In a stunning show of arrogance, Senate Democrats are radically expanding their obstructionist tactics. Not content with conducting filibusters of judicial nominees on an unprecedented scale, Senate Democrats are now threatening to obstruct an emergency war-spending bill if House Republicans do not drop efforts to crack down on the growing illegal alien problem:

Senate Democrats are threatening to bog down the emergency war-spending bill with a broad debate on immigration if Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist doesn’t win a guarantee from House Republicans to drop driver’s license limits from their chamber’s version.

Minority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, said yesterday that he wants to ensure the eventual House-Senate conference will not include the House-passed Real ID Act, which cracks down on illegal immigrants’ ability to use driver’s licenses and restricts asylum claims.

No word from failed presidential candidate John Kerry, who (after two decades of voting against every military bill he could) is trying to reach out to military voters with an amendment to the $80 billion emergency military spending bill that increases survivor benefits.

In a further example of crass obstructionism, Senate Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, unable to derail the up-and-down vote of John Bolton, have delayed the committee vote on Bolton until next week. They say they need more time because they want to question even more witnesses. The real reason, of course, is so they have the entire weekend to convince moderate Republican RINO Senator Lincoln Chafee (RI) to defect, resulting in a tie vote in the closely-divided committee. A tie would kill the nomination.