GOP reaction to Obama's immigration policy

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by bhunter

That was a nice elegant political move by Obama's team IMHO. The GOP should have done something before this to counter this predictable move by Obama.

Well, they could be obstructionist and call it s-o-c-i-a-l-i-s-m.

Keeping the pattern alive and all...

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by bhunter

That was a nice elegant political move by Obama's team IMHO. The GOP should have done something before this to counter this predictable move by Obama.

It was, at least partially, an action that took the wind out of Rubio's forthcoming Dream Act Lite proposal. It has left Romney completely flat-footed.

[finnbow]

And now in response to Obama's favorability among Latinos, the RNC's Latino Site features a stock photo of Asian children. Well did, doofuses.

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/was...asian-children

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by finnbow

And now in response to Obama's favorability among Latinos, the RNC's Latino Site features a stock photo of Asian children. Well did, doofuses.

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/was...asian-children

I know. I heard about that.

Asian, Latino, whatever! What's the diff?

These guys are pathetic.

John

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by bhunter

That was a nice elegant political move by Obama's team IMHO. The GOP should have done something before this to counter this predictable move by Obama.

Geez, BH, haven't you been paying attention? Obama and his folks can't do anything right. He's an idiot and a Marxist. Even a back-handed compliment is not sufficiently doctrinaire. Get your act together.

Uh, by the way, good point.

Regards,

D-Ray

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by bhunter

That was a nice elegant political move by Obama's team IMHO. The GOP should have done something before this to counter this predictable move by Obama.

Dubya tried and got his ass handed to him by the Talk Radio/Faux News wing of the party. With that as a backdrop, Romney doubled down on anti-immigrant rhetoric in the primaries (i.e., self-deporting, vetoing the Dream Act). The GOP has made their bed in this area. Now they're sleeping in it.

[icenine]

Do not worry Romney really staked out his position on a bunch of issues on Face The Nation so clearly....his campaign slogan should be "We Will Cross That Bridge When We Come To It". The man cannot take a stand on any issue partly because he is afraid of the Suicide Party....and partly because he has really no ideological center other than he is bored and wants to be President.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by icenine

Do not worry Romney really staked out his position on a bunch of issues on Face The Nation so clearly....his campaign slogan should be "We Will Cross That Bridge When We Come To It". The man cannot take a stand on any issue partly because he is afraid of the Suicide Party....and partly because he has really no ideological center other than he is bored and wants to be President.

In a bizarre sort of way, that's about the only thing I find appealing about the Mittster. I'm so feckin' tired of the ideological extremes of both parties (though more tired of the GOP), that I may be ready for a technocrat completely devoid of ideology. Somebody who can make the trains run on time, as it were.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by finnbow

In a bizarre sort of way, that's about the only thing I find appealing about the Mittster. I'm so feckin' tired of the ideological extremes of both parties (though more tired of the GOP), that I may be ready for a technocrat completely devoid of ideology. Somebody who can make the trains run on time, as it were.

Problem there, however, is that without any convictions he wouldn't stand up to the extremists who have taken over the party.

Regards,

D-Ray

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Problem there, however, is that without any convictions he wouldn't stand up to the extremists who have taken over the party.

Regards,

D-Ray

You're most certainly correct to this point. But thus far, the whole thing is just a kabuki dance anyway. A campaign has little or nothing to the subsequent administration. Dubya was supposed to be humble in foreign policy and compassionate in domestic affairs. Similarly, Obama was supposed to close Gitmo, prosecute terrorist in Federal courts, etc. How'd that work out?

Given his tin ear, I think Romney may be willing/able to ignore the right wing of his party. I'm not yet sure if I want to bet on it, however. He hasn't yet had his Sistah Souljah moment after all.