Is it possible Boehner just did a dog and pony show for the corporate check writers, knowing nothing would result? He has an odd idea of leadership.
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One Republican Who Makes Sense
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I think that must have been the case. Why else did they have this ridiculous campout and principles wishlist. He must be one shrewd sob to talk to. I wonder if anyone knows what he is really thinking.
I wonder if Ryan realized his chance of getting through primaries around the country was just shit canned by boehner. As ryan was selling us out on the budget and thinking he was selling us out on the immigration issues.... did Ryan know the speaker was just using him like a monkey?
I wonder if Ryan realized his chance of getting through primaries around the country was just shit canned by boehner. As ryan was selling us out on the budget and thinking he was selling us out on the immigration issues.... did Ryan know the speaker was just using him like a monkey?
Is it possible Boehner just did a dog and pony show for the corporate check writers, knowing nothing would result? He has an odd idea of leadership.
Republicans to rescue Dems, betray the nation
Thomas Sowell likens illegal aliens to embezzlers or burglars 'living in the shadows'
Published: 15 hours ago Thomas Sowell About | Email | Archive
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution in Stanford, Calif. He is the author of 28 books, including "Dismantling America" and "Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy."
Some supporters of President Obama may be worried about how he and the Democrats are going to fare politically, as the problems of Obamacare continue to escalate and it looks like the Republicans have a chance to win a majority in the Senate.
But Democrats may not need to worry so much. Republicans may once again come to the rescue of the Democrats, by discrediting themselves and snatching defeat from the very jaws of victory.
The latest bright idea among Republicans inside the Beltway is a new version of amnesty that is virtually certain to lose votes among the Republican base and is unlikely to gain many votes among the Hispanics the Republican leadership is courting.
One of the enduring political mysteries is how the Republicans can be so successful in winning governorships and control of state legislatures, while failing to make much headway in Washington. Maybe there are just too many clever GOP consultants inside the Beltway.
When it comes to national elections, just what principles do the Republicans stand for? It is hard to think of any, other than their hoping to win elections by converting themselves into Democrats lite. But voters who want what the Democrats offer can vote for the real thing, rather than Johnny-come-lately imitations.
Listening to discussions of immigration laws and proposals to reform them is like listening to something out of “Alice in Wonderland.”
Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help people who break them. One of the big problems that those who are pushing “comprehensive immigration reform” want solved is how to help people who came here illegally and are now “living in the shadows” as a result.
What about embezzlers or burglars who are “living in the shadows” in fear that someone will discover their crimes? Why not “reform” the laws against embezzlement or burglary, so that such people can also come out of the shadows?
Almost everyone seems to think that we need to solve the problem of the children of illegal immigrants, because these children are here “through no fault of their own.” Do people who say that have any idea how many millions of children are living in dire poverty in India, Africa or other places “through no fault of their own,” and would be better off living in the United States?
Do all children have some inherent right to live in America if they have done nothing wrong? If not, then why should the children of illegal immigrants have such a right?
More fundamentally, why do the American people not have a right to the protection that immigration laws provide people in other countries around the world – including Mexico, where illegal immigrants from other countries get no such special treatment as Mexico and its American supporters are demanding for illegal immigrants in the United States?
The very phrase “comprehensive” immigration reform is part of the bad faith that has surrounded immigration issues for decades. What “comprehensive” reform means is that border control and amnesty should be voted on together in Congress.
Why? Because that would be politically convenient for members of Congress, who like to be on both sides of issues, so as to minimize the backlash from the voting public. But what “comprehensive” immigration reform has always meant in practice is amnesty up front and a promise to control the border later – promises that have never been kept.
The new Republican proposal is to have some border-control criteria whose fulfillment will automatically serve as a “trigger” to let the legalizing of illegal immigrants proceed. But why set up some automatic triggering device to signal that the borders are secure, when the Obama administration is virtually guaranteed to game the system, so that amnesty can proceed?
What in the world is wrong with Congress taking up border security first, as a separate issue, and later taking responsibility in a congressional vote on whether the border has become secure? Congress at least should come out of the shadows.
The Republican plan for granting legalization up front, while withholding citizenship, is too clever by half. It is like saying that you can slide halfway down a slippery slope.
Republicans may yet rescue the Democrats, while demoralizing their own supporters and utterly failing the country.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/02/republicans-to-rescue-dems-betray-the-nation/#c7y4xsCIzv8wsmo3.99
Thomas Sowell likens illegal aliens to embezzlers or burglars 'living in the shadows'
Published: 15 hours ago Thomas Sowell About | Email | Archive
Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution in Stanford, Calif. He is the author of 28 books, including "Dismantling America" and "Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy."
Some supporters of President Obama may be worried about how he and the Democrats are going to fare politically, as the problems of Obamacare continue to escalate and it looks like the Republicans have a chance to win a majority in the Senate.
But Democrats may not need to worry so much. Republicans may once again come to the rescue of the Democrats, by discrediting themselves and snatching defeat from the very jaws of victory.
The latest bright idea among Republicans inside the Beltway is a new version of amnesty that is virtually certain to lose votes among the Republican base and is unlikely to gain many votes among the Hispanics the Republican leadership is courting.
