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Obama just kneecapped Jeb Bush and Chris Christie's 2016 prospects
The Week ^ | 11/21/2014 | Jon Terbush

Posted on 11/21/2014 1:43:24 PM PST by Laissez-faire capitalist

On immigration, the GOP primary will have little room for nuance

Obama's announcement could affect 2016's probable candidates

President Obama on thursday announced his much-anticipated executive action on immigration, and in doing so he lobbed a grenade squarely into the 2016 Republican primary race.

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Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush upset the rank and file earlier this year by calling for a compassionate aspproach to immigration. In April, he said undocumented workers who enter the country illegally do so as "an act of love" because they "are actually coming to this country to provide for their families." Then there's New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who in January broke with the national party and signed a state-level version of the DREAM act. Like Bush, he framed his support for reform through the lens of strengthening families.

... it's worth revisiting Texas Gov. Rick Perry's (R) short-lived 2012 campaign. ... his signature on a bill granting in-state tuition to illegal immigrants left him vulnerable on the right. In one memorable debate, Perry's opponents formed an unspoken alliance and took turns whooping him over that law. Even the humorless Mitt Romney snuck in some jabs, and Perry crumbled.

(Excerpt) Read more at theweek.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: New Jersey; US: Texas; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: 4thposting; aliens; bush; chrischristie; christie; cruz; dreamact; dreamers; elections; illegalaliens; illegalimmigrants; immigrants; jebbush; obama; perry; rickperry; scottwalker; walker
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Democrats, the party of “unintended consequences”. This is the closest thing to a silver lining we’ve had this week. Ted Cruz and Scott Walker will be fine as long as they keep track of their moral compass. In two years, what’s left of this nation will be ready to lick the boots of anyone who isn’t trying to have everything both ways.


21 posted on 11/21/2014 2:10:31 PM PST by Steamburg (Other people's money is the only language a politician respects)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist
Obama just kneecapped Jeb Bush and Chris Christie's 2016 prospects

How would this be a bad thing? Do we need to send a "thank you" note to Obama?

22 posted on 11/21/2014 2:10:49 PM PST by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist
As things stand Obama's amnesty should kill off the chances of Jeb the Jawless Flesh-Head in the GOP primaries. But it will give the Dems a battle cry to turn out the Hispanic vote in the General election.

"Vote for us or your Obama-amnestied cousins get deported".

That would probably be enough to guarantee Florida and Virginia again go Blue.

Game over.

So how will the geniuses in the GOP leadership play that game? By passing an immigration law, with mostly Democrat votes, to legalize Obama's amnesty and to "take the issue off the table" for 2016.

Game over. Nation over.

23 posted on 11/21/2014 2:12:47 PM PST by Dagnabitt (Amnesty is Treason. Its agents and supporters are Traitors.)
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To: Wolfie

Agreed, this will be, or should be, the litmus test for any candidate—revoke amnesty, revoke any dream act, revoke drivers licenses, etc.


24 posted on 11/21/2014 2:19:09 PM PST by Reno89519 (For every illegal with a job, there's an American without one.)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

This court case if it succeeds will wipe out the grant monies IA’s get to go to college. this case already made it past the TX Supreme Court. It just awaits the trial at district court in Houston.
http://www.stopthemagnet.com/blog/lone-star-college-system-and-richard-carpenter-v-immigration-reform-coalition-texas


25 posted on 11/21/2014 2:28:25 PM PST by magna carta
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist
Obama just kneecapped Jeb Bush and Chris Christie's 2016 prospects

Probably the only unqualified good done by Benit0bama in his entire overwhelmingly disgraceful public career.

26 posted on 11/21/2014 2:31:41 PM PST by mojito (Zero, our Nero.)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Rick Perry - all finished for 2016.

Thank God!


27 posted on 11/21/2014 2:32:29 PM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Good. I’m sick of these moderate (RINO) Republicans running for president!


28 posted on 11/21/2014 2:33:18 PM PST by BOBWADE (RINOs suck)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

If that’s true, then it’s the first good thing Obama has done, that I can remember.


29 posted on 11/21/2014 3:16:29 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist
It's IMPERATIVE that any potential nominee be asked the question: What should we do about the 12 million who are here now?

Ted Cruz should be asked too.

I doubt we have ANY potential nominee that will say anything besides legalize them.

If that's the case, I'll not be voting for them even the general.

It'll be time to burn it all down and start over.

30 posted on 11/21/2014 3:25:41 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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“Walker has been weak on amnesty also.”

EXCLUSIVE — GOV. SCOTT WALKER: I DON’T SUPPORT AMNESTY

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/11/19/Exclusive-Gov-Scott-Walker-I-don-t-support-amnesty-or-pathway-to-citizenship-mainstream-took-me-out-of-context


31 posted on 11/21/2014 3:35:11 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: Dagnabitt

“Game over. Nation over.”

Hey, DU troll.

Do yourself and us a favor and dig a hole and bury yourself. We don’t need loser surrender monkeys like you on FR.


32 posted on 11/21/2014 3:42:00 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Makes no difference, no difference at all. The “read my lips” Gang will never allow self perception interruption of their vector.

In this case however, just as with Extortion Exempt-Care, the backfire will again be back on them as their planned 5 million starting paradigm will Changeling from taxes into EBT-STAMP cards, that’s for those that will even comply to register “your papers please.”


33 posted on 11/21/2014 3:42:30 PM PST by Varsity Flight (Extortion-Care is the Government Work-Camp: Arbeitsziehungslager)
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To: Alberta's Child
I think the author has it all wrong. By taking this action right after the 2014 elections, Obama pretty much guaranteed that this whole issue will be completely off the table by 2016 and won’t even be discussed in the 2016 campaign.

I disagree. Barring a collpse of the economy or some real foreign policy problem (both of which are quite possible under Barry I), this issue will be the most important one of the campaign. Remember, after the '86 immigration bill, illegal immigration exploded. I believe that the same will happen in the next couple of years, and with increasing speed as Barry I's term comes to a close and fear of the EO being rescinded grows. More immigration = more crime, more disease, more welfare, more state and local problems with school and medical costs, etc.

It isn't going away, its first getting warmed up.

34 posted on 11/21/2014 3:57:00 PM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

I hope that the article is right about Bush and Kristie Kreme.

This is distinctly good for Cruz.

G-d works in mysterious ways, folks. Imagine the odds of Barry I doing something to benefit his exact ideological/political opposite!


35 posted on 11/21/2014 3:58:44 PM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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