I just turned on Fox to hear Wallace ask Durbin what are some of the roadblocks to immigration policy agreement, and Durbin replied: “well, border security is very important to Republicans”.
Wallace blithely moved on to his next question instead of screaming:
“why isn’t border security important to Democrats?”
or
“Why isn’t border security already important to everyone?”
Exactly. The Dems have always been able to frame issues and hence the debate. Even when they “compromise,” it is always portrayed to their advantage. They are doing the same thing with reform of the entitlement programs. The Reps are the “mean ones” who want to cut benefits for the old. Thus even if reforms are made, the Reps will be blamed by the Dems for these reforms even though they have been part of the deal.