[quote]MattyG35 wrote:
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]MattyG35 wrote:
So about the Republicans not wanting to fund Obamas immigration reform (unless I’m mistaken on that one)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_SPENDING_BILL?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-12-11-21-42-15
Does anyone else have more insight on this? Is the Republican opposition just doing hand-waving and talking out of their ass to get elected?[/quote]
Hand waving is part of it, and you have to understand that no every republican just toes the party line. They actually have people within that will tell other republicans to fuck off. They aren’t lock step warriors anymore, like the dems still are.
There is a basic political strategy here at play, beyond a short term funding bill, that is getting lost in the weeds. I’m not saying I agree with it, or even understand it 100%, but to think they are just 100% morons doing the opposite of what they said they would do at every turn is silly. [/quote]
Yeah, just seems kind of strange considering they take over in less than a month, why fund something your voters oppose for 9 months is what I find odd. Which is why I’m wondering if they’re just pandering to where they get their money as I’ve read some of those parties benefit quite a bit from work done by illegal immigrants.
Continuing with Obama’s amnesty program, if you can call it that, I’m wondering if he’ll get better turn out than Obamacare lol. Although I read that Obama didn’t even sign an executive order
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/12/executive-amnesty-order-what-order.php
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/conncarroll/2014/12/11/it-is-completely-irrelevant-that-obama-never-signed-an-executive-order-on-immigration-n1930571[/quote]
Republicans could be buying themselves some time on how to handle the amnesty, the last government shutdown cost them favor with voters.
Watch Jorge Ramos from Univision call out Obama over why he didn’t do the executive amnesty sooner. Ramos is right, in that if he can do it now he could have done it 6 years ago. And if he couldn’t do it before, then he can’t do it now. I disagree with Ramos’ position on giving amnesty, but I like how he makes Obama squirm.