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A Day Later, Clinton Embraces Spitzer’s License Effort
The New York Times ^ | October 31, 2007 | Adam Nagourny

Posted on 10/31/2007 7:47:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

A day after she appeared to struggle to give her views on the subject, Hillary Rodham Clinton offered support today for Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s effort to award New York driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, as her campaign sought to contain potentially damaging fallout from what her own supporters saw as a tense and listless debate performance.

Mrs. Clinton’s statement affirming her support of Mr. Spitzer in his office came less than a day after she offered a muddled and hesitant position on the bill, prompting a round of denunciations by her opponents. It signaled the extent to which her advisers viewed that moment as the biggest misstep she made in the debate, and one with long-term potential to undermine her candidacy.

“Senator Clinton supports governors like Governor Spitzer who believe they need such a measure to deal with the crisis caused by this administration’s failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform,’” her campaign said.

Mrs. Clinton’s aides said her statement was intended to signal that she broadly supported Mr. Spitzer’s goal of awarding driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Mr. Spitzer initially proposed a blanket program of awarding full-fledged driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants; in the face of sharp opposition from the Legislature, he backed off and presented a two-tier program system of awarding licenses to illegal immigrants.

Mrs. Clinton’s advisers said that she had not studied either plan, and was not specifically endorsing either of them.

Still, the wording of the statement was murkier than what many of her opponents have said in either supporting or opposing Mr. Spitzer’s initiatives. Among those opposing it were Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut; Senator Barack Obama of Illinois supported it.(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois; US: New York; US: North Carolina
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To: Hilltop

Semper Fi, Marine, from a doggy and son of a late Gunny.


21 posted on 10/31/2007 8:07:22 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Your "dirt" on Fred is about as persuasive as a Nancy Pelosi Veteran's Day Speech)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
>>>Mrs. Clinton’s aides said her statement was intended to signal that she broadly supported Mr. Spitzer’s goal of awarding driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants.<<<

This is a potential slam dunk for Republicans. For once, use strategery...don't use it until the appropriate moment. Hold it in the "bag of tricks". But document everything she says as she digs a deeper hole on immigration.

When the timing is right, after her nomination, after whomsoever is the Pubbie nominee, and well into the campaign...hit her with the immigration issue - long and hard and six ways to Sunday....and trot out her multiple choice confused responses of the past couple of days. My guess is August/September 2008.

My faith in the Pubbies being able to use strategery is as a low ebb....this one, if screwed up, will be a crying shame.

22 posted on 10/31/2007 8:08:01 PM PDT by HardStarboard (Take No Prisoners - We're Out Of Qurans)
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To: Brilliant
but she certainly handed the GOP a present—if the GOP cares to accept it.

I wouldn't count on the utterly incompetent GOP party machinery (such as it is) having the guts to take advantage of anything handed to them by the rats. At this point I am jaded, and my checkbook remains closed. I've been throwing away unopened envelopes from every arm of the GOP fund-raising operation for at least a year now. At least two per week. Until they show some guts and some fight and some smashmouth political will, I am done with them.

23 posted on 10/31/2007 8:08:33 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Cicero

Of course, Bill had it easy. The stronger candidates in 1992 stayed out because Bush I was viewed as too strong a candidate to run against. He also had Big Ears Perot helping him out.


24 posted on 10/31/2007 8:09:00 PM PDT by expatpat
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Hillary Rodham Clinton offered support today for Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s effort

There's probably a totally plausible explaination for her comments today......Maybe she was talking to a bunch of mexicans.

25 posted on 10/31/2007 8:09:03 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: inkling
Nice Catch! After seeing what you explained that is perfect Clintonian Verbal Diarrhea!

That deserves a "just damn!"

26 posted on 10/31/2007 8:10:20 PM PDT by IllumiNaughtyByNature (... give me a moment, I'm thinking.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Hillary is like a Morton’s steak, which any of the Republican candidates would relish chowing down on in a presidential debate.
27 posted on 10/31/2007 8:11:32 PM PDT by HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath (Christ's Kingdom on Earth is the answer. What is your question?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

A day late, a dollar short. She just doesn’t get the fact that we are, indeed, listening.

