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Subscribe to RSSJeb Bush pens an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal advocating for “comprehensive” immigration reform: “The nation's capital is awash with ideas about how to fix America's immigration policy. The sudden ferment on this issue, which was largely dormant since efforts at comprehensive reform were torpedoed five years ago, is as welcome as it is overdue. The growing consensus on both sides of the political aisle that something needs to be done should not be squandered, for such opportunities are rare and fleeting.”
More: “In some conservative circles, the word ‘comprehensive’ in the context of immigration reform is an epithet—a code word for amnesty. People who oppose such reform declare that securing the United States border must come before moving toward broader reform. Such an approach is shortsighted and self-defeating. Border security is inextricably intertwined with other aspects of immigration policy. The best way to prevent illegal immigration is to make sure that we have a fair and workable system of legal immigration. The current immigration system is neither.”
NEW YORK: What does changing the rules to get you three terms? Your potential successors trashing you at their first forum. The New York Daily News: “Six major mayoral candidates squared off for the first time Thursday night, and all went on the attack — not against each other, but against Mayor Bloomberg. At a forum on housing, co-sponsored by the Daily News, the four Democrats and two Republicans ripped the three-term mayor on his approach to building affordable housing, his handling of the embattled Housing Authority, and especially his response to communities ravaged by Hurricane Sandy.”
NEW JERSEY: Frank Lautenberg, a day after saying Cory Booker deserved a “spanking” for so openly coveting his seat, is now criticizing how Booker’s done his job as mayor of Newark. There’s “a lot of work that should have been done and hasn’t been done,” Lautenberg told National Journal, calling Newark a “city in desperate need of attention.”
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The GOP might as well run Jeb Bush in 2016, because they won't win anyway.
Republicans have always wanted "a permanent lock on power" and a one-party system: So, let's give it to them! Let's kick the GOP-Tea Party-Right Wing bastards out of office permanently. They have screwed our country and the world nearly to death and have obstructed and sabotaged our recovery - and continue to do so. Treason and Racketeering is what they are guilty of. They could be prosecuted under the so-called RICO laws (Racketeering and Corrupt Organization) laws. This includes their supporters who are "Accessories to the Fact". Add to this: War crimes, Constitutional violations, violation of financial regulations, violations of international laws and treaties, fake patriotism, political fraud, religious fraud and moral fraud - to name a few…
The prospect of another Bush in the White House makes my hair hurt--although Jeb has a better grasp on immigration issues than the Party of No, don't trust him to be anything than an Elephant, he is what he is and his allegiances are well documented.
What I find so funny about all these posts it that the right is trying to support the lies of the Republicans and the left is trying to support the lies of the Democrats. Until everyone on these board and other boards are willing to be just as hard on their own party as they are on the other party nothing will ever change in Washington. Washington knows that if they keep the American population arguing against each other that they will be able to get away with any and everything.
We the people are allowing ourselves to be lied to by both sides. And we try and support those lies. No one wants to step up and call everyone in Washington a liar. Which they all are.
Until we all start holding everyone in Washington accountable nothing will change. Until we all start telling the side we support to come clean nothing will change. Until we all start telling the side we support to stop playing politics with our lives nothing will change.
Call me names, try and defend your position. The sad fact is all of you know you can lie to everyone else but you cannot lie to yourself. Look at what you are supporting. Look at the big picture. Then ask yourself how long will you allow the lies from both sides the ruin the lives of all Americans.
I too am guilty of what I just wrote. However as of yesterday, before I post anything on any of these boards the first thing I do is send an email to my U.S. Senators and Representative. I don't care if they are Republican or Democrat. I want them to know how I feels about all the B/S coming out of Washington. I also send emails to the President and Vice-President. I don't use some of those sites that send emails for you. I want all of them to know that I as individual can speak for myself. I want all of them to know what I as an individual want them to do. And I plan to send them all emails daily. I want them to know I will find to time in my life to let them know daily what I think.
I don't need AARP to speak for me which I am a member. I don't need the NRA to speak for me which I am a member. I don't need NCOA to speak for me which I am a member. I don't need Oathkeepers to speak for which I am a member. And I can continue. Each and every one of you on these boards need to do the same. If Washington starts getting emails daily from the American people things will change. Coming voting time if everyone stops believing that their vote don't count and go vote things will change. Let's get rid of the electoral college. Let's let the people votes mean something.
So to everyone posting unless you are doing the same, then your comments on these boards will result in nothing changing in Washington. Your name calling and rants will not change anything. It might make you feel good but it will not change a thing.
I want both side to stop showing us how well they can twist the words of the English language to hide the facts. Put the facts out and I mean all the facts not just what supports their agenda.
I want a standalone amendment to the Constitution that make it the law that Congress and the Presidents pay is voted on by the people. They should not be able to give themselves pay raises when neither side is getting anything done. The proposal that only side not get paid is B/S. Neither the House, Senate and President gets paid if there is not budget.
Last but not least, everyone needs to understand that according to the Constitution, which a lot of posters want use to support their positions, the House is task with coming up with a budget. They must be willing to compromise with the Senate and the President in order to get one put in place. And so must the Senate and the President be will to compromise. This our way or no way is not helping the American people. Compromise is not a bad thing.
Semper Fi
You do realize the more you copy and paste the same post, you lose credibility and all anyone remembers is how annoying you were.
The big mistake was running George rather than Jeb in 2000. Now any chance Jeb Bush has of winning anything but dog catcher except in some redneck state is somewhere between slim and none. The Bush crime family should never be allowd within 100 miles of Washington let alone the White House or the Capitol Building.