mikulski-santorum bill rejected

It looks as if Poles will still have to queue for visas. Ridiculous.

From Wirtualna Polska:

Wszyscy republikańscy senatorowie popierali tę inicjatywę, ale niestety nie mogliśmy jej jednomyślnie uchwalić z powodu obstrukcji ze strony Demokratów - poinformował senator Santorum w specjalnym oświadczeniu.

"All Republican senators agreed to this initiative, but unfortunately we couldn't get it ratified because of Democratic obstruction", said senator Santorum [Republican] in a special interview.

This comes to me, and many others I'm sure, as very sad news. Poland has managed to become one of the USA's best allies, alongside the UK. There's not much more I can write on this, but if you want to know where Poland stands in world politics today, read this. Excerpt below. The article's amazing...

From Chrenkoff:

If and when the Mikulski-Santorum bill to abolish visa requirements for the Poles passes the US Senate, Poland will not suddenly empty of all its wretched masses yearning to breathe free, but America's wealth, dynamism, optimism and imagination will undoubtedly continue to fascinate and inspire generations of Poles.

I can't agree with this more fully. The EU had the same scare when it opened its borders to the East, and nothing much has changed here at all. It's time for the US to open its arms to the people who helped out with her interests, at least, and to stop being so up itself for a change. Thank-you.