The Washington Times’ Steven Dinan, reporting on the “hand-to-hand” battles in the senate over the comprehensive amnesty bill, redesignated S. 1639:

Tamar Jacoby, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute who is pressing for the bill and helping organize business groups, said the local approach is effective, particularly on an issue so closely tied to the local economy.

 

“It’s another thing when somebody in your district who you’ve known for 20 years, who’s created jobs, who’s maybe been contributing to your campaign, comes in and says we need to do this,” she said.

Georgia senators at center of battle
By Steven Dinan
The Washington Times, June 20, 2007

A rare admission.

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