Two names are being given the collective nod in the current fiasco that is the GOP's participation in the current AMNESTY legislation that the Senate begins debating today.
Mitt Romney was the savvy candidate, immediately condemning what was known of the measure as early as last Friday. Over the weekend he repeated his crystal clear position that the Z-Visa is amnesty, the immediate granting of temporary status to the 12-20 million illegals that are here is amnesty, and giving them unlimited(F-You) type of renewals and appeals IS amnesty. Mitt's position: "No Amnesty - PERIOD!"
Fred Thompson is the other winner. Long before the debate around this specific bill Big Fred was already talking common sense - on the side of the People - in this issue that some would like to complicate:
After the bill's substance began to leak, Thompson kept sounding like the plain talking - straight forward man that he is.
The loser's are going down... McCain most notably for taking the extra effort to insult fellow Senators - especially those whose views replicate 74% of Republican voters and 64% of Democrats.