Countdown to Senate cloture vote on immigration at 10:50. Obama presiding with Graham now speaking.

[flpoljunkie]

[soothsayer]

1. please just let this thing die on the vine

[TwilightGardener]

3. Why? So we have at least two or more years of nothing being done?

[sampsonblk]

11. yes-nt

[TwilightGardener]

2. I'll bet Obama loves being called "Mr. President"--

and he looks so darn cute sitting up there! (sorry) Diane Feinstein gave a really good and convincing speech for the bill earlier, as did Jon Kyl. Lady Lindsay's all fired up.

[pdxmom]

4. I want clips of these Repukes saying that the Senate needs to listen

to the people when the next Iraq debate takes place.

[TwilightGardener]

5. Durbin making inspiring "inclusion" speech--let's not turn these people away.

Now Kennedy--asking Senate to appeal to its best instincts. He's a-yellin'.

[TwilightGardener]

6. Kennedy--are we going to vote for our hopes, or for our fears?

[TwilightGardener]

7. Martinez--can't enforce the current laws, when current laws are insufficient.

[jmp]

8. More like ...

"Won't enforce our current or future immigration laws."

Any law is "unenforcible" if you simply refuse to do it.

[flpoljunkie]

9. Cloture vote begins. Reports are vote is expected to be close, but cloture will fail.

[flpoljunkie]

10. Looks like it may not be close, and will fail. Already 11 Dems have voted No, with 9 R's Aye.

[jmp]

12. Shot down! ...

In a blaze of glory! :)

[flpoljunkie]

13. Cloture vote fails badlly--46 Ayes to 53 Nos. Immigration bill is dead.