Posted on 05/12/2015 8:51:13 AM PDT by C19fan
The headlines I’ve seen this morning about this exchange claim that Bush said he wouldn’t rescind Obama’s executive action “right away,” which is sort of true. What Jeb said is that he’d rescind the amnesty as part of a deal with Congress on immigration. That won’t happen on day one of his presidency, so yeah, technically O’s order would remain intact for at least a few months while President Bush works out the details of the new bill with the House and Senate. But focusing on the timing misses the point of what Jeb’s implying: If Republicans in Congress refuse to go along with his plan for a new comprehensive bill, Bush 45 will presumably … keep Obama’s executive amnesty in place indefinitely. The price of getting it rescinded is to give the president what he wants, at least to some degree, on immigration. That’s the same type of Hobson’s-choice extortion that Obama’s been engaged in for most of his second term. Congress can either pass what the White House demands or the White House will simply pass it for them. Now here’s Jeb suggesting he’ll use O’s actions as leverage against the legislature too. Even worse, when Megyn Kelly raises the possibility that Obama’s amnesty will be struck down in federal court, Jeb says he thinks the legal challenge will succeed. Does that mean he thinks O’s order is illegal? If so, why on earth isn’t he promising to undo it on day one as president, no questions asked, as Ted Cruz and Rand Paul have promised to do?
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Too little, too late
No sale.
I wouldn’t trust him to keep that promise, anyway.
I thought I saw a thread yesterday where he said he would not immediately rescind any of Barry’s orders. Did he have caffeine this morning?
So he agrees with Obama. He is allowed to sidestep the Constitution if he doesn’t get his way.
I grow weary of RINOs thinking we’re still buying their BS.
Jeb Bush SHUT UP! We, the people, are not interested in your political maneuvering nor in “what you would do.” It isn’t going to happen and neither is your beloved Common Core going to indoctrinate our children’s minds,so GO AWAY. The RINO population is too large already in Washington. No new additions are needed!
Yeah, he’ll lift Obama’s illegal amnesty for illegal aliens as soon as Congress passes amnesty for illegal aliens.
He thinks we’re stupid.
He said he wouldn’t do it, got flak for it, and is changing his tune today. Predictable.
Forget “comprehensive immigration reform.” Just enforce the laws that are already on the books.
I don’t trust Jeb Bush any further than I could throw him, and that’s not but a foot or two! Anybody on this site that votes for him should be kicked off!
How hard is it to say, ‘I will enforce the laws that already exist’ Then maybe say something like ‘have a nice’
He’ll continue illegal acts until Congress makes them legal. No different than Obama.
Jeb will do and say anything to get elected.
Wait until next year after he’s been nominated.
We will be besieged with noseholders castigating us to vote for the Democrat in the R jersey because...................
He’d make a great running mate for Hillary.
Yup. That's what he is saying.
“No new taxes...”
“AWB”
“Compassionate Conservative”
More nonsense talk from the Bush Family
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