Posted on 01/23/2018 8:48:08 AM PST by billorites
The government shutdown is over. Democrats finally realized that closing the government over illegal immigration was a losing political battle. They created a needless crisis and got rolled. So who is to blame for their current predicament? Along with Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, Democrats can put the blame squarely on the man who could have legalized the “dreamers” when he had the chance: Barack Obama.
During his 2008 campaign, Obama promised in a conversation with Univision anchor Jorge Ramos to make passing immigration reform one of his first legislative priorities, and even set a timetable. “I cannot guarantee that it is going to be in the first 100 days,” he said. “But what I can guarantee is that we will have in the first year an immigration bill that I strongly support and that I’m promoting. And I want to move that forward as quickly as possible.”
If he had wanted to act, he could have. Obama’s party controlled the House, and Democrats had a 60-vote filibuster-proof Senate majority. If Obama really wanted to pass either the Dream Act or comprehensive immigration reform, Republicans were powerless to stop him. But he didn’t do it.
In a 2012 interview, Ramos called Obama on it. “At the beginning of your governing, you had control of both chambers of Congress, and yet you did not introduce immigration reform. And before I continue, I want for you to acknowledge that you did not keep your promise.” Obama objected that he had made his promise “before the economy was on the verge of collapse. And so my first priority was making sure that we prevented us from going into a Great Depression.” Ramos was having none of it. “It was a promise, Mr. President. And a promise is a promise. And with all due
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Thank God!
Both the WaPo and NBC going negative on “WTF Chuck”? It must be near freezing in Hell.....
I’m sure Obama was on board with the concept. I think he was just too flipping lazy to lift a finger.
So here we go with how Obama alleged single handedly prevented another great Depression.
But even with that, the liberals still shoved Obamacare down our throats. It does beg the question why did they decide to go full force on Obamacare bit not on immigration issues?
I think even the Left establishment realizes that “Chuckie” Schumer and “Crumbs” Pelosi need to retire.
Although, the writer is a Bush cabal member!
“Both the WaPo and NBC going negative on “WTF Chuck”? It must be near freezing in Hell.....”
Because if they don’t go negative on Schumer, they will have to cover the FISA Follies. And that is the last thing the MSM wants to touch.
True.
Latina/Hispanics were screwed royally by Obama, Clinton, Schumer, Pelosi, and his Democrat Party low life, lie tellers. African-Americans openly welcome you Hispanics, into the non-paradise of “Obama” & Company. Latinos, don’t feel too bad, Obama and his crew have been screwing American Blacks for decades.
Can you imagine that that nutcase, insane, lunatic, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi was dancing with glee last Saturday evening that she had shut the Federal Government down and put POTUS, Trump into his place, once and forever. Her gigantic expensive dinner for 192 Democrat scum & vermin in a “high end” Italian Washington, DC, restaurant, was her victory march & shout out of glory in doing in POTUS, Donald J. Trump “NOT”!!!
Oops...Nancy...it did not work out so well for you and your Democrat Party brood. Trump rules, more powerful then ever!!! By the way Nancy...did you pay for the chow goodies out of your own pocket..or, did the American Taxpayer foot the bill?
Ramos is right. Bammy and the Dims could have passed virtually anything they wanted. Amnesty, gun control/confiscation, etc.....but for whatever reason they didn’t.
I wonder why he didn’t do it? Isn’t that part of the overall plan, to bring as many third worlders in here as they can? He missed an excellent opportunity.
Yep, they had the chance to lock-in their permanent majority and repopulate the country, in 2009. But they wanted Republican fingerprints on it too - but Republicans weren’t playing ball. And so the best chance for the Dems to take this country into the sewer was squandered then, and now they’re forced to rely on rolling Trump, which is not going to be easy, if even possible.
Hey, Jorge,
Democrats NEVER want to solve the problem.
They want to OWN the issue.
You are far more valuable to them as political pawns
than as human beings.
Learn it.
Live it.
Love it.
Because it’s a classic captive welfare state tactic. If the government is responsible for your health care, you’re going to vote for whoever allows you to remain alive.
I think Obama was thinking they would consolidate power in 2010, because his policies would be so overwhelmingly popular...
The Democrats/Progressives are very good at lying to themselves.
That was Nancy "Crumbs" Pelosi's Let them eat cake moment, in my humble opinion!
In a 2012 interview, Ramos called Obama on it. “At the beginning of your governing, you had control of both chambers of Congress, and yet you did not introduce immigration reform. And before I continue, I want for you to acknowledge that you did not keep your promise.” Obama objected that he had made his promise “before the economy was on the verge of collapse. And so my first priority was making sure...""...that the economy collapsed. And, I was just flat-out lying to you."
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