No one will really be able to pronounce the Dracula-like immigration bill "dead" until the 110th Congress adjourns sine die in 2008.

But it suffered another huge setback on June 28, when a band of conservatives--led by Senate Steering Committee Chairman Jim DeMint (R-S.C.)--once again succeeded in submerging it in a massive parliamentary quagmire.

In fact, the successful conservative strategy for the "end-of-June go-round" was exactly the same as the successful conservative strategy for the "end-of-May go-round":

Make it impossible for the bill's managers to play "let's make a deal" by negotiating and adopting the amendments necessary to garner the support required for passage. . . .

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