Posted on 02/28/2015 11:59:23 AM PST by kristinn
I wouldn’t call it a “conversion”, he just has to recognize that conservatives won’t roll over for him like they always have before. And adapt to that fact.
As far as what he can do now: one compromise would be to leave out the DACA ban in the bill but retain the ban against his latest amnesty.
Not what I would wish but better than what he seems set upon now. A compromise.
Just saw this on how Boehner can give Obama his way:
http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/house-rule-boehner-dhs-appropriations-shutdown/?dcz=
” ...any House lawmaker, arguing that a conference scenario is moot and won’t be resolved before the clock runs out on the current extension of DHS funding, could take to the floor and move that the House recedes from its previous position and concurs in the Senate amendment.
Because such a motion is “privileged” that would then trigger a vote on sending the Senate-amended full year Homeland Security appropriations bill to Obama’s desk without any of those riders designed to block his executive actions on immigration.”
Don’t think he’d do something so blatant and stupid but this is Boehner.
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