Posted on 06/30/2013 4:45:51 PM PDT by bestintxas
On Fox News Sunday, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) predicted that the House Republican resistance to bringing up the Senate’s immigration reform would be overcome. “I believe that by the end of this year,” said Schumer, “the House will pass the Senate bill.” That would be a shocking development, given the fact that Boehner has already said that the Senate bill will not see the light of day in the House.
Schumer said that the Republicans would force Speaker of the House John Boehner to take up the bill to prevent the party from becoming demographically obsolete. “The national Republican leadership will tell John Boehner, if you don’t pass a bill, we’re going to be a minority party for a decade,” Schumer stated. He also added that Democrats would not sign off on any approach to immigration reform that was not comprehensive.
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) made no such prediction. “It’s not going to be easy,” he stated, “but I really hesitate to tell Speaker Boehner how he should do this.”
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Schumie claims many important voting blocs support reform-----Catholics, evangelicals for example.
But Schumer makes a huge mistake---thinking voters will cast their ballots based on the single issue of reform.
Yes, real Repubs (not RINOS) need to step up to the plate and reassure conservative voters-----but in no way will liberal/progressive Dems get votes based solely on reform.
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Repubs need to start mining disaffected voters who are incensed about Obama's antics. The stench from this admin's crimes/screw-ups stretches far and wide:
<><> there's the Benghazi stench
<><> Hillary's state dept's coverup of sex scandals---obstructing justice---scrubbing investigations
<><> Holder's DOJ stenches (AP--Rosen--monitoring USSC and Congress' Verizon blackberries)
<><> stench-a-rama: IRS targeting (enraging legions of IRS haters)
<><> IRS stealing 60 thousand medical records
<><> HHS' Sibelius strong-arming Obamacare insurance providers for money
<><> NSA snooping---infuriating millions of young twitter/facebook users
<><> IRS sending $45 Million/that's 32,000 EITC refunds to illegals at ONE address.
<><> Letting Snowden globe-trot w/ US secrets
<><> EPA using phantom email accounts
<><> O/Holder Fast and Furious gun-running to savage drug cartels, got two American border patrol agents killed
<><> Ohaha giving 5 million top security clearance---w/ no oversight as to the Ntl security implications
<><> govt wiretaps rose 71% last year alone
<><> O using drones to shoot down Americans
<><> the continuing TSA travesties.
<><> Solyndra and other green money-laundries.
Thanks justiceseeker93.
“Memo to Republicans: A significant portion of your base will refuse to continue to stand with you after this betrayal. At the point you so blatantly sell out our nation, our principles, and our founding ideas, you become worse than the opposition party.”
And that is why Sarah Palin came out and spoke about forming a new third party. If the GOP accompishes amnesty, there is zero hope left for it for conservatives.
Well, the Rebublicans are the “dumb” party.
Shumer doesn’t have to be that smart to outwit the RINOs who lead the party.
Chuckie is so helpful. /sarcasm
The only reason you cannot see Lindsey Graham in this pic is because his face is much lower and behind McCain...
I'm hopeful that he won't, but his past record isn't all that reassuring. What may trouble Boehner the most about caving in on immigration is the potential for a revolt among the GOP membership of the House, strong enough perhaps to cost him his Speaker position.
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