Not encouraging. How can a president so unqualified to run this country have succeeded in tying his opposition into such knots?
Political Wire : Wall Street Journal editorial: "Republicans should be heading toward a November election victory, perhaps even a big one, adding to their House majority and maybe picking up the six or more seats necessary to control the Senate. Yet never underestimate their ability to save the day for Democrats, not least by showcasing the GOP's immigration neuralgia... the GOP again gave the country the impression that its highest policy priority is to deport as many children as rapidly as possible back from wherever they came."
"House Republicans may have scrambled enough on Friday to save themselves from a total meltdown. But this latest immigration debacle won't help the party's image, which is still recovering from the government shutdown debacle of 2011. A party whose preoccupation is deporting children is going to alienate many conservatives, never mind minority voters."
Sadly, the rest of the WSJ article is subscription only. Perhaps this source will open.
The party melts down one more time over immigration. "Republicans should be heading toward a November election victory, perhaps even a big one, adding to their House majority and maybe picking up the six or more seats necessary to control the Senate. Yet never underestimate their ability to save the day for Democrats, not least by showcasing the GOP's immigration neuralgia.
"The House GOP looked ready Friday to pass a bill to address the influx of children over the Southwest border, though not before providing another spectacle of internal disarray. The bill should have been a moment to redirect attention to President Obama's cynical handling of the border problem and to the Democratic Party's immigration divisions. Instead the GOP again gave the country the impression that its highest policy priority is to deport as many children as rapidly as possible back from wherever they came.
On the other hand...
It Wasn't Pretty, But It Worked: How the Right Won the Summer Immigration Battle
... "Conservatives capitalized on a perfect storm of the new House GOP leadership team's inability to whip enough votes Thursday and the hardline stance of key conservatives. Their effort was aided by aggressive movement activists, the conservative media, and a national mood against President Barack Obama — which led many Americans to call their representatives demanding they come up with a solution to the ongoing crisis at the border.
"And once the House GOP conference united on a plan, House Democrats went into overdrive Friday in an attempt to derail the new united GOP front." ...
Yet it appears Mr. Obama is the one gloating every day.
"House Republicans may have scrambled enough on Friday to save themselves from a total meltdown. But this latest immigration debacle won't help the party's image, which is still recovering from the government shutdown debacle of 2011. A party whose preoccupation is deporting children is going to alienate many conservatives, never mind minority voters."
Sadly, the rest of the WSJ article is subscription only. Perhaps this source will open.
The party melts down one more time over immigration. "Republicans should be heading toward a November election victory, perhaps even a big one, adding to their House majority and maybe picking up the six or more seats necessary to control the Senate. Yet never underestimate their ability to save the day for Democrats, not least by showcasing the GOP's immigration neuralgia.
"The House GOP looked ready Friday to pass a bill to address the influx of children over the Southwest border, though not before providing another spectacle of internal disarray. The bill should have been a moment to redirect attention to President Obama's cynical handling of the border problem and to the Democratic Party's immigration divisions. Instead the GOP again gave the country the impression that its highest policy priority is to deport as many children as rapidly as possible back from wherever they came.
On the other hand...
It Wasn't Pretty, But It Worked: How the Right Won the Summer Immigration Battle
"And once the House GOP conference united on a plan, House Democrats went into overdrive Friday in an attempt to derail the new united GOP front." ...
Yet it appears Mr. Obama is the one gloating every day.
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