Posted on 03/21/2015 1:18:25 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
“I think of him as a tennis player. You know, if you’re going to rush the net all the time you better have a lot of motion to the left and the right. And he hasn’t proven that to me yet,” Chamber CEO Tom Donahue said. He also remains bullish on immigration reform.
WASHINGTON U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue Monday criticized Sen. Ted Cruz, who led the quixotic campaign to defund Obamacare that ended up shutting down the government, saying he has yet to prove he is capable of legislating.
Well I dont know Sen. Cruz, Donohue told reporters at a breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor.
I think of him as a tennis player. You know, if youre going to rush the net all the time you better have a lot of motion to the left and the right. And he hasnt proven that to me yet, Donahue added.
When a reporter noted that many believe the business community want Cruz to sit down and shut up, Donohue quipped, Well that might be one thing we could work on.
Donahue also said he believes that immigration reform is far from dead despite the intense partisanship in Washington.
Generally there is good feeling about the efforts that have been made on immigration. And by the way were doing this with the AFL of CIO
[thats]
a significant interest group, Donohue said.
Donohue acknowledged that the House isnt likely to pass either the Senates comprehensive measure or one of the several Democratic or bipartisan comprehensives bills in the chamber.
I dont think theyll pass a great big comprehensive bill. I think theyll pass three of four things, Donohue said.
I would suggest the Speaker is stronger than he was four weeks ago I think hes in a better position by letting out the air of the proverbial balloon, Josten said of Boehners decision to let his conservative swing push the country to the brink of default. He got a standing ovation from his conference during the last meeting, he noted.
Donohue said he is hopeful the House and Senate will go to conference, [and] have the president sign immigration reform quickly.
But Josten was more tempered, saying that it is his guess that the House and Senate wont turn to immigration in a serious way until they get past the next set of deadlines on spending and debt in February.
I would imagine he could get plenty done if those idiots who are masquerading as members of his party would cooperate with him instead of the democrats.
Where is Cruz on removing the cap on defense spending?
Is he for it or against it?
FU Donohue, you traitor.
Tom Donohue is a hack and a flak for the corporations who want a slave class of low wage worker bees. He and they couldn’t give a shit less about the damage being done to the fabric of this society, one major thread of which, as described in the excellent essay at the link, is the RULE OF LAW.
Important essay on how obozo’s illegal immigration is destroying the rule of law here:
http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/?_ga=1.10735094.373310105.1426961722
Tom Donohue, champion of crony capitalism and cheap labor.
Wear the Chamber of Commerce contempt with pride, Ted!
Tom Donohue is a treasonous sack of excrement.
In a perfect world he would be in prison for corruption and selling out America.
The C of C says they are working with the Democrats to get things done. I wonder just what they are getting done and what the Democrats are getting out of it. They need to pay more taxes!
If the Chamber of RINOs hates Cruz, he can’t be that bad.
Donahue is a commie traitor.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue was barely finished calling for the further impoverishment of American workers (i.e. immigration reform) when he shows up as a guest of Cubas Stalinist regime and gives a speech at the University of Havana calling for a further fleecing of American taxpayers...”
I definitely consider tom Donahue an enemy.
Not exactly what he pledged in 2012 is it?
This is a perfect opening for Cruz to call out this degenerate scumbag once and for all.
Never in my life have I been more disgusted than when I stayed in the same hotel as this guy and his RNC oligarchs at the RNC winter meeting in 2012.
Bunch of degenerate crony capitalists with greedy pulled back wives.
It’s insane that the DNC is even more evil.
You have a sharp eye. I totally missed the stale date.
Since that date you pointed out, Donahue’s remarks back then got him into some trouble, therefore, the COC has not been heard bloviating so covertly since.
But this is their agenda and nothing has changed. They are just underground now avoiding the microphone. Traitors.
“Donahue also said he believes that immigration reform is far from dead despite the intense partisanship in Washington.”
Aww, there’s the bottom line. They want their cheap labor and fear Cruz will take it away. So they make a silky argument like we don’t know if he can legislate, instead of their real argument which is that he won’t legislate how they want.
hypocrites!
I guess you don’t have enough recent articles? (just looking at the number of pings!)
“They had to make up something, all they really had was Cruz didn’t tie his shoes
for school one day when he was Seven.”
If this is all they can come up with, he will be a stellar candidate with all his abilities and courage and principles.
Donohue is a former truck driver, post office functionary, and lobbyist. Doesn’t sound like positions from which he did much outside lower level positions feeding off government.
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