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Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 09:14 PM


Obama can't afford to fail on immigration reform


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Barack Obama has to be careful he does not become a caricature, a president who continuously promises but never delivers.

Today he was at it again promising action on immigration reform and pledging to be a partner with Congress in ensuring that the current system will be changed.

We have been hearing a lot of promises from the Chief Executive of late but have yet to see one be delivered.

Yes, Republicans have been downright nasty and obstructionist in their tactics, but this is still a president who until November has a healthy majority in both Houses of Congress.

He is struggling with health care and unfortunately, immigration reform makes health care look easy by comparison. Yet if Obama gets neither this presidency may be a write off.

It was Machiavelli who wrote that great leaders need to be feared not loved. Obama's problem is that no one,not even in his own party are afraid of him. He's too nice, too accommodating, too ready to hear out every argument.

Well it's not working and he needs to come down from Kumbya land and get his hands dirty on some of this stuff. He is acting professorial, above it all and leaving Congress to do the sausage making while he awaits their deliberation with Olympian detachment.

It is simply a failed tactic. On healthcare he has been sidelined by a Republican minority that is using every legitimate trick on the book to prevent passage.

Now on immigration reform he is showing an alarming tendency to leave it all to Congress again. Both Senator Chuck Schumer and Senator Lindsay Graham are able men, but asking them to get an immigration bill through Congress right now is like asking them to drive through a stone wall.

Only the president with his ability to arm twist and get results can make this happen. Obama needs to kick butt, get people in line and drive legislation through like Lyndon Johnston and Ronald Reagan did in their day --and he needs to start now.


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Posted by Monsoonman on Mar 13, 2010, 03:30 PM EST
What's the difference between britain smothering the population of Ireland with "illegal immigrants" and obama and his supporters openly granting citizenship to 15 million illegal immigrants here in the US? Both moves are/were designed to radically change the demographics and politics of the host countries.
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Posted by Madeleine on Mar 12, 2010, 07:35 PM EST
I just read in my news that Obama doesn't care about the immigration problem, another broken promise.
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Posted by Spiritranger on Mar 12, 2010, 01:47 PM EST
But Obama must fail because to permit lawlessness (and ILLEGAL ALIENS of every ethnicity are law breaking CRIMINALS) is to allow evil to prosper. God curse those who call evil good and good evil as Mr. O'Dowd chooses to do.
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Posted by antrimliam on Mar 12, 2010, 11:42 AM EST
The Irish ILLEGALS are no ditterent than any other ILLEGALS ,THEY SHOULD NOT BE HERE,Wwat part of ILLEGAL do these people not understand.
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Posted by antrimliam on Mar 12, 2010, 11:34 AM EST
The Irish ILLEGALS are no different than any other ILLEGALS ,THEY SHOULD NOT BE HERE.
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Posted by mrkennedy on Mar 12, 2010, 10:14 AM EST
If he succeeds in this action he will be a one term president. Hallelujah!!!!!
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Posted by simplesandy on Mar 12, 2010, 09:53 AM EST
I hope and pray he does not let the illigals in and all those waiting for green card leagally are going to be put on back burner...NOT FAIR!!!!!! my Irish b/f would love to come to usa leagally and work but cant ...even me as an american he couldnt if we got married ...you still have to apply for citizenship...
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Posted by Madeleine on Mar 12, 2010, 08:45 AM EST
No one is going to twist our arms, and no one is going to dictate to us from another country. You don't tollerate illegals in Ireland, why do you expect us to?
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Posted by Madeleine on Mar 12, 2010, 08:44 AM EST
No one wants this health care , Obama is not nice, he's nasty, he is disrespectful and he doesnt belong in the white house.
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Posted by IrishAndProud on Mar 11, 2010, 10:54 PM EST
Niall, Barack Hussein Obama is already a caricature as you've described. Have you not seen what's been happening to him politically, over the last year? And he's only been doing it to himself, ultimately; the Repubs don't have the numbers to do it all by themselves.
 




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