APNEWSBREAK: OBAMA TO DELAY IMMIGRATION ACTION

[Savannahmann]

61. This situation existed at the beginning of the summer

The Polls then indicated that a majority of people favored immediate deportations. Yet, President Obama promised executive action by the end of the summer if he didn't get the legislation he wanted.

The problem with a big bluff is this, you have to back it up. If you tell your spouse that you will leave if they don't stop drinking, and they keep drinking, there's nothing left but to leave. If you stay, no threat you make will ever be taken seriously.

It showed compassion, but zero political forethought. Now, President Obama looks weak. The Hispanic voters feel betrayed. The Liberals feel disappointment. The RW on the other hand, they feel energized. If they can make the President back down when they have the minority in the Senate, imagine what will happen when they win the Senate, and it looks like they're going to win the Senate.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2014/senate/2014_elections_senate_map_no_toss_ups.html

http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2014/senate-model/

We're winding up the election season and our campaign strategy has been to pray that the Rethugs screw up. But this time they avoided nominating people who would go out and toss out statements like "real rape" or racist nonsense. We let them run their races, we let them define the issues, and we let them set the tone of the discussion. Then we're surprised, hurt, and angry that they start winning?

We did not stand up for any ideals, we would not commit to any principles, and the one hope we had of managing the discussion about immigration, we threw away chasing rabbits. We should have been holding town hall meetings all over the nation about Immigration. Describing the people who are striving to live free. Instead, we let the RW set the agenda, and we didn't want to discuss anything.

So now, Immigration reform is dead. If the Rethugs take the Senate, and the President takes "executive action" finally. Then the Rethugs first act will be to pass some sort of law utterly defeating it. The President could Veto, but then he spends the last two years of his Presidency showing how immobile he is while the Rethugs pass legislation after resolution and have the narrative news cycle sewn up going into 2016. Any guesses how that works out for us?

If you're going to say you will do something. You have to do it. If you aren't going to do it, keep your mouth shut. It is no more complicated than that.