It's always something
by digby
There will always be a reason for timorous Democrats to demand the President not hit the GOP hornet's nest. They always think that if only they don't do anything to make them mad they'll survive. They demanded that the president not issue his promised immigration Executive Order until after the election so vulnerable Democrats might be able to keep their seats. How did that work out for them?
Nonetheless, here we go again:
President Obama has a tough decision to make on the timing of an executive order to freeze deportations of illegal immigrants.
Senate Democrats want him to wait to give them time to pass an omnibus spending bill and other legislative priorities in the lame-duck session that is just now ramping up.
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But Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, which has jurisdiction of the immigration enforcement agencies that would be affected, said Obama should wait until next year.
“If I were the president, what I’d say to the Congress — House, Senate, Democrat or Republican — I’m going to give you a little bit of time and in the new Congress expect you to do something,” he said.
Surely, they'll pass a wonderful bill if only the president agrees not to do what he's promised to do. Because the Republicans are very sincere.
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