The administration and Congress are trying to ram through as much as they can as quickly as they can -- the massive canp & trade bills and health care reform, for example, bills that will be so big and complicated that even those doing the voting won't know what's in them. So thank goodness for small favors:
President Obama and his top aide conceded Thursday they lack the political muscle to pass immigration reform this year on an already overcrowded legislative agenda.
"There's not by any means consensus around the table," Obama admitted, while hosting a bipartisan gathering of 30 lawmakers at the White House.
But "after all the demagoguery, we've got a responsible set of leaders who want to get things done" for a possible immigration compromise next year, Obama said. He singled out former foe John McCain (R-Ariz.) as an ally.
They won't get near the actual word, but "immigration reform" means amnesty. Obama's use of "demagoguery" is a big clue.
