Posted on 06/18/2012 7:14:48 PM PDT by NoLibZone
While our presumptive nominee Mitt Romney has criticized Obama's cynical, politically-timed power grab, he has yet to say whether or not he would repeal President Obama's executive decision to no longer enforce our laws with respect to somewhere around one million Mexican illegals. Instead, first thing this morning, the Romney campaign went right back to talking about Obama's failed economy:
A number of my fellow conservatives, many of whom I admire, are hitting Romney for not taking a stand on this, but what exactly is Romney supposed to do? This entire story is, quite obviously, a coordinated trap set up by both the Obama campaign and their White House Media Palace Guards to change the subject and gum Romney up in divisive identity politics for the next ten days.
Within seconds of Obama's unilateral move (remember when the media hated those?), many of the Media Palace Guards I follow on Twitter were tweeting things like "game changer," because after having no choice but to report on Obama's very bad two weeks, they were all in agony and desperate to change the subject -- desperate for a "game changer."
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We must thank God daily that Obama and not McCain/Palin won in ‘08.
Romney would be smart to ignore the ***holes in the state run MSM. He’s not running against them. He’s running against the Kenyan. He needs to make sure Barry’s toadies don’t take him out.
Knowing what I know now, seeing where this nation has gone from 2008 up to now, seeing China replace us as an economic power, the downgrade and the bowing to foreign leaders, abuse of Presidential powers and apologizing for America's existence I would be able to hold my nose less tightly voting for McCain/Palin if only it could be 2008 again.
We may not be able to get back what we lost. Other nations are in the race to win too.
Maybe so. But why couldn’t Romney at least attack on Constitutional, separation of powers grounds?
I’m sorry....WHAT?
The Romney campaign needs to keep this up. The key is to force Obama & his minions to play OUR game. Don’t let them set the agenda—make them react to the Republican campaign. Continue to focus on the economy, jobs and the piss-poor Obama record of non-accomplishment.
He had been all weekend. I would like to see him keep it up but also and more importantly keep talking about the economy.
Obama's executive order was to get the Latino vote but the timing was to get Thursday's bad unemployment numbers out of the news for the weekend.
I suppose the next set of bad economic numbers will be followed by an executive order to pardon everybody's mortgages or College financial Aid.
Exactly!
Exactly. Too bad so many here chomp down on blatant media bait. Gets tedious after awhile.
Instead of speaking the truth and defending the constitution he should continue to play politics.
Remember all that lip flapping around here about pushing him to the right?
Never mind.
I still wish somebody would stress what an insult it is to LEGAL immigrants to jump lawbreakers ahead of them in line.
Romney isn’t running for Congress.
As President, why/how would/could he issue an order to enforce the Law as written ? He takes an oath, as Obama did, to enforce the Laws of the USA if elected president, it would be redundant for him to say he is for the law as written. As president he swears to do exactly that.
If Romney was running for Congress he could declare what his vote might be on a theoretical bill, but he’s running for President.
Obama set a political trap. He wants Republicans to respond to his bogus dream act with anti-immigrant rhetoric, hoping we’ll lose more Hispanic support. Romney handled it correctly. Say what you want to say...how you want to say it. The press is the enemy.
Romney did the right thing because King Amabo targeted the no status immigrants that have not committed a crime entering the USA.
Romney did handle it correctly.
These immigrants cannot vote. In the short term they are irrelevant. What Romney should have done was without referring to the illegals, plant the seed they are taking American taxpayer jobs away.
Force Obama back into the dialogue about the economy.
I dunno...
I think his strategy here is pretty sound. Obama wants people talking about race, he wants them pointing fingers at each other, he wants to divide and conquer.
Romney keeps talking about the economy, which is what most Americans are concerned about, and that’s fine with me.
If and when he does enter the fray on the immigration question, he will do it his way and at a time of his choosing.
The one thing he definitely does NOT want to even SEEM to be doing is dancing to Obama’s tune.
I still don’t like him, but I admire his political instincts. Think once, twice and even three times before you open your mouth.
No swing, misses the tar baby every time.
He should not tell obama he is making it harder for legal US citizens to get a job as now they will have to compete with illegals for precious jobs?
