Republican Senator: Time To Give Up This Immigration Fight And Fund DHS

[ashling]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/mark-kirk-immigration-dhs

Republican Sen. Mark Kirk said Wednesday that his party made a mistake by picking a fight over President Barack Obama's immigration actions, and said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) should bring up a "clean" bill to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded.

"I generally agree with the Democratic position here. I think we should have never fought this battle on DHS funding," the Illinois senator said in the Capitol. "I think it's the wrong battle for us at the wrong time."

Does the GOP share blame for the impasse over DHS?

"It does," Kirk said. "Had I been consulted, which I wasn't, I don't think we should have ever attached these issues to DHS funding. I always thought the burden of being in the majority is the burden of governing."

[sinkingfeeling]

1. OMG, a GOP Senator with a brain!

[randys1]

2. Nah, I knew it was too good to be true, look at what ELSE he said

Yesterday afternoon, Kirk also told Politico, “The Republicans – if there is a successful attack during a DHS shutdown – we should build a number of coffins outside each Democratic office and say, ‘You are responsible for these dead Americans.’”

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/mark-kirk-eyes-coffins-outside-each-democratic-office

You see, when they blame us for what they are doing, it makes me feel violently angry

I am not saying I will commit violence, but these are acts of war in my mind, against fellow americans.

This is insane.

[still_one]

3. The only thing the republicans can claim credit for is obstruction

[kydo]

4. This has got to be satire.. the onion

If not and he really said this I except his next statements recorded to be something really stupid and mean to show off his republicianism. No way a rethug say and mean something like that. Just doesn't happen these days. Well unless they leave their little gang.