Our lawmakers must quit thinking of us as slack-jawed droolers who have no inkling about what they are doing. We can recognize obfuscation at 100 paces. No doubt it’s the public school system.


28 posted on 10/31/2007 8:12:19 PM PDT by tennteacher (Duncan Hunter '08)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
hillary, it's me. I know you're screening your calls, so listen up: I did exactly what you told me to do with this id thing, and now look? Have you seen what they're saying about me? I don't like it, Hillary, I don't like it one bit. I did this for you, Hillary, and if you think I'm gonna stand here and be made a fool of...I've...I've got too much on my plate right now. If you don't say something to back me up, Hill, they'll start digging deeper, and you know if that happens, you're gonna get a whole lot more publicity than you really want. Listen -- oh, damn, it's that idiot Bloomberg. I gotta go. Look, Hill, we carried a lot of water for you. You gotta do your part.

Click.

29 posted on 10/31/2007 8:12:38 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (keep the heat on the hillary.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
“Senator Clinton supports governors like Governor Spitzer who believe they need such a measure to deal with the crisis caused by this administration’s failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform,’” her campaign said.

What a face lift weasel, it all depends on what your definition of is is.

30 posted on 10/31/2007 8:15:38 PM PDT by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: Gay State Conservative

The majority of the American people are against this. She’s just showing her true colors for one and all to see. IMO, she’s reaffirming what a moron she is.


31 posted on 10/31/2007 8:16:17 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Man50D
You stoled my line, before I wrote IT. :)
32 posted on 10/31/2007 8:16:37 PM PDT by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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To: expatpat
He also had Big Ears Perot helping him out.

We can be sure that hillary's people are looking around, figuring out who will play the Perot spoiler this time. At least one possible candidate readily springs to mind.

33 posted on 10/31/2007 8:16:56 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: claudiustg
Perfect!

THE definitive comment on Hitlery et.al.

WTG! and FReegards!

34 posted on 10/31/2007 8:20:49 PM PDT by SAJ
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

At least until tommorrow..

Her focus groups and overly paid consultants have decided she should SUPPORT giving Drivers licenses to Illegal Aliens...

Nice, firm opinion there. America CANNOT afford this evil clown to be President!


35 posted on 10/31/2007 8:21:18 PM PDT by tcrlaf (You can lead a Liberal to LOGIC, but you can't make it THINK)
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To: Cicero
"We can be sure that hillary's people are looking around, figuring out who will play the Perot spoiler this time. At least one possible candidate readily springs to mind."

If I didn't know any better, I'd think that that candidate shares two initials with Ross Perot...

36 posted on 10/31/2007 8:21:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Your "dirt" on Fred is about as persuasive as a Nancy Pelosi Veteran's Day Speech)
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To: Cicero

If you are thinking Ron Paul, I suspect his antiwar stance would syphon off more dem votes than republican ones. Bloomberg, too, but for different reasons (social liberal stance).


37 posted on 10/31/2007 8:26:04 PM PDT by expatpat
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To: Cicero

I think Rush hit the nail on the head on this one.

New York, like every other state, has motor voter, which means that you can register to vote when you get or renew your driver’s license.

If illegals can get a drivers license, then they can also register to vote. That’s a lot of new Democratic voters!

Remember, Hillary once sponsored a bill to let convicted felons vote.


38 posted on 10/31/2007 8:26:31 PM PDT by guinnessman
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To: NormsRevenge
here’s to many more debates like that one...

..you can rest assured..Tim Russert won't be the narrator

39 posted on 10/31/2007 8:31:00 PM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: guinnessman
The all-knowing, all-caring, all-sensing, all-feeling Maha Rushie strikes again.



El Rushbo Forced Hillary Question on NY Driver's Licenses for Illegals
40 posted on 10/31/2007 8:33:36 PM PDT by Miss Didi ("Good heavens, woman, this is a war not a garden party!" Dr. Meade, Gone with the Wind)
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