President Obama spoke to his Latino base yesterday in El Paso, Texas and mocked the Republicans for asking for greater border security before tackling immigration reform. In what has become a typical Obama rhetorical twist he chided his opponents by saying, "Maybe they'll need a moat. Maybe they'll want alligators in the moat [to stop illegal immigration]." Now, I could be wrong (as I have occasionally been in the past), but being snide does not come across as being presidential. Jibing your opponents may be a self-satisfying strategy when you are way ahead on the scoreboard. But, if Obama wants to work with these same people sometime to get reasonable immigration reform accomplished, I doubt that such banal tactics will work when the game is tied.
Maybe the Donald could build the moat.
ReplyDeleteThe Donald is also overly snide. But he may have an ego even greater than the Barry.
ReplyDeleteRepublicans are squandering their majority in the house getting nothing accomplished and bolstering their image as the "party of nope".
ReplyDeleteObama thanks you and your devisive pals for greasing the skids to his next innauguration.
Let me see … last year the Democratic House refused to pass a 2011 budget (a primary Constitutional responsibility and the first time this has happened in history). This was due to their fear of showing their spend-thrift habits prior to the fall elections (which they lost anyway). About a month ago the (now) Republican house passed a 2012 budget (Ryan’s) which the Democrat Senate has refused to debate or even consider. Now exactly which party is the “party of nope?”
ReplyDeleteSigned, A Skid Greaser (and his divisive pals)