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cali

(114,904 posts)
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 06:26 PM Oct 2013

Rubio: We didn't get to defund the ACA so we deserve to dictate immigragion reform

man, what an entitled little- oh if only I could use that verboten word here.


Rubio: House Republicans ‘deserve’ to dictate immigration reform after government shutdown

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on Sunday said that President Barack Obama must cave to House Republicans’ demands on immigration reform because he had “undermined” the effort by refusing to defund his signature health care reform law.

During an interview with Fox News, Rubio reasoned that since the Obama administration had delayed parts of the Affordable Care Act, it could also decide to selectively enforce parts of any new immigration reform law.

“Certainly, the president has undermined this effort because the way he’s behaved over the last three weeks [during the government shutdown],” he explained to Fox News host Chris Wallace.

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“This notion that they’re going to get into a room and negotiate a deal with the president on immigration is much more difficult for two reasons,” he explained. “Number one, because the way the president has behaved towards his opponents over the last three weeks as well as the White House and the things that they’ve said and done. And number two, because what I have outlined to you… So, I certainly think that immigration reform is a lot harder to achieve today than it was just three weeks ago because of what’s happened here.”

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/10/20/rubio-house-republicans-deserve-to-dictate-immigration-reform-after-government-shutdown/

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Rubio: We didn't get to defund the ACA so we deserve to dictate immigragion reform (Original Post) cali Oct 2013 OP
Up is down and black is white in la la GOP land. riversedge Oct 2013 #1
Hilarious! MoonRiver Oct 2013 #2
Rubio can commit impossible sexual acts with himself. hobbit709 Oct 2013 #3
Time waster. sakabatou Oct 2013 #4
maybe that's playing into Obama's hand...that is a movonne Oct 2013 #5
i had almost forgotten about him JI7 Oct 2013 #6
If GOP want to continue carrying "obstructionist losers" label...go for it Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #7
The lack of maturity, common sense and basic Raven Oct 2013 #8
Rubio has looked into the abyss and the applegrove Oct 2013 #9
Makes sense to me -- Since President Obama won the battle, he needs to give Samantha Oct 2013 #10
What a bunch of idiots! Can they do even more damage to the country? Rex Oct 2013 #11
Please proceed, Republicans. n/t Bolo Boffin Oct 2013 #12
Whiney little pissy pants. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #13
He's right about it being his turn..... Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #14

movonne

(9,623 posts)
5. maybe that's playing into Obama's hand...that is a
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 06:43 PM
Oct 2013

good reason he would make it is number one project...hispanic vote would be with him and the dems's...

 

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)
7. If GOP want to continue carrying "obstructionist losers" label...go for it
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 06:43 PM
Oct 2013

Should be able to motivate some women and Latinos to vote in midterms for Democrats based on their crazy hate-filled agenda on the GOP side.

"I know it's suicide to jump off this cliff, but that guy in the tricorn hat is going to shoot me in the back if I don't jump".

Raven

(13,901 posts)
8. The lack of maturity, common sense and basic
Sun Oct 20, 2013, 06:48 PM
Oct 2013

political savvy on the part of these people is stunning. Also, the lack of any comprehension of the needs of the people is breathtaking. And, they make no secret of their venality. This next year is not going to be pretty,

Samantha

(9,314 posts)
10. Makes sense to me -- Since President Obama won the battle, he needs to give
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 01:00 AM
Oct 2013

the Tea Party something for its loss.

Sam

lpbk2713

(42,767 posts)
13. Whiney little pissy pants.
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 01:10 AM
Oct 2013



With your party's approval rating as low as it is you had better reconcile
yourself to losing even bigger next time than your party did last time.



      "WAAAH!! No fair!!"

Wounded Bear

(58,726 posts)
14. He's right about it being his turn.....
Mon Oct 21, 2013, 01:51 AM
Oct 2013

Last month Cruz got rolled on Obamacare. Now it's Rube's turn to get rolled on immigration.

Line 'em up. The Prez will knock them down.

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