Pat should 'fess up and blame the Reagan Republicans, as well as Bush Republicans, if he is so inclined. Although I appreciate the loyalty he's showing to his former boss.
Reagan at least paid lip service to fair trade, and pressed the issue in several high profile trade battles.
1rudeboy- He does mention GHWB, but I can’t decide if he’s brushing aside the mistakes made by Presidents Reagan & Bush with “the Reagan democrats ‘abandoning’”. I think he is.
Yes, he probably should. As I understand it, the last president (or republican president) we had who dealt with illegal immigration in any realistic way was Eisenhower (before my time as I was a little kid). And that was during great prosperity.
Buckeye- Yeppir. And they surely will. I hadn’t heard that quote from Trumka before. (or even thought about it)
Graewolf- we can only hope that there are (still) enough unaffiliated Americans- & even some democrats, who see the hideous folly of continuing to allow illegals, unabated, into the country.
The only thing I would add to your reply is that they’re not waiting for anything (wrt to illegals, 0bamacare, NSA, or anything else). They *know* how the American people feel & they don’t care. They do this stuff *anyway*.
I can’t find it right quick, but there was an article in the last few days about ICE people all but begging Congress to enforce the immigration laws & not pass amnesty.
Years ago, I knew someone (ironically, a liberal) who had “Impeach Congress” painted on their rear bumper. I’ve been fighting the impulse to do the same for a while now (at least since 2007). Speaking of 2007, if the American people succeeded in 2007- with a democrat House *and* Senate* & this passes now, what will that say about our “representatives”? That’s a rhetorical question, of course.