Rubio's DREAM Act conspiracy theory

Ironically, as Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) makes more of an effort to raise his national profile, it's getting far more difficult to take him seriously. Comments like the ones he made yesterday are just clownish.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said the White House is trying to sabotage his version of the DREAM Act by "ordering" activists not to work with him so that President Obama can maintain his hold on the Latino vote in the 2012 election.

"One of the things that already been documented is that the White House has been, the articles that have been written, two or three by now, the White House has been calling in DREAM Act advocates and asking them, almost ordering them, not to work with me on this issue," Rubio said Thursday on the Laura Ingraham radio show.

As Rubio sees it, his proposal would have a shot at passage, were it not for Democrats and immigration-reform advocates who've been ordered not to cooperate. Why? Because the White House wants to use GOP opposition to the DREAM Act as a 2012 "wedge issue" with Latino voters.

As proof of the White House working behind the scenes to kill legislation that does not yet exist, Rubio offered ... pretty much nothing. The far-right senator alluded to "articles" showing administration officials instructing advocates not to work with him, but he hasn't pointed to any specific pieces.

Whether Rubio appreciates the larger context or not, his conspiracy theory is absurd. The White House isn't killing the senator's watered-down version of the DREAM Act; Republicans are.

Mitt Romney's chief advisor on immigration policy said Rubio's plan is a non-starter, and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said the Florida senator shouldn't even bother with his bill because it's not going to pass.

Are we to believe the Romney campaign and the House GOP leadership are acting on instructions from Obama?

As one White House official recently told Sahil Kapur, "The notion that somehow the president or Democrats would be the roadblock to any progress on immigration is ridiculous. If this proposal fails, the reason will be the Republicans."

http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/11/11660799-rubios-dream-act-conspiracy-theory?lite

The more I think about this "Rubio Dream Act," and how mysterious and watered down it is starting to look as well as the conincidence that his book comes out next month, I'm starting to have serious doubts about this whole thing. Obama is a smart guy and I believe that when he makes an issue a priority, he gets things done. I'd rather stick with Obama than Rubio and his Tea Party friends that have helped make Dreamers' lives a living hell, something's up with this Rubio guy and I don't trust his intentions....

I disagree with the article.

Here is the evidence.:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...T_story_1.html

MSNBC should have interviewed Gaby Pacheco before slamming Rubio's LEGITIMATE concerns.

Any negative rhetoric that comes from the Obama administration in regards to Rubio's upcoming bill is not helpful. Rhetoric delivered from a position of power is a very powerful tool.

this article is total bullshit. Obama is calling people and telling them not to support it. Sorry the guy couldn't name it off his head.

But what would you expect from Rachael Maddow, a democrat political operative

They said the bill was to be finalized by the end of this week. Does that mean the bill is going to come out in the next few days or is it still june?

I am a leftist, and Rachel is trying to engage a game of liberal bs. Rubio's finger-pointing is valid and appropriate. Everyone read the link I posted in this thread. Cecilia Munoz was one of the officials of the White House that was trying to undermine Rubio's efforts. It's no conspiracy theory.

^^^All good points, I want to see what this so called " New Dream Act Bill" from Rubio looks like. If it is a watered-down shadow of the 2010 Bill (that was already watered-down), then it is no Dream Act and he's just another opportunistic politician that wants to score points with voters concerned about the Dream Act, just like Obama did in 2008.