Whoever Could Have Imagined...

...last spring that the Senate would be passing a "border fence only" bill mere weeks from the election, by a vote of 80-19?

Scroll down to Post 34 in this Free Republic thread for the names of the 19 senators who voted against the bill. Senator Kennedy abstained.

Both of California's Democrat Senators voted in favor of the bill.

There is still a long ways to go on border security, including protecting our northern border, but this 700-mile fence represents a step in the right direction. Hopefully funding will be passed quickly.

This vote represents a particular triumph for the House Republicans, who insisted on a commonsense border security plan being put into place before addressing issues such as citizenship and tax giveaways for illegal aliens. They remained committed to border security despite being in the uncomfortable position of disagreeing with the President on a major issue in an election year, and in the end, conservatism won an important victory. Well done.