Watching the Reports...

A keen eye on the blog report tells me that my earlier post about Hastert's desire to jail much of his hometown may have produced this result.

The two top Republicans in Congress, confronted with internal party divisions as well as large public demonstrations, said Tuesday they intend to pass immigration legislation that does not subject illegal aliens to prosecution as felons.

A written statement by House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, did not say whether they would seek legislation subjecting illegal immigrants to misdemeanor prosecution or possibly a civil penalty such as a fine.

"It remains our intent to produce a strong border security bill that will not make unlawful presence in the United States a felony," the two men said. An estimated 11 million men, women and children are in the United States illegally.

sssssssssss... I'm so hot tonight.

But there is no explanation why Fristy Hastert have been bragging about their work on crafting legislation that... well, treats illegal aliens as felons. Hmmm. Guess they forgot that part.