Posted on 11/14/2007 1:38:21 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Clinton Says No to Licenses for Illegals Nov 14 05:28 PM US/Eastern By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday came out against granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, after weeks of pressure in the presidential race to take a position on a now-failed ID plan from her home state governor.
Clinton has faced criticism from candidates in both parties for her noncommittal answers on New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's attempt to allow illegal immigrants in his state to receive driver's licenses. Spitzer abandoned the effort Wednesday.
"I support Governor Spitzer's decision today to withdraw his proposal," Clinton said in a statement. "As president, I will not support driver's licenses for undocumented people and will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues around illegal immigration including border security and fixing our broken system."
Clinton stumbled when asked about the issue during a Democratic debate two weeks ago, and her new position comes the day before another debate where opponents are expected to raise the issue again.
Spitzer met with New York lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday, and conceded that there was too much public opposition to his plan. Clinton did not attend the meeting.
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OK-now I’m really confused. sarc/
Worthless POS excuse for a Senator.
LOL!
Way to go! Take the lead on nothing of any possible benefit.
Sure, AFTER Spit-Zur pulled the plan.
Swiftboat the Pretzel (Hillary)!
Senator Clinton, is that your final answer? Are you sure. Would you like to think about it (read: take a poll)?
I wonder how many focus groups they went through before she decided to answer this way...
Wait, I am against it, and always have been.
Wait, Bill, they're picking on me.
Oh, darn!
She is always lying. How else can she cover for the last lie, if it ever occurs?
Pancakes anyone? I mean, as long as we’re flip-flopping...
She was for it before she was against it. My GOD ... has this woman no shame? Does she think we are as STUPID as her??????????? Now all of a sudden Spitzer takes heat and drops the assinine proposal and now she agrees with him????? Good Lord...can and will people EVER see through this phony and her line of bull????? She’s no better than Kerry.
Hillary “she was for it before she was against it” Clinton!!
Run with that Pubbies ... it’s great fodder!!!
flip-flop, flip-flop, flip-flop
I bet the Clinton machine pressured Spitzer to withdrawl this proposal so that “her thighness” could drop the issue.
First she talked around it during the debate. Then her aides came out to say she was in favor of the idea. Now she’s against it.
From what I read on another thread, her campaign organization is behind Spitzer’s capitulation. They wanted this issue off the table before tomorrow’s debate. That, coupled with their pressure on CNN to go soft during the debate will surely make it a puff ball evening for the dear lady. Unless, that is, her competitors don’t go along. Any bets on that? Not from me.
ClintonSpeak for, “I never said what I said. You can’t prove I said it. Even if you can prove I said it, it’s old news. Let’s move on.”
By nervously equivocating, waiting for polling information and focus group results, she wound up looking like the vacillating coreless hump we all know she is.
She's never had a thought as deep as her footprints.
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