Dream Act Turns Out To Be Nightmare For Reid

Harry Reid was supposed to bring the Dream Act to the Senate floor today but he never got a chance to do so because of bi-partisan support of the filibuster of the military spending bill. From The Las Vegas Sun: "Republicans largely painted Tuesday’s 56-43 vote on the motion to proceed to the bill – not enough to achieve the 60-vote supermajority needed to avoid filibuster – as a referendum on the repeal of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which prevents gays from serving openly in the military, and was part of the underlying defense authorization bill.
But by not even opening the floor for debate on the enormous annual spending package to fund various military programs and campaigns, “no” voters have set Congress up for a potential result it hasn’t seen for almost 50 years – the possibility that Congress will not pass any defense authorization bill at all."
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/sep/21/dont-ask-repeal-immigration-reform-proposal-hit-ob/
For some reason, Reid thought he had the votes but it turned out he didn't. Even though I am conservative, I have no problem repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell. The main reason is that gays, just as straights, have to live with the Uniform Code Of Military Justice and it is strict. So the behavior that conservatives are afraid that gays would do would not happen because of the UCMJ.
But the Dream Act is a different ball game altogether. Illegal aliens should not serve in the military, plain and simple. They should not get special benefits for going to college. And the illegals should not get amnesty, which is Harry's goal.
Reid totally screwed this up. He could have gotten these bills a few months ago or last year, but he chose not to. While I realize the liberals will blame conservatives for this fiasco, it was Harry Reid and the Democrat leadership that screwed it up. They are to blame for their failures.