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The Spectacle Blog
In light of recent talk of moats and alligators, Mark Salter recalls circa-2005 Obama’s efforts to scuttle immigration reform on behalf of big union interests and to prevent a president from the wrong political party from taking credit amongst hispanics for getting it done:
As an aide to McCain, I was in the room for every one of those meetings. It was my first opportunity to observe Obama closely. During those meetings, I never saw him engage in any discussion concerned with building a majority vote in favor of the legislation. In the meetings he attended, he would draw from his shirt pocket a 3x5 index card, on which he had written changes he insisted be made to the bill before he would support it. They were invariably the same demands made by the AFL-CIO, which was intent on watering down or killing the guest-worker provisions. Republicans and Democrats alike were irritated by his transparently self-interested behavior, but tried to negotiate with him. He remained adamant in his positions and unwilling to compromise.
This perfidy of yore is not exactly a great argument against immigration reform — whatever that currently amorphous aspirational cloud ultimately transforms into — but Salter does make a pretty irrefutable case for the president coming down off his high horse long enough to reacquaint himself with the mud he flung a few short years ago.
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Mimi| 5.12.11 @ 9:12AM
Shawn....One Question....Why the heck didn't McCain fight this guy, pull out all stops, we are so burdened by this self-centered, get even... MY way or the HIGHWAY....Why didn't he save this country from this.....? I've seen McCain be tough....Why?
tonypal| 5.12.11 @ 10:39AM
Mimi, have you actually been paying attention to McCain over the years? The man is obsessed with getting along and being on the good side of the NY Times, etc. Recall his actions as a member of the gang of 14, which scuttled republican attempts to deal with democrat filibusters. It's all about this phony bipartisanship and being seen as reasonable by all the "right" people.
McCain has this bizarre, uninformed philosophy which states if we're nice to the democrats, they'll be nice to us. Of course, all the evidence is to the contrary, but that doesn't stop McCain. It's identical to liberals claiming we create terrorists by trying to get rid of them. If we were only nicer to the terrorists, they would leave us alone. That's McCain's approach to democrats.
You must also understand that the mainstream media was pushing McCain for the republican nomination. Most importantly, as we head into primary season, recall that Mike Huckabee stayed in the race in '08 long after after he was toast to ensure Romney wouldn't get the nomination. I'm no big fan of Romney, but he was a superior candidate to McCain. Just keep that in mind when the Huckster throws his hat into the ring. Also, keep it in mind when you hear the press talking up certain republicans as the only ones who can beat Obama. That's your cue to avoid those candidates like the plague.
Bob K.| 5.12.11 @ 9:13AM
The country is already irrevocably divided on this issue. He wants to keep it divided. Use this as a campaign issue against him.
A Democrat, either from the left wing of the party or from the right, should run against him in the Democratic primaries on this issue. It doen't matter whether he or she has a chance of winning. He and his policies become the issue.
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