of what has just been advanced, it's just this anonymous guy, bob goodlatte who nobody could pick out of a lineup. seems like a processed story and it's not getting press today because he's not all that famous. he's the head of the committee who has to make if happen and he's saying no, and this is a huge moment on a huge issue, arguably the hugest issue in washington for four years. and republicans are flat...

And i know that in the marginal sense of what has just been advanced, it's just this anonymous guy, bob goodlatte who nobody could pick out of a lineup. seems like a processed story and it's not getting press today because he's not all that famous. he's the head of the committee who has to make if happen and he's saying no, and this is a huge moment on a huge issue, arguably the hugest issue in washington for four years. and republicans are flat-out saying, no, don't care, we aren't going to do it. put a pin in this story today, even though the headlines about it have not been huge, put a pin ...

Got to pass, it doesn't seem like the republicans are going to let it pass. the chairman of the house judiciary committee is a key gatekeeper for this thing. if it can't get past him, it can't get past his committee. if it can't get past his committee, it can't get a vote. last night he did a town hall at which he said he will do everything he can to ensure that the senate's comprehensive immigration bill never gets taken up in the house. he said he is flat-out opposed to the whole point of the bill and it will never happen. he's saying he will do whatever it takes. he will do whatever he can....

Mist-like esoteric sense in washington that something would happen. surely if the political logic is is this clear and so many important people even in republican politics see that political logic that is so clear, then surely doesn't it seem like something will happen? feels that way. and, yes, after hemming and hawing of almost epic proportions, the united states senate, controlled by democrats, did pass an immigration bill. the senate is controlled by democrats. 14 republican senators crossed over to get it passed. passing in the senate, though, does not mean it has passed into law. and hav...