[eureka!]

FYI, the Hotline blog has the Grifter's response:

Finally HRC Says 'No Thanks' to Spitzer Proposal

After weeks of giving a less-than-clear answer on the topic of giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, Hillary Clinton said today that she backs Eliot Spitzer's plan to, well, withdraw his plan. This two weeks after her Philly debate gaffe and after several iterations of an attempted non-response response.

"I support Gov. Spitzer's decision today to withdraw his proposal. His difficult job is made that much harder by the failure of the Congress and the White House to pass comprehensive immigration reform," Clinton said in a statement, per NBC/NJ's Athena Jones.

"As president, I will not support drivers 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."

Until now, Clinton has said she understood the tough siuation governors like Spitzer were in because they had to "fill a vacuum" left by the federal government's balk on immigration reform. She also said before that that she "broadly" supported plans like Spitzer's but did not pretend to know the details."

The episode and HRC's ensuing parsing have left Clinton vulnerable to her opponents' attacks for the first time. The race in Iowa is a statistical three-way tie, according to recent polls. Clinton, however, maintains a double-digit lead in NH, though it's smaller than it's been, also according to recent surveys.

Her opponents, chiefly John Edwards and Barack Obama, have said the Clintonesque waivering is symbolic of HRC's inability to take a stand.

Obama spokesman Bill Burton today:"When it takes two weeks and six different positions to answer one question on immigration, it's easier to understand why the Clinton campaign would rather plant their questions than answer them."

I do like BO's team's little dig...

[UCFRoadWarrior]

This would be all moot if the GOP has Rudy as the nominee...his pro-illegal open borders agenda kills any political capital gained by this

Now...Hunter, Thompson, Tancredo....time to wake up, GOP

[keepitreal]

by the failure of the Congress and the White House to pass comprehensive immigration reform,"

Hillary!: Civics 101 - the Executive Branch cannot pass legislation.

[pillut48]

Obama spokesman Bill Burton today:"When it takes two weeks and six different positions to answer one question on immigration, it's easier to understand why the Clinton campaign would rather plant their questions than answer them."
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WHOOSH!! Ubama's team scores!! The crowd goes wild!!!! LOLOL. :-)

[gridlock]

Obama spokesman Bill Burton today:"When it takes two weeks and six different positions to answer one question on immigration, it's easier to understand why the Clinton campaign would rather plant their questions than answer them."

Somebody at Barack Obama's camp has a really good sense of humor, which is unusual in a Democrat. The line a few weeks back about Dick Cheney being "the black sheep of the family" had me rolling on the floor...

[Fester Chugabrew]

I . . .will press for comprehensive immigration reform that deals with all of the issues . . .

. . . in a manner that brings more people to the public trough of government giveaways, social programs, etc.

No thanks, your highness.