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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 02:33 AM Nov 2014

SHOCKING! President's announcement on immigration fell short of Jeb's expectations. SHOCKING!



http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/21/us-usa-immigration-idUSKCN0J507H20141121?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter

Eyeing 2016, Clinton, Bush weigh in on Obama's immigration plan

WASHINGTON Thu Nov 20, 2014 11:03pm EST

Republican Jeb Bush, a former two-term Florida governor who is considering entering the race, said Obama's plan "undermines" efforts to forge permanent legislative reforms.

"It is time for Republican leaders in Congress to act. We must demonstrate to Americans we are the party that will tackle serious challenges and build broad-based consensus to achieve meaningful reforms for our citizens and our future," said Bush, whose brother and father both held the office of president.

Even before Obama announced his immigration order, Republican governors at a conference in Florida were debating how best to react, looking ahead to 2016.

Several potential GOP presidential candidates such as Ohio Governor John Kasich, New Jersey's Chris Christie and Wisconsin's Scott Walker warned congressional Republicans against shutting down the U.S. government in response to Obama's actions.
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SHOCKING! President's announcement on immigration fell short of Jeb's expectations. SHOCKING! (Original Post) Miles Archer Nov 2014 OP
How the fuck does it undermine something that hasn't happened in the last ten years? Drunken Irishman Nov 2014 #1
Jeb has no chance of being the GOP nominee Gothmog Nov 2014 #2
Be fair. They only thawed him out a few weeks ago. Orsino Nov 2014 #3
 

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
1. How the fuck does it undermine something that hasn't happened in the last ten years?
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 03:15 AM
Nov 2014

We've been spinning our wheels since 2006 on immigration reform. The Republicans are the ones who've undermined reform the last decade - including a bipartisan bill that had support of both Ted Kennedy and Jeb Bush but couldn't pass because of the GOP.

Gothmog

(145,176 posts)
2. Jeb has no chance of being the GOP nominee
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 09:55 AM
Nov 2014

The GOP donor class may like him but the tea party base will never vote for Jeb

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
3. Be fair. They only thawed him out a few weeks ago.
Fri Nov 21, 2014, 10:11 AM
Nov 2014

He can't learn everything about the twenty-first century right away.

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