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March 17, 2006
Budget and Immigration Politics
I had no intention of turning this into a bash-Bill Frist blog, but I couldn't help but notice that on the same day the Senate (and Frist) voted to raise the federal debt limit to nearly $9 trillion (bringing the debt to a staggering 66.1 % of GDP), Frist introduced a Securing America's Borders Act, and then bragged about it at National Review Online.
With the November midterm elections fast approaching, Republicans will be eager to win back the support of their base. Bill Frist, who has 2008 presidential ambitions, is especially keen on winning over conservatives. He has already pledged to re-introduce the Federal Marriage Amendment this June (something we haven't heard about since the 2004 election) and, and as I wrote in the post below, he wants to protect the American flag.
Should be interesting to watch what else he and other Republicans pull out of their hats this year in an effort to deflect attention from their fiscal recklessness.
Posted by Philip Klein at March 17, 2006 1:43 PM