the problem here is the dishonesty...

if klein and co. simply said something like:

"At this point, we can't support this measure because a majority of our district believes that giving illegals a driver's license is a bad idea. We have a conference to worry about."

Then fine....No problem...

And that is prob. exactly the conversation that went on behind closed doors.

But when they try to rationalize their vote in this sloppy and silly way, it just insults the intelligence of the people they are supposed to represent. And I think acting like this actually has the opposite effect. Meaning, behaving like this isn't going to appease people against illegal aliens. It is only going to entrench those same people's view that they have a soft-bellied liberal representative in the state senate. so these senators are alienating their base while at the same time not really gaining any points with conservatives. so not only are they wrong on the issue, they are playing very sloppy politics.

excellent work! keep up the good job.