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Originally Posted by Erik1421
If he talked to republicans he would get a major NO to the face. Trust me, republicans are so attached to the tea party right now that they are willing to break ties with the rest of the country and put the us in danger of defaulting on the debt.
http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/09/news...dex.htm?hpt=T2
Do you seriously think you can negotiate with them? The only way to get congress to do something is if there is a major shift in ideology, and thats what the president is attempting. I don't blame him for wanting a 2012 re election, everyone, even him have personal interests for political, or personal reasons.
You have no idea what an executive order on the issue of immigration would do. I agree that he needs to grow a stronger spine, and thats what he is doing. The President has the power to influence laws by talking to the people who elect the lawmakers. Texas is a big "R" in the country, if he can shift it with the hispanic vote, he would be able to do so much more. |
Giving a recycled speech can hardly be considered as growing a spine.
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The president will have to present a plan that takes amnesty off the table and focuses, instead, on making a real commitment to border and interior security," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, said Tuesday morning. "If the president does these two things, he will find strong bipartisan support. If he doesn't, he won't."
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/05/...rss_topstories
This speech was useless IMO, he had a super-majority in the house and senate at one point and he failed to use it.
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At the same time, however, the president has also signaled a shift in federal priorities.
"The (recent) increase in deportations has been a source of controversy," he acknowledged. "But I want to emphasize: We are not doing this haphazardly. We are focusing our limited resources on violent offenders and people convicted of crimes -- not families, not folks who are just looking to scrape together an income."
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We all know that's a lie too.