Michelle Malkin has a scanned document she received from a Capitol Hill source that has a thorough list of just how sketchy this whole “immigration reform” process has been, and how the White House and a select group of Senators have unceremoniously tried to completely subvert normal Senate process and pass this bill quickly without the American people having ample time to respond.  It’s pretty interesting, albeit disturbing and angering, so everyone should go check it out.

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has to share his spot atop the field of Republican Presidential hopefuls this week. The newest face in the race, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson, is now tied with Giuliani. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds each man earning support from 24% of likely Republican Primary voters. A week ago Giuliani had a six percentage point lead over Thompson, 23% to 17%.

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And technically, Thompson still hasn’t made an official declaration of his candidacy.

“Bracing for a fundraising report at the end of the month that is unlikely to alleviate the headaches that have plagued his campaign,” Sen. John McCain and his top advisers “have fashioned a survival plan they hope will steady his GOP nomination run,” The Politico reports.

“For the second time in a row, McCain could report that he has raised the least of the top three Republican candidates — slightly, but not dramatically, more than the $12.5 million that he collected in the first quarter. That disappointing figure provoked a shakeup in the campaign’s structure but has produced only a marginal improvement for the second quarter. McCain aides will say only that the figure will be more than last time.”

h/t politicalwire