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no boehner, it's because the gop hates the black man in the white house.....
A week after signaling that House Republicans would pursue an overhaul of immigration laws, Speaker John A. Boehner declared Thursday that his caucus is unlikely to move forward until President Obama gains their trust.
Theres widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws, Boehner (R-Ohio) said during a midday news conference at the Capitol. And its going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes.
Boehner was making his first extended public remarks since releasing a list of GOP standards for immigration policy at a conference retreat last week. His attempt to place the burden on Obama illustrated the mounting opposition from hard-line conservatives and laid the groundwork for blaming the White House if a deal fails.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said this week that an immigration deal remains a long shot in a sharply divided Congress. Rep. Raúl R. Labrador (R-Idaho) suggested that Boehner could lose his speakership if he pursues a bill in a midterm election year.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/boehner-immigration-reform-stalls-because-gop-has-widespread-doubt-about-obama/2014/02/06/233b497a-8f55-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html?hpid=z1
Glitterati
(3,182 posts)when Republicans used them.
C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)this has already blown up in their faces.
Stupid republicans can't resist the over-reach
and the nefarious scheme (over actually governing).
This is a perfect opportunity for Democrats to
hit them with that cream pie over and over again.
Berlum
(7,044 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)cause them trouble. So ya know? Whatev.
Rex
(65,616 posts)Once again, the GOP Congress takes America hostage and demands the POTUS do as they say.
Worst Congress eva! Boner should be driven out of town on a rail.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)"There is widespread doubt whether Speaker John Boehner is capable of corralling his majority into voting for the most basic, most pressing and non-controversial issues. I look forward to working together with the republican party in an open and bipartisan manner as soon as a functional House of Representatives rises from the current climate of conspiracy theories and political grandstanding."
pampango
(24,692 posts)Bad for the country; bad for undocumented immigrants; bad for people on unemployment; bad for people making the minimum wage; bad for women; bad for minorities; etc. There is a long, long list of people this is bad for. The ONLY good thing about this is that the more the tea party rules the GOP the worse their long term electoral prospects become. One day we may look back and thank the tea party for being such unmitigated jerks - assuming we survive that long.
spanone
(135,874 posts)republicans use every word they can think of just short of the 'N' word.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,870 posts)Here we go again. Those guys just choose to never learn.