Morning Plum: Ted Cruz goes to war over deportations

Washington Post ^ | November 10 at 9:14 AM | Greg Sargent

[SoConPubbie]

President Obama has nominated Loretta Lynch, an African American woman and federal prosecutor, to the post of Attorney General. Republicans have expressed muted support for the nomination.

But now Ted Cruz wants the new GOP Senate majority to go to war against her over immigration. He and Senator Mike Lee are insisting that her confirmation vote must wait until the new GOP majority takes over, and are pushing her to reveal her stance on Obama’s expected executive action to defer the deportations of potentially millions of people. In a statement, Cruz and Lee say:

“President Obama’s Attorney General nominee deserves fair and full consideration of the United States Senate, which is precisely why she should not be confirmed in the lame duck session of Congress by senators who just lost their seats and are no longer accountable to the voters. The Attorney General is the President’s chief law enforcement officer. As such, the nominee must demonstrate full and complete commitment to the law. Loretta Lynch deserves the opportunity to demonstrate those qualities, beginning with a statement whether or not she believes the President’s executive amnesty plans are constitutional and legal.”

Roll Call’s Steven Dennis observes that this could complicate GOP efforts to improve its appeal among key voter groups that will matter more to the GOP’s chances in the 2016 elections than they did in last week’s electoral rout:

It’s…unclear yet how many Republicans would actually vote to block Lynch over the issue. A number of Republicans face potentially difficult re-election bids in 2016 in blue states. And the party would be blocking the first African American woman attorney general over immigration when party leaders have professed a desire to do more to appeal to African Americans, women and Hispanics.

[SoConPubbie]

	"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

[SharpRightTurn]

Brilliant move on Cruz’s and Lee’s part.

[SoConPubbie]

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[Servant of the Cross]

I await to hear this echoed by current Minority Leader of the Senate ................

[skeeter]

Sit down and shut up, Mitch. The senators from Utah & Texas got this.

[Tennessean4Bush]

It’s…unclear yet how many Republicans would actually vote to block Lynch over the issue. A number of Republicans face potentially difficult re-election bids in 2016 in blue states. And the party would be blocking the first African American woman attorney general over immigration when party leaders have professed a desire to do more to appeal to African Americans, women and Hispanics.

Baloney. GOP needs to stop being the party of fear of their own shadow. Do what's right. Frame the argument to the press, not the other way around. Stop being the reactionary party. Leave that to the Dems.

[Steve_Seattle]

"go to war"

Notice the utter lack of moderation in the author's description of Cruz's actions, and this in a so-called news story.

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[Steve_Seattle]

"Roll Call’s Steven Dennis observes that this could complicate GOP efforts to improve its appeal among key voter groups that will matter more to the GOP’s chances in the 2016 elections than they did in last week’s electoral rout:"

The public overwhelmingly opposes blanket amnesty, no matter what these Poindexters say.

[SharpRightTurn]

“Roll Call’s Steven Dennis observes that this could complicate GOP efforts to improve its appeal among key voter groups that will matter more to the GOP’s chances in the 2016 elections than they did in last week’s electoral rout.”

Hilarious head fake.

Paleo Conservative just yesterday posted a story on Dan Patrick’s tough immigration stances in his run for Texas lieutenant governor, yet only losing the latino vote 46% to 52% to the Dim:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3225275/posts

Jorge Bush, no immigration enforcement guy by any means, only took 40% of the latino vote while running for governor (according to the piece).

And Patrick won among Hispanic men, 53-46. In addition, Patrick did better among all latino groups than did Greg Abbott. From the Dallas Morning News story: “This is astounding, considering Abbott’s big play for Hispanic votes based on his wife’s Mexican ancestry.”

So Republican pandering doesn’t have a very good track record.

Meanwhile, how much did Patrick’s Dim challenger lose the white vote by?

[Steve_Seattle]

The author is essentially saying that the only thing that matters is the nominee’s race, and that questions of policy and temperament are irrelevant. That is baloney.

[Moonman62]

party leaders have professed a desire to do more to appeal to African Americans, women and Hispanics.

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Since they want to reject conservatives, who greatly outnumber liberals, they have to look elsewhere. It’s a strategy designed for electoral failure, but should be good for Big Government.

[Paladin2]

The AG is 0bama’s chief Law Unenforcement Officer....

[grania]

They just WON the 2014 election and they’re going to use the 2016 election as an excuse to support Obama? Uhhhh...that’s not why they won.

[Cheerio]

Roll Call’s Steven Dennis observes that this could complicate GOP efforts to improve its appeal among key voter groups that will matter more to the GOP’s chances in the 2016 elections than they did in last week’s electoral rout

Like the 2/3 of American folk that Zero claims he listened to and has a mandate to continue with his destruction of America - those folk of all political parties.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

I support Cruz 100% on this.

Will the GOP start showing some stones, now that they’ve got a majority in the House and the Senate?

[mrsmith]

Yep, she’ll have to say at her hearing that she supports breaking the law. A odd opinion for the AG to hold!

Notice the media pretend it’s only about immigration- not respecting the law; just like they spun Clinton’s impeachment was only about sex- not lying to a court!

The media always wins, they count on the stupid.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Roll Call’s Steven Dennis observes that this could complicate GOP efforts to improve its appeal among key voter groups that will matter more to the GOP’s chances in the 2016 elections than they did in last week’s electoral rout:

Does this idiot not realize that Republicans won without these "key" voter groups?

[duffee]

Don’t hold your breath, I hope he would join senator cruz as I hope that my two Senators, wicker and cochran, would join him but they will have to check with halety first. I know haley’s pro amnesty so I know how the’ll be voting on that.

[Democrat_media]

The new GOP majority is not in Congress yet.

they take office in January so Obama is trying to do all this before they get there

I support Cruz too, for President

the media keeps saying 8 million

it’s really 40 million illegals here. he’s giving them all amnesty. obama has no authority to do this unconstitutional act.

The American people should do a general strike, a work stoppage. nothing moves until Obama resigns.

I’d take Biden over this Monster obama too. anyone would be better than Obama . we warned the freepers who stayed home about Obama. they let us have it though for voting against Obama.

Of course i’d rather have Ted Cruz as president though.

this dictator pos Obama is going to replace us Americans with an invading army of illegals and third world scum so he can turn America into a socialist hell hole. Obama has no authority to bypass congress like this and grant amnesty on his own to illegals.

i hate Obama more than anything

this creature Obama is destroying our country , our way of life and my life.

what are we the people doing about. sure the media hides it from the general public but we know . we need to protest, call congress, and go on strike now .we cannot let this Obama win