Posted on 04/18/2014 12:40:50 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Here’s what he told the Texas Tribune yesterday, via Spiering. Skip to 41:30 of the clip below for the key bit.
“I think this administration has probably reached the point of irreconcilable differences with regards to trust, particularly among Republicans,” Rubio explained during a conversation at a Texas Tribune event on Tuesday.
Rubio pointed out that Obama’s abuse of executive power, particularly in the decision not to enforce immigration laws, was a crucial error. He characterized it as “extremely problematic” to any consensus.
Rubio admitted that the comprehensive approach to immigration reform had failed, stating that in the current political climate, it would be difficult to get any comprehensive approach to anything done.
He doesn’t say explicitly that he can no longer support immigration reform until O’s out of office but that’s clearly the upshot of the point about trust and “irreconcilable differences,” no? If you don’t trust the chief executive to enforce the laws you’ve passed and there’s no way to rebuild that trust, then logically you’re a no on reform until 2017. That’s how I’m reading this. My pal Karl adds a sly caveat, though:
Right now Rubio needs to impress the right, in case he decides to run for president as a compromise choice between the establishment and tea partiers. And the first order of business there, naturally, is to make amends with conservatives over immigration. That means voting no on anything that comes down the pike on immigration — not because it’ll fully convince righties that he’s changed on immigration but because such ostentatious pandering to them might make him tolerable as an alternative to, say, Jeb Bush and Rand Paul.
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Never figured out the GOP and immigration….Most legal immigrants hate illegals and what them gone…they work on the cheap etc. business wants more cheap labor…
It doesn't make sense that he would. The Cuban population is here legally. It benefits his community if the invaders are sent home. There are plenty of Cubans and Puerto Ricans in the US legally to fill the lust of the globalists for cheap hispanic labor. JMHO
Sorry Rubio, but this irreconcilable comment sure doesn’t gel very well with your public record. You reconciled very nicely...
Where is Capitan Obvious when you need him?
I have come to the conclusion that dumbed down education has worked on politicians.
Bozo walked into the Republican caucus with Bible printing still stuck to his fingers from the swearing-in, and he came in swinging!
You didn't get it THEN?!
Dumbed down education and tons of bribes and campaign contributions.
There isn't a illegal he doesn't love or a country he wouldn't arm or send money to.
See there? You figured it out all by yourself, unsupervised. You're getting there, citizen!
Today's e-GOP on immigration and Obamacare will still be taught in the 25th century as a classic demonstration of political cynicism, opportunism, and subservience to the Money Power in preference to Main Street.
Gosh, Marco, don’t be too hasty! /s
I thought Rubio might be the real deal when he ran for the Senate. I realized he was a complete fraud when I learned he voted to keep the subsidies going to big sugar in 2012.
Rubio should know. We reached “irreconcilable differences” with him when he supported Amnesty.
Just a note but Puerto Ricans are US citizens as Puerto Rico is a US territory.
Is this the part where amnesty-fan Rubio gives cover for Hussein to issue an executive order ‘legalizing’ millions of aliens?
Rubio could say ‘We’re not close to a deal, but we’re still open to talk.’
Instead he’s saying ‘Talks totally failed, but I’m sure Hussein won’t take matters into his own hands since he’s not that kind of guy.’
You have to wonder why the GOPe are so set on amnesty when it will mean that they will likely lose the House, Senate AND the WH for decades to come. There can be only one answer; they are undercover Rats.
Actually, in the 25 century it will be taught as a barbarian migration, aided an abetted by wealth patricians who wanted cheap labor. The barbarians eventually turned on the host country and destroyed it, including the wealthy patricians.
Oh, wait. That already happened. It was called “Rome.”
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