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Related: About this forumGingrich: Republicans Will Oppose Any Immigration Plan Backed By Obama Because They Hate Obama
During an appearance on ABCs This Week on Sunday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) admitted that Republicans are likely to oppose any immigration reform proposal introduced by President Obama because they personally dislike the Commander-in-Chief.
An Obama plan led and driven by Obama in this atmosphere with the level of hostility towards the president and the way he goads the hostility I think is very hard to imagine that bill, that his bill is going to pass the House, Gingrich said. I think that negotiated with a Senate immigration bill that has to have bipartisan support could actually get to the presidents desk.
The Senate-backed framework for immigration reform, which enhances security on the border and includes a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, shares many similarities with Obamas own proposal, though the president has repeatedly said that if Congress fails to make progress, he will introduce his own reform legislation. That plan, obtained by USA Today, mirrors many provisions of the bipartisan 2007 bill spearheaded by Ted Kennedy and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and would allow unauthorized immigrants to become legal permanent residents within eight years. The plan also would provide for more security funding and require business owners to check the immigration status of new hires within four years, the paper reports.
Despite its bipartisan nature, the draft proposal was immediately panned by Republicans. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) a member of the Senate group working towards producing comprehensive legislation called it dead on arrival, while Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) said it demonstrated that Obama is looking for a partisan advantage and not a bipartisan solution.
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http://thinkprogress.org/special/2013/02/17/1605401/gingrich-republicans-will-oppose-any-immigration-plan-backed-by-obama-because-they-hate-obama/
Zambero
(8,965 posts)It might take the near-extinction of the GOP to get certain legislation passed. The more elections they lose from continuing to alienate the growing demographic of Latino- and Asian-American voters (among others), the sooner this might occur.
aquart
(69,014 posts)Thanks for the campaign soundbite Newt!
Any chance we can get this on the air by tomorrow?
Berlum
(7,044 posts)who happens to be Black.
They cannot abide this
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)Kolesar
(31,182 posts)...prodded by talk radio hosts.
That was from Bill Moyers' Journal: "Rage on the Radio" segment from the last decade.
TxDemChem
(1,918 posts)It seems they can dish it, but can't take it
budkin
(6,714 posts)And they can't accept it
Cosmocat
(14,572 posts)they CONTINUALLY blame President Obama for them acting like jackasses, while self indignantly screaming about how resolute and tough conservatives are.
And, the "liberal media" just breathlessly parrots how it is the President's fault they act like jackasses.
You know, cause he won't invite them over for tea ...
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,437 posts)Of course, I don't think that they were ever really serious about this whole endeavor anyway and have been looking for an "escape hatch" from day one so that they could make it seem like they are doing something productive- to attract Hispanic voters- and to (eventually) "save face" with their base by bailing and blaming President Obama. I bet that this is it for them.
Andy823
(11,495 posts)The problem is they seem to always want the president to put out a plan before they do, and when he does, they complain, but they NEVER seem to put out any "real" plans of their own. Of course that could be because they don't have the brains to actually come up with anything that might work to fix the country, they only seem to come up with ideas to help the rich get richer!
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,437 posts)They constantly want to start over with that danged "blank piece of paper" that they never fill out. I'm still waiting to see them introduce their "bold" plan to cut Medicare and Social Security but they're sitting around waiting for President to put out his plan to do that- so that, of course, they can go back to their constituents and denounce it and pillory the President and Democrats over it. They decry the lack of leadership from President Obama, the Senate, etc. while refusing to lead themselves at the same time. HYPOCRITES!
Third Doctor
(1,574 posts)In once small instance he told the truth. The GOP will not playball with Obama not matter what and they will lose a certain voting block completely.
NPolitics1979
(613 posts)prouddem19665nvd
(13 posts)Yeah, keep on being obstructionist, you douches. Sooner or later, it'll come back to bite you in the asses.
Cosmocat
(14,572 posts)What these jackasses REALLY hate is having to pass any immigration bill at all.
But, in their crazed minds, they think this is the one thing holding them back from winning the Presidential election, so they HAVE to pass someone.
There is no mystery as to what immigration reform has to be. There might be some details that vary, like how long it takes to earn citizenship. But, any immigration reform package is going to look mostly like the next.
What they REALLY WANT is for the President to not saying anything, hide in a cave, and have Rubio be the front man for it so they can scream about how the GOP got it done and Rubio was the leader of it, while getting him on the ticket in three years.
All politics, all the time, with these scumbags.