Right rips Rubio as Republican immigration votes slip away

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[Cheerio]

I’d like to help but Juan McCain and his little buddy, the Flakester are beyond hope. They’re both ready for the loony bin.

This is how purple my state of AZ has become.

[SoFloFreeper]

Don’t vote for it, Marco.

[Zhang Fei]

Well, I’m not too sure anymore about Rubio (I thought he was the real deal, now I’m not so sure) but I’m not in agreement with the conservative “party line” on immigration either. I’m a libertarian in belief and a Republican in party, so I guess that makes me a feewheelin’ boy - free enough to believe and stand for what I believe American values are all about: life, liberty, and the freedom to pursue your dreams without government interference (or “help”).

Libertarianism in the economic sphere is only sustainable when other voters are libertarians like you. Amnesty will conjure up millions of new voters from Latin American countries who think Chavez-style socialism is the answer. The reality is that the people we're importing from the region vote overwhelmingly Democratic, which is what you'd expect from people who are eligible for Federally-mandated ethnic quotas, which are Jim Crow in reverse. Southerners supported Jim Crow for close to a century because it provided concrete benefits. Why would we expect Hispanics to react any differently?

[skeeter]

Suit yourself, but if we escape this damn campaign of his unscathed I don’t want him in a position to wreak this kind of damage on this country again.

[tsowellfan]

60 votes are too-damn-many.

Exactly! We've done a very good job but it's not over yet. Keep posting the emails, contact lists & petitions.

[Mortrey]

Can’t take credit—P.J. O’Rouke said it. (had a book by that name, I think.)

But, it FITS, doesn’t it?

[Will88]

Striking a deal with Corker and Hoeven on increasing border patrol agents by as many as 20,000 may not bring a flood of Republican votes, but at least it would secure the support of those two lawmakers.

Means nothing. Even if 20,000 more BP agents were authorized, the president and executive branch still has to hire and deploy new agents. There were increases authorized which W never hired and deployed.

Anyone placing bets that Obama would hire and effectively utilize 20,000 more BP agents?

A physical fence is about the only thing that, once in place, the politicians can't remove whenever they feel like it. And it would actually be effective.

[matt04]

Meanwhile in CT, Murphy’s staff will just hang up on you if you if you dare disagree.

[Mortrey]

P.J. O’Rourke...sorry. So pissed, I can’t spell!

[Williams]

61 or 62 fools.

[M-cubed]

the Gang of Eight are mulling an increase of 20,000 border patrol agents along the southern border. This would nearly double the number of agents along the U.S.-Mexico border.<<

Will they fund the “Welcome Wagons” for 20k new agents too?....No need for new agents when the policy is Welcome to America!

[Williams]

I have been reading about the vitriol which the pro immigration groups launch at anyone who wants to secure the border. The plan is to do the exact opposite, this is all ridiculous.

[M-cubed]

Allen West!!

[Mount Athos]

I hope the house passes a tiny immigration bill with some widely agreed upon fixes.

These mega “comprehensive bills” are a disaster.

Interesting how Rubio says one thing on Spanish TV in spanish, and then says something totally different to conservatives. How can anyone ever trust him again.

[Will88]

Sarah Palin endorsed him, so he fooled a lot of people.

I'm not so sure. I knew from reading here at FR that Flake supported amnesty while he was still in the House, and definitely while he was running for the senate.

Arizona reelected the biggest amnesty pushing senator of all and then elected another to go with him after Kyl retired.

[Ray76]

61 or 62 fools disloyal Americans.

[butterdezillion]

And they’ll be forbidden to check immigration status of anybody or deport them anyway. Holder’s job is to make sure that laws are not enforced.

[thecodont]

And they’ll be forbidden to check immigration status of anybody or deport them anyway. Holder’s job is to make sure that laws are not enforced.

If you have a large influx of illegals in your neighborhood, see if they suddenly start throwing off their hoodies, standing up straight and looking you in the eye. The ones I've seen in my environs have looked like the stereotypical border jumpers: bundled up in zippered sweatshirts with a baseball cap underneath and a backpack on their back. Will all that change as word works itself through the grapevine that the way is clear?

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is feeling the heat as potential GOP allies are now turning against his immigration reform bill.
Republican colleagues who were previously viewed as possible “yes” votes are keeping their distance from the 1,075-page measure. .....
Potential Senate Republican backing for the legislation has begun to evaporate because of deep skepticism over its border-security and enforcement provisions.
In recent weeks, senators on both sides of the aisle speculated that 70 members of the upper chamber might vote for the Senate bill. That tally is now seen as unattainable.
Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Rand Paul (Ky.) and John Cornyn (Texas), who were once viewed as possible supporters of the bill, are now expected to reject it.
Rubio, a possible 2016 presidential candidate, is seen as essential to passing the measure, but his involvement hasn’t persuaded many of his GOP colleagues to back it.
Many GOP senators say they want far more border-security provisions in the bill. “

Maybe they are not as dumb as they seemed.

Although I always expected McConnell and Rand Paul to reject it so that is not any surprise.

[Gene Eric]

>> Could this be Rubios plan all along.

Not a chance.