Two issues, immigration and abortion were the GOP's rallying cry. They never really wanted to resolve the problems, they simply wanted them as planks in a platform to elect candidates and raise money. SGman was right, they should have passed the immigration reforms in 2013. The proverbial dog chasing the car; what the hell do you do once you catch it?
The democrats had no chance in the mid-terms, none. Then the Supreme Court stuck their nose in the Roe v Wade and turned them on it's ear. Then trump exerted his influence and helped elect some of the dumbest candidates on the face of this earth in primaries, and now who knows?
I was surprised by your article Steve. No mention the plane full of immigrants came from Texas, because that moves it full on into little more than the freak show in a carnival. To top it off, your buddy EE is having the ring master DeSantis on his program. I won't be listening.
The bigger miss, in my humble opinion, was Charlie Sykes flat out blew you out of the water. His article today showcased trump going full-on Q. Not saying you weren't critical, but the very idea the goof was wearing a Q pin and touting the "coming storm" is front page news. Credibility was lost years ago, but this takes the maga-master into a wholly new dimension. Rod Sterling would be proud.
I can agree that politics and most politicians suck. I can't agree that illegal migrants are the most innocent among us. While they are not all ogres, there is plenty of criminality and other evils in their ranks. Relocating a few thousand of them to sanctuary states is a serious effort to make the immigrant invasion real to those who either ignore it or support it.
The USA should adopt and enforce laws to make immigration a net positive - not a social justice exercise. No chain migration, no welfare programs for imported unemployed and unemployables. We have enough of those who are natural born citizens.
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Are you willing to put any blame on the GOP for not advancing the Gang of Eight's immigration reform bill in 2013? It passed the Senate, but Boehner didn't give it a vote in the House.
I think Dems are more than ready for comprehensive immigration reform, and that the GOP is disinterested in actually reforming the system. When there's actually enough votes to get something done then I imagine it will be done - and likely not while the GOP's only idea is "Build the Wall".
A good question: what is the real state of the economy, and what factors that can actually be controlled are playing into any issues? If it's a global-level issue, then it's not a Democrat issue beyond just being the majority at the time.
Also: why didn't you address the cruelty behind DeSantis's actions?
Two issues, immigration and abortion were the GOP's rallying cry. They never really wanted to resolve the problems, they simply wanted them as planks in a platform to elect candidates and raise money. SGman was right, they should have passed the immigration reforms in 2013. The proverbial dog chasing the car; what the hell do you do once you catch it?
The democrats had no chance in the mid-terms, none. Then the Supreme Court stuck their nose in the Roe v Wade and turned them on it's ear. Then trump exerted his influence and helped elect some of the dumbest candidates on the face of this earth in primaries, and now who knows?
I was surprised by your article Steve. No mention the plane full of immigrants came from Texas, because that moves it full on into little more than the freak show in a carnival. To top it off, your buddy EE is having the ring master DeSantis on his program. I won't be listening.
The bigger miss, in my humble opinion, was Charlie Sykes flat out blew you out of the water. His article today showcased trump going full-on Q. Not saying you weren't critical, but the very idea the goof was wearing a Q pin and touting the "coming storm" is front page news. Credibility was lost years ago, but this takes the maga-master into a wholly new dimension. Rod Sterling would be proud.
I can agree that politics and most politicians suck. I can't agree that illegal migrants are the most innocent among us. While they are not all ogres, there is plenty of criminality and other evils in their ranks. Relocating a few thousand of them to sanctuary states is a serious effort to make the immigrant invasion real to those who either ignore it or support it.
The USA should adopt and enforce laws to make immigration a net positive - not a social justice exercise. No chain migration, no welfare programs for imported unemployed and unemployables. We have enough of those who are natural born citizens.
Are you willing to put any blame on the GOP for not advancing the Gang of Eight's immigration reform bill in 2013? It passed the Senate, but Boehner didn't give it a vote in the House.
I think Dems are more than ready for comprehensive immigration reform, and that the GOP is disinterested in actually reforming the system. When there's actually enough votes to get something done then I imagine it will be done - and likely not while the GOP's only idea is "Build the Wall".
A good question: what is the real state of the economy, and what factors that can actually be controlled are playing into any issues? If it's a global-level issue, then it's not a Democrat issue beyond just being the majority at the time.
Also: why didn't you address the cruelty behind DeSantis's actions?