Posted on 06/28/2013 12:06:29 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Not unless House Republicans have completely taken leave of their senses, in which case, for the first time in my lifetime, talking about a new party won’t be crazy.
As many flaws as the Gang’s bill has, we can never repeat too often that it is fundamentally misconceived in a manner that cannot be made right with a fence or even with improved interior enforcement, valuable as those things may be in their own right. The fundamental problem with the bill is what it does with legal immigration. Instead of reforming our Ted Kennedy-inspired, irrational 60s-era immigration regime, it perpetuates it and even makes it worse. Thus, the Bill authorizes somewhere between 30 million and 60 million new legal immigrants over the next ten years, 90% of them low-skill and low-wage. The Democrats hope this will create a mammoth and permanent underclass that will be forever dependent on government for security, and will reliably vote Democrat for generations. Certain business interests hope the bill will deal a crippling blow to America’s working class, driving down wages and providing an inexhaustible supply of cheap labor.
That isn’t admirable, but it makes a certain kind of sense. And we know that Democrats are contemptuous of blue-collar workers and don’t care what happens to them. Cheaper household help for bicoastal liberals? What’s not to like? But why should Republicans acquiesce in this vicious assault on America’s working class?
I am not sure why more Republicans haven’t joined in Jeff Sessions’ lonely crusade to expose the deeply misguided, if not malignant, heart of the Gang’s legislation. On this issue, as on several others over the last few years, Sessions has been the bellwether. Today he spoke at length against the Gang’s bill. In this brief excerpt, he sounded what I think (and Sessions thinks) is the most important theme: the bill was crafted by special interests to serve the Democratic Party and certain narrow economic interests by driving down the wages of America’s blue collar workers:
CLICK ABOVE LINK FOR THE VIDEO
Let’s hope House Republicans are listening.
I heard this one on CSPAN radio this morning from a DC reporter, that is all I know about it :
They said the house would/will vote on a number separate immigration bills individually such that its not one big circle j..k of bribes and deals as with comprehensive anything. Each one is judged on its own .
, each bill requiring a slim majority of Rs w enough Dems (almost equal) to pass, and we see how difficult that is to get.
Then anything that gets though that gets put into a single bill that goes to conference.
Bohner’s on public record assuring that he wont take a conference negotiated bill to House Dems to pass as with VAWA. I doubt he will backtrack on that, but that place is crazy so hopefully you wont find this comment again if he does HA-HA.
Did I mention that Ryan is a a$$whipe?? Today?? He always gave me that feeling I got when the Kerby vaccuum salesman did giving me the sales pitch, although Rubio is much more aggressive than him in sales for sure. really dangerous.
Excellent info SOL!
If McC and Goober are really that unpopular among the total House GOP membership, maybe we should call their offices telling them to keep it up:)
There is always the Law of Unintended Consequences though. If the media thinks that voters are backing them, they could make such a big deal of it that cowardly House members might take them seriously.
Exactly
However to try to launch a massive call in with an idea like that without them catching on would be tricky.
I will have to think about that a bit but I have an idea on this for some fun.
Hopefully their(McCain and Grahamesty) huge egos will do our work for us, that they will keep on going on Sundays shows pissing off house members.
It makes sense that to get Obama-amnesty-care Obama had to stay quiet while Rubio convinced us that Obama would hate the bill. Now that it is in the House's hands you can add McCain and Grahmnesty to that list of those Obama needs to shut up, since Bohner said he wont pass it without GOP votes.
One last point : Rubio is extremely likable in his performances. Likable and looking compassionate.
Conclude what you like from that, to many Republicans someone like him will be seen as the GOP Obama, someone who can dupe the critical 53%.
But can Rubio help Dems passing amnesty now after this?
That’s what I’m hoping for, no bill at all.
Simply enforce the laws we have on the books now.
Stiffer border protection...
Employer sanctions...
Interior enforcement...
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