Note: due to an editing error, a comment of mine appeared to have been a part of KHOU’s article. The quote has been corrected. I apologize for the error to KHOU and anyone who may have been confused.

Well, it took some fighting, but White finally got his way on the red lights and the illegal alien work center. The day labor center turned into a fight though, and it looked like it might not pass.

“The responsibility is on the employers as to whether they’re hiring somebody that’s illegal or not,� said Houston City Councilmember Sue Lovell. “I would like the city to help employers not break the law.�

Boy, SEIU isn’t going to be happy about that return on their investment.

So councilmembers on White’s side pushed an amendment that could have delayed a vote. “It’s clear what’s being done here,� said Houston City Councilmember Addie Wiseman. “And there is political posturing behind this,� Councilmember Pam Holm said.

Heh. No kidding. “political posturing” is a neat name for “noticing the voters in your district are against this.”

In fact, so many amendments went on the table that even the mayor got mixed up. “It turns out to be a little more complicated than I thought,� said Mayor Bill White.

“We have all kind of debates going on,� said Councilmember M.J. Khan. In the end, M.J. Khan, a Republican immigrant, became the swing vote.

That’s RINO immigrant, thank you. About what we expect. Oh, wait, why am I worried about it?

“Let’s just vote on it and stop with the political games,� said Wiseman. And the day labor site won a renewed a contract.

Houston to White and council: It’s not a game, or if it is, a lot more people than usual are keeping score… I suspect some of you are going to discover that come 2007.