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Clinton Says No to Licenses for Illegals
breitbart.com ^

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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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; driverslicenses; hillary; illegals; immigrantlist; potatosoup; waffles
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well, well........on all sides of the issue now
1 posted on 11/14/2007 1:38:22 PM PST by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

OK-now I’m really confused. sarc/


2 posted on 11/14/2007 1:39:15 PM PST by MattinNJ (I'm pulling for Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter-...but I'd vote for Rudy against Hillary)
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To: Sub-Driver

Worthless POS excuse for a Senator.


3 posted on 11/14/2007 1:39:33 PM PST by jdm
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To: Sub-Driver

LOL!


4 posted on 11/14/2007 1:39:44 PM PST by Paperdoll ( Vote for Duncan Hunter in the Primaries for America's sake!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Way to go! Take the lead on nothing of any possible benefit.


5 posted on 11/14/2007 1:40:18 PM PST by RightWhale (anti-razors are pro-life)
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To: Sub-Driver

Sure, AFTER Spit-Zur pulled the plan.


6 posted on 11/14/2007 1:40:29 PM PST by rightinthemiddle (Without the Media, the Left and Islamofacists are Nothing.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Swiftboat the Pretzel (Hillary)!


7 posted on 11/14/2007 1:40:38 PM PST by Lions Gate
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To: Sub-Driver

Senator Clinton, is that your final answer? Are you sure. Would you like to think about it (read: take a poll)?


9 posted on 11/14/2007 1:41:59 PM PST by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Shut the deuce up!!! I'll do the fighting!!!)
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To: Sub-Driver

I wonder how many focus groups they went through before she decided to answer this way...


10 posted on 11/14/2007 1:42:07 PM PST by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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To: Sub-Driver
I was against it before I was for it.

Wait, I am against it, and always have been.

Wait, Bill, they're picking on me.

Oh, darn!

11 posted on 11/14/2007 1:42:15 PM PST by North Coast Conservative ( Are you a sheepdog, or a sheep?)
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To: Sub-Driver

She is always lying. How else can she cover for the last lie, if it ever occurs?


12 posted on 11/14/2007 1:42:21 PM PST by gathersnomoss (General George Patton had it right.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Pancakes anyone? I mean, as long as we’re flip-flopping...


13 posted on 11/14/2007 1:42:29 PM PST by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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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!!!


14 posted on 11/14/2007 1:42:32 PM PST by cubreporter ( Rush has done more for this country than any other politician ever! He's the man!!!!)
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To: Sub-Driver

flip-flop, flip-flop, flip-flop


15 posted on 11/14/2007 1:43:17 PM PST by Signalman
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I bet the Clinton machine pressured Spitzer to withdrawl this proposal so that “her thighness” could drop the issue.


16 posted on 11/14/2007 1:43:26 PM PST by LetsRok
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To: Paperdoll

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.


17 posted on 11/14/2007 1:43:27 PM PST by bcsco ("The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration.")
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By the debate tomorrow her response to any questions about the licenses for illegals will be to cackle and say "Wolf, that's an old issue that we've already finished discussing. There's no reason to beat a dead horse. Although there might be a reason to shoot a live debate moderator if he steps out of line again. And your little dog too!"
18 posted on 11/14/2007 1:43:59 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Government is the hired help - not the boss. When politicians forget that they must be fired.)
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To: Sub-Driver

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.”


19 posted on 11/14/2007 1:44:07 PM PST by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: Sub-Driver
She's such a pinhead politically. She could have said this from day one, and it wouldn't have cost her a single vote from the morons who are already planning on voting for her.

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.

20 posted on 11/14/2007 1:44:16 PM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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