Help when the GOP needs it most

Yesterday I posted on the Rasmussen’s latest poll results which included:

Before the President's speech, Rasmussen Reports found that Democrats had a 10-point advantage on the Generic Congressional Ballot. Following the speech, the Democrats lead grew to 15 points, 48% to 33%. While the Generic Congressional Ballot is not particularly valuable in projecting House elections, it is a useful measure of the national mood and that mood is decidedly turning against the GOP at the moment.

It looked pretty bad for Republicans. How were they going to dig themselves out of that hole?

Well, this morning came the sort of miracle Republicans must have prayed for all last night.

From the Washington Times:

Reid calls language proposal racist

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called a proposal to make English the official language "racist" on the Senate floor yesterday.

"This amendment is racist. I think it's directed basically to people who speak Spanish," the Democrat said during the already tense debate over immigration reform.

Moments later, the Senate approved the measure on a 63-34 vote. Virtually all Republicans were joined by 11 Democrats to approve the largely symbolic amendment.

Immediately following that vote, the Senate approved a second amendment, declaring on a 58-39 vote that English is the "common and unifying language."

Such proposals enjoy overwhelming support among American voters.

A poll by Zogby International earlier this year found that 84 percent of Americans say English should be the official language of government operations. The same poll found that 77 percent of Hispanics agree.[…]

Who would have believed that after all the nasty remarks Reid’s been making about Republicans, he’d come to their aid just as it looked like they would do very badly in the ’06 congressionals?

Now if Sens. Kennedy and Schumer, Rep. Pelosi, Chairman Dean , and former VP Gore pitch in and do their part, it could be a very good November for the GOP after all.

We’ll have to see.

Meanwhile, if you're a Republican, remember what your parents taught you: thank people who help you.

It doesn’t have to be anything elaborate. A short, sincere “thank you” note will do.

The Washington Times article is here.