The Senate has by a 50-49 vote allowed a provision to remain in the Immigration Bill allowing illegal aliens to claim Social Security benefits. There is no way to sugar-coat what a disaster this is for Republicans and for the country.

The Ensign Amendment would have stopped immigrants with a Social Security Number from receiving credit on taxes paid into the system while working as an illegal resident. This is just simple common sense, which is of course why it escaped the senses of those in D.C. While Social Security is already a broken system and Congress is going to be unable to meet its promise to my own generation, they now refuse to stop illegal aliens from claiming its benefits? Words don’t exist to describe the outrage you should be feeling right now.

Republicans against the amendment:

Lincoln Chafee (Remember the millions spent by Liddy Dole to get him reelected this year)
Mike DeWine (He is now trailing his Democratic challenger in Ohio and deserves to lose)
George Voinovich (RINO)
Sam Brownback (Very disappointing)
Chuch Hagel (RINO)
Richard Lugar (RINO)
Ted Stevens (I guess he thinks illegals can build his Bridge to Nowhere instead)
Arlen Specter (Snarlin’ Arlen?? Get Out)
John McCain ( Of course! I seriously don’t believe this guy is trying to run for President. This has got to be joke)

Republicans know they’re in trouble this year, but they apparently don’t know why. November will come quick guys and a lot of you had better start packing up.

There’s been a few posts already regarding Mark’s victory this past Tuesday, but I wanted to really comment on the full picture. Mark’s victory was one of several key races that were vital to reshaping our state and conservatives taking back control of a corrupt Republican Party in Pennsylvania.

Tuesday’s primary was about more than an unconstitutional payraise that the General Assembly gave themselves last year. It was about decades of constant tax hikes, fleeing businesses, job losses, greed, and corruption. The payraise was merely the catalyst that ignited the flame and opened peoples’ eyes to what was really going on in Harrisburg. Senate President Bob Jubilirer and Senate Majority Leader Chip Brightbill, both major RINOs, suffered staggering landslide defeats to their conservative challengers, even after having outraised them in terms of money seven or eight times and with the aid of the ever misguided Republican State Committee trumpeting the “successes” (ahem) of the incumbent payjackers.

The Republicans of Pennsylvania have spoken and have been very clear that we will no longer tolerate Republicans that pander to conservatives, but vote like Socialist liberals. The immediate affect of the conservative victory has already been seen, as Eileen Melvin, Chairman of the Republican State Committee, has chosen not to seek another term. There are good times ahead.