Posted on 10/21/2013 3:23:31 PM PDT by george76
GOP Congressman no longer open to immigration deal, citing Obama's winner-take-all approach to governance.
Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), the vice chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, has changed his mind and now opposes any efforts to grant amnesty to America’s at least 11 million illegal immigrants. Poe said his stance is a specifically a result of President Barack Obama’s style of dealing with congressional Republicans during the recent government shutdown and debt ceiling battles.
"The President has proven over the last few weeks that ‘negotiating’ means conservatives must give in and that it's his way or no way,” Poe said in an email to Breitbart News. “In his opinion, there is no compromise, just intimidation with inflammatory rhetoric. The President is putting his political agenda ahead of what's best for America."
"He wants to do what's best for his legacy," the Congressman said of the President. "Conservatives want to do what's best for our nation."
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Poe becomes the latest conservative Republican to go back to being an immigration hardliner and, like the others, he claims it is because of President Obama’s demonstrated refusal to negotiate.
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Can we trust him to mean this?
The bribes aren’t big enough yet.
Finally. A message for the House Repubs to latch on to...? Naa, too conservative for the spineless majority.
WOW, Ted Poe, nothing gets past you! /sarc
“..The President is putting his political agenda ahead of what’s best for America..”
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Sheer journalistic brilliance. Maybe a Pulitzer prize??
So did they really find their balls, do they REALLY know who they’re dealing with FINALLY after 5+ years???!!?? Or is this another prelude to the surrender dance?
So did they really find their balls, do they REALLY know who they’re dealing with FINALLY after 5+ years???!!?? Or is this another prelude to the surrender dance?
“..Or is this another prelude to the surrender dance?”
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Well, maybe one of them actually did the vote arithmetic, realized its apocalyptic impact on America, and that they would probably lose their jobs and golden health insurance??
No. He should’ve been against amnesty all along for the right reasons, not just because he had a tiff with Barry. Is he going to wait until Hillary’s elected to legalize the illegals?
Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s immigration subcommittee, had a similiar reply, “No, it’s not!” (on our agenda)!
Perhaps he will inspire my two Sell-outs, McShamnesty and McFlake?
True, but take what you can get.
Jeb Bush, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, Karl Rove don’t seem to have a problem with giving Obama whatever he wants on Amnesty.
Never under estimate the ego of the House V The Senate. In a screwy round about way, it would be funny if Obama’s arrogance and the Senate GOP’s weakness pissed the House so much that they did the right thing...even if partially for the wrong reasons.
At this point, I’ll take “the right thing” under any circumstance....
Jeb and Karl are not relevant on this issue at the moment.....
More likey he was bribed with freezer cash for his support and vote.
Someone forgot John “Cry Me a River” Boehner’s theme song, sung to the Byrd’s tune “Turn Turn Turn”.
To everything cave cave cave, on every issue cave cave cave, give in to Pelosi, Reid, and Obama...
Why aren’t pubbies out there passing bills to keep the parks open, etc so the country doesn’t have to ever again have the “shutdown” lol ?
Seriesly, why don’t they start the piecemeal approach NOW?
We agree on this at least.
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