How about it's the president's job to follow the laws of the land or that the president should worry about securing the borders and not his reelection.
Romney is a politician and not a statesman.
Thanks NoLibZone.
“You never fight on the enemy’s turf. Never. Even if it means turning tail and running. Ask those “cowards” George Washington and Sam Houston about that.”
Trenton, NJ was the “enemy’s turf. San Jacinto—all of Tejas, for that matter.
`Island hopping’ in the Pacific, WWII, and France, then Germany itself.
“Never fight on the enemy’s turf.”? “Turn tail and run.”
What’s this guy been smoking?
That becomes much more important after Romney wins.
Winning the White House away from Obama is the critical first step of any plan for turning our country back toward the Constitution.
“make them react to the Republican campaign”
Yep, cause Romney sure as hell cant react as a conservative...,
The scales have really fallen from my eyes. How about you?
Here we thought it was just Mittens doing that RINO voodoo that he does so well and all along—he’s been masterminding the matter! Finessing it like Yo Yo Ma (Yo Ma Ma?) playing his bull fiddle!
Wow, do I feel silly ..... like every other patriot on this board I thought Gromit could or would at least give a conservative response, and throw us mouth-breathers a bone, and then get back to the main course—the economy—but that sly boots gave Zero a swift kick in the caboose with DAN: by Doing Absolutely Nothing.
Good old Dan Romney! I’m finally a true believer. Before my epiphany just now, well, it must have been because I really wanted Obama to win because by not voting for DAN—that’s a vote for Obama. It must be true because I’ve heard it here so many times.
If Romney starts saying “I am about the opposite of 0bamma, I am for Change and Hope”, then we are screwed.
Exactly.
Part of the story. It headed off a Romney-Rubio amnesty ploy that was meant lure some Hispanics to Romney this weekend. Now Rub says his ‘reform’ must wait till after the election.
You see Romney used ‘self-deportation’ as a club to beat over the head of Perry and Newt playing the tough on illegals act, now having won the nomination he can't say if he opposes what Obama just did. He is worried about Hispanic voters now.
Lesson 1 : You can't out-lib the Democrats. They will always one-up you. Try a different strategy.
You sir, are very correct. Too bad so many conservatives don’t understand it.
He was asked if he would reverse Obama’s “Executive Order”.
No laws or congress involved whatsoever.
It’s a legit question. It may prove to be a good strategy to ignore it now and focus on the economy but at some point in the future he will need to answer it.
The Romney campaign needs to keep this up. The key is to force Obama & his minions to play OUR game. Don’t let them set the agenda
Exactly. I suspect we won’t like Romney’s answer, but this is smart politics. Obama is trying to play the division game along racial lines... purely a political calculation. Republicans don’t win these arguments with the media so why even respond. If Romney remains quiet and a majority don’t like Obama’s answer it will backfire on the Great Divider. Get specific on marginal issues that are hot buttons and Romney loses. I am guessing the MSM will try to make the debates about transgender midgets, illegal honor students, gay adoption, and the usual list of grievances.
Romney’s answer to these questions should be something along the lines of “why are we worrying about people that represent a thousandth of one percent when 20% of Americans can’t find a job. I purposely use the 20% because it is true. The current unemployment numbers are crap and are probably higher than that. Nobody knows because they have cooked the books and changed how it is measured.
Keep hammering the economy and Obama’s record. Keep using Obama’s own words against him. Keep talking about how Obama’s policies are hurting jobs and businesses. Keep talking about how the government debt is hurting our economy and penalizing our children. Keep hammering the importance of this next term for SCOTUS. Keep hammering an American energy revolution based on the free market clearing the way for jobs and cheaper energy. Obama has nothing so don’t play his politically correct BS. The choice is clear.... food stamps and government bureaucrats or a free market economy with jobs and freedom!
You nailed it. Romney needs to stay out of the weeds for the win.
He will *never* get my vote unless he steps up to the podium and clearly states he will repeal it, and in fact will secure our lawless violent borders, aggressively prosecute employers who knowingly hire them, aggressively pursue deportation of illegals and pursue these policies every day of his administration, or resign and not seek a second term.
He says this, he gets my vote.
Not buying the Bush bullchet ever again.