One of the enduring political mysteries is how the Republicans can be so successful in winning governorships and control of state legislatures, while failing to make much headway in Washington. Maybe there are just too many clever GOP consultants inside the Beltway.
When it comes to national elections, just what principles do the Republicans stand for? It is hard to think of any, other than their hoping to win elections by converting themselves into Democrats lite. But voters who want what the Democrats offer can vote for the real thing, rather than Johnny-come-lately imitations.
Listening to discussions of immigration laws and proposals to reform them is like listening to something out of “Alice in Wonderland.”
Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help people who break them. One of the big problems that those who are pushing “comprehensive immigration reform” want solved is how to help people who came here illegally and are now “living in the shadows” as a result.
What about embezzlers or burglars who are “living in the shadows” in fear that someone will discover their crimes? Why not “reform” the laws against embezzlement or burglary, so that such people can also come out of the shadows?
Almost everyone seems to think that we need to solve the problem of the children of illegal immigrants, because these children are here “through no fault of their own.” Do people who say that have any idea how many millions of children are living in dire poverty in India, Africa or other places “through no fault of their own,” and would be better off living in the United States?
Do all children have some inherent right to live in America if they have done nothing wrong? If not, then why should the children of illegal immigrants have such a right?
More fundamentally, why do the American people not have a right to the protection that immigration laws provide people in other countries around the world – including Mexico, where illegal immigrants from other countries get no such special treatment as Mexico and its American supporters are demanding for illegal immigrants in the United States?
The very phrase “comprehensive” immigration reform is part of the bad faith that has surrounded immigration issues for decades. What “comprehensive” reform means is that border control and amnesty should be voted on together in Congress.
Why? Because that would be politically convenient for members of Congress, who like to be on both sides of issues, so as to minimize the backlash from the voting public. But what “comprehensive” immigration reform has always meant in practice is amnesty up front and a promise to control the border later – promises that have never been kept.
The new Republican proposal is to have some border-control criteria whose fulfillment will automatically serve as a “trigger” to let the legalizing of illegal immigrants proceed. But why set up some automatic triggering device to signal that the borders are secure, when the Obama administration is virtually guaranteed to game the system, so that amnesty can proceed?
What in the world is wrong with Congress taking up border security first, as a separate issue, and later taking responsibility in a congressional vote on whether the border has become secure? Congress at least should come out of the shadows.
The Republican plan for granting legalization up front, while withholding citizenship, is too clever by half. It is like saying that you can slide halfway down a slippery slope.
Republicans may yet rescue the Democrats, while demoralizing their own supporters and utterly failing the country.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/02/republicans-to-rescue-dems-betray-the-nation/#c7y4xsCIzv8wsmo3.99
Sheesh, another exasperating attempt to past an article. This really needs to be fixed.
Either that or come out and say you don't want us pasting stuff.
Either that or come out and say you don't want us pasting stuff.
I agree the tea party should take a stance of my way or the highway on every major issue. And hopefully they'll also do this with the presidential candidate also.
The new Tea party slogan "My way or the Highway"
Lol, love it. +1. "Don't retreat, reload!"
I agree the tea party should take a stance of my way or the highway on every major issue. And hopefully they'll also do this with the presidential candidate also.
The new Tea party slogan "My way or the Highway"
The tea party, digging in...
Conservative Group Launches 'Dump The Leadership' Campaign To Oust GOP Leaders
Samantha Lachman
Posted: 02/04/2014 10:01 am EST Updated: 02/04/2014 10:59 am EST
"ForAmerica, a conservative nonprofit group, told CNN Tuesday that it will push to get rid of the Republican party's current leadership team in Congress with a petition and digital advertisements.
"Time and again, year after year, the Republican leadership in the House and Senate has come to grassroots conservatives, and Tea Party supporters pleading for our money, our volunteers, our time, our energy and our votes," ForAmerica Chairman Brent Bozell said in a statement to CNN. "In return they have repeatedly promised not just to stop the liberal assault on our freedoms and our national treasury, but to advance our conservative agenda."
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The push to get rid of the leadership seems to have worked...
at least the push to hold an election to get rid of the speaker...
after house lawmakers started a push to have a special leadership election we got this...
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Govern...er-brewing-boehner-puts-the-brakes-on-amnesty
In an abrupt switch from his months of work to bring immigration reform back from life support, Speaker John Boehner told reporters today that the issue cannot move forward until President Obama proves he can be a trustworthy partner to implement the law as written.
at least the push to hold an election to get rid of the speaker...
after house lawmakers started a push to have a special leadership election we got this...
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Govern...er-brewing-boehner-puts-the-brakes-on-amnesty
In an abrupt switch from his months of work to bring immigration reform back from life support, Speaker John Boehner told reporters today that the issue cannot move forward until President Obama proves he can be a trustworthy partner to implement the law as written.
He is such a joke. I can't believe anyone in either party trusts him or has any respect for him. He has flip flopped so many times on so many issues, plus he has a nasty habit of getting people out on the limb then sawing it off, like he did on the shutdown.
If he had any balls, we could have stopped obamacare in its tracks. It's beyond frustrating when you have to have a riot to stop the leader of the party from detroying it.
If he had any balls, we could have stopped obamacare in its tracks. It's beyond frustrating when you have to have a riot to stop the leader of the party from detroying it.