He will *never* get my vote unless he steps up to the podium and clearly states he will repeal it, and in fact will secure our lawless violent borders, aggressively prosecute employers who knowingly hire them, aggressively pursue deportation of illegals and pursue these policies every day of his administration, or resign and not seek a second term.
He says this, he gets my vote.
Not buying the Bush bullchet ever again.
If Romney has any brains, he should pound Oblamo mercilessly on the no. 1 issue by polling.....ECONOMY.
He should ignore all side issues such as immigration, Obamacare etc.
Note, Romney or any one must WIN FIRST to effect any changes on issues such as illegal immigration.
Just ask O’Donnell, Angle, McCain/Palin how much power they have having lost the election..
I don’t know what all you Romney cheerleaders are talking about. Romney has already gotten into this. He criticized Obozo’s executive order as being a half measure, only “short term,” and endorsed Rubio’s Dream Act to bring “long term” confidence so those poor illegals know what their future is beyond the term of a President. He refused to say he would reverse Obama’s illegal executive order and parroted race pimp Rubio all the way. He doesn’t disagree with Obama at all.
So what the hell are you guys actually talking about when you keep saying it’s good for Romney to avoid answering? His answers are already clear.
You Mitt supporters are so desperate that you are projecting all your hopes and dreams on this guy, and ignoring what he has already stated will be his policy.
“He should ignore all side issues such as immigration, Obamacare etc.”
I for one hope he goes full stupid on this and tries to respond to all these “side” issues, as you call them, that way everyone knows how screwed they are as they travel towards the event horizon.
Bullchet. The Bush GOP insider hacks said the *exact* same thing.
"There will be plenty of time after the election to discuss illegals and the border, lets not go there now".
Your confusing speaking the damn truth with rhetoric. Americans want the truth, not a bunch of bullshit so another insider can be elected, who has no damn intention whatsoever of securing our lawless, country killing violent borders.
“Romney is a politician and not a statesman. “
NO!!! You’re Kidding!!! At this juncture, when he’s trying to get elected against a worthless halfbreed politician, he should be a statesman? Get Serious! He doesn’t have the luxury of being a statesman until he’s in the Oval Office. We can worry about the statesmanship after he’s kicked FUBO out of the White Hut.
I hope you are doing more than just complaining. There are a lot of VERY GOOD true conservative Republican Senate candidates who need our support. Even if they are not in your state you can provide needed support—financial if you can and/or volunteering to do such things as make telephone calls (at no cost to you). Look to see how you can make a POSITIVE contribution. We may not have gotten the Presidential nominee we may have wanted, but 2012 has the makings of a VERY GOOD YEAR particularly for those of us who are doing everything we can to help achieve a conservative led & dominated Senate. In conjunction with a conservative House we can have conservative legislation (that begins to unshackle our constrained liberties) and also help insure that defenders of the constitution are the ones who successfully are approved by the Senate.
Is the political Pollyanna speak?
I left that era years ago, after it became inordinately obvious these biggov elite lie to and con everyone repeatedly over and over, as a matter of routine. Their support are either stupid or part of the con.
Some of you haven't figured it out yet. Some may never.
BTW, I meant every word of it in 43 and 39.
Is the political Pollyanna speak?
I left that era years ago, after it became inordinately obvious these biggov elite lie to and con everyone repeatedly over and over, as a matter of routine. Their supporters are either stupid or part of the con.
Some of you haven't figured it out yet. Some may never.
BTW, I meant every word of it in 43 and 39.
““Romney is a politician and not a statesman. “
NO!!! You’re Kidding!!! At this juncture, when he’s trying to get elected against a worthless halfbreed politician, he should be a statesman? Get Serious! He doesn’t have the luxury of being a statesman until he’s in the Oval Office. We can worry about the statesmanship after he’s kicked FUBO out of the White Hut.”
Too bad Mitt doesn’t understand what needs to be done, and agrees with Obama on virtually every leftist initiative.
Exactly. For once, pleeeeeaaaase do not let the other side set the agenda and frame the terms for the debate. Let's fight this war smart. We choose the time and the battlefield, not them.
The CHOSEN LOSER, Myth RomneyCARE,
author of ObamaCARE/RomneyCARE,
ALWAYS takes the side of Obama against America.
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