President Obama said in a video that he will lay out his proposal to overhaul the nation’s immigration system Thursday and will travel to Las Vegas on the heels of that announcement to rally support for his initiative on Friday.
“Tomorrow night I’m going to be announcing here from the White House some steps I can take to start fixing our broken immigration system,” Obama said in a video posted on Facebook Wednesday afternoon.
“Everybody agrees that our immigration system is broken. Unfortunately Washington has allowed the problem to fester for too long,” Obama said. “So what’ I’m going to be laying out is the things I can do with my lawful authority as president to make the system work better even as I continue to work with Congress and encourage them to get a bipartisan, comprehensive bill that can solve the entire problem.
Except it’s not a proposal. It’s an order.
Everyone agrees that there are millions of illegal immigrants in our country. There really is no consensus on what to do about them. But it’s not like there are no laws on the books already.
There are lots of laws already in effect that deal with immigration and naturalization. The problem is that none of those illegal immigrants is in compliance with the law. (That’s why they’re illegal.)
Obama doesn’t want to enforce the laws we have, so he’s gonna change them by executive order. He plans to do this by invoking the “make the system work better” clause of the Constitution. I’m sure future presidents will utilize this unprecedented precedent to rewrite any laws that they find objectionable.
On the bright side, think of all the jobs that will be created rewriting civics textbooks to remove the outdated separation of powers stuff.
The Crawdad Hole 
The Republicans are talking about defunding the illegal immigration stuff. That sounds like a lot of trouble. Too many things embedded into too many budgets. Just defund the White House. Salaries, heat, Air Force One, gasoline for the Beast, the lobster contract, phone bill, broadband service, cleaning supplies, booze bill, toilet paper, etc. If they want to work in the cold and the dark for free so be it. They can knock themselves out.
If Bronco can ignore a branch of government and elections, turnabout is fair play. I always try to break a problem down to the root cause. The edict is at its root a mandate for the people of the United States to pay for bunch of people who are not here with our consent. They work, and Dream, and blah blah but they didn’t ask permission to come in. Some dickhead that doesn’t have the authority to authorize the spending of our money is promising we will pay for it all. Do we fight with the uninvited guests or the dickhead that invited them? I have always found that someone who won’t listen changes their mind when I cut off the money. If Bronco can’t follow rules then Congress is not obliged to pay for his party. HIS PARTY in the White House. Don’t announce it Congress. Don’t argue with the tween in the Oval Office, Air Force One or the Beast. Just leave him out of the budget like he doesn’t exist. Don’t shut down the government. Shut down the White House. Note: I realize that the WH bills are in the GAO, Pentagon, etc budgets so just zero that part out.
We already know this drill. If anything is funded less that Obama wants, the media will scream and cry and Obama will not sign any part of the budget. Eventually, the GOP will cave because they are afraid of being unpopular. They have to face the fact they are unpopular. Popular culture is not the ally of Republicans. Shutting down the government will hurt them.
Still, if they stay the course, the Democrats will eventually cave and the GOP will regain their standing. Obama doesn’t negotiate with reasonable people. When he negotiates with people who won’t budge, he caves in. Look at our foreign policy. If the Republicans go soft on the budget now, they’re basically done for the next two years and they won’t like the outcome dome the 2016 elections.
She’s not advocating shutting down the government 1539, she’s advocating shutting down the white house.
I’m not sure how much flexibility is in the budgets, but what I do know is that they can isolate the part of the budget Lulu is speaking of. They can do their jobs like they used to and pass budgets agency by agency. Huge omnibus spending bills and continuing resolutions have only been used in the very recent past.
Lulu is correct that the R’s shouldn’t announce one whiff of their intentions. They should, however, set about getting as close to what she suggests as they can. At the same time they should also ferret out, line by line, money that would fund illegals. What they should announce with the new Congress is that they are there to do the people’s work and as such they will labor over each and every agency and its budget……because that’s their job. Passing budget items that way takes a lot more work and it’s harder to hide pork, it’s also harder for the executive branch to shuffle money……hence why, that’s exactly what Congress should be doing. Set the narrative that they’re trying to do a better job, people are tired of business as usual in DC, they heard the people and are responding. DON’T make it about gamesmanship or one upping POTUS, not one whiff of something like that or the media will eat them alive.
I doubt they’ll actually do that because it would also mean they’d have to police their own. It’s what they should do, quietly and calmly. They should be the adults in the room and project a calm, adult like image. They shouldn’t have hissy fits or make threats, just quietly and calmly do their jobs. An old pol I was friends with for years, who was a master at this kind of stuff used to always tell me “Steady as you go”, in other words don’t take the bait, stay calm. The R’s need to chant that to themselves everyday.
You explained it better than I did. Thanks. I have been on the periphery of small time government budget battles. The punishment that can be meted out in a budget is huge.
Well said Somebody. 🙂
The problem is that ValJar has already defined the strategy. If the Republicans change one part of the budget, Obama will say that the Republicans should have brought it up earlier. Then he will call it unfair and play all or nothing. If the Republicans change anything, he won’t sign any other part of the budget and the government shuts down. Then the media blames the GOP and they cave. They don’t want to shut down the government, Obama does. But that’s only because that’s the way he wins.
If a GOP Congress passes a budget and Obama vetoes it, who gets blamed for the ensuing government shutdown?
The GOP for being “unreasonable.” The Republicans have to realize it will get really bad and their approval will be in the toilet for weeks. But eventually Obama will have to cave and they can recover with a win in their column.
Precisely Klown, Obama would be blamed.
They need to pass say the transportation budget all by itself like they used to. They’re just doing the people’s work going through that budget line by line. Then if Obama vetoes it, Obama doesn’t want roads and bridges, Obama wants to stop air travel. The GOP did their job they passed the transportation budget. Ditto with medicare, authorize medicare as usual…….that way it’s not the GOP that wants to kill granny, it’s Obama.
Continue on in that fashion budget by budget. The media will surely ask why the GOP is passing items one budget at a time. The leadership needs to calmly say they are doing the people’s work, repeat over and over again that this is how Congress is supposed to actually function……..they’re doing their job, they’re doing the NORMAL work of Congress. Get everything funded except the budgets that you know are going to be major battles and then move in for the kill. They must go about it quietly and methodically without fanfare, but the entire time they’re drawing their battle lines and taking away dem and media talking points.
Seriously take away pushing granny off a cliff or starving children memes and then what do you have??? This is how they should proceed. If they were smart they’d be working their asses off right now behind the scenes so they can go about it in a pretty rapid fashion.
You’re talking about Congress, Somebody. If they only would do what you suggest. Only some are about doing the work of the people. Sadly, only some.
Haha Leslie, how true! I said that is what the R’s SHOULD do. I didn’t say it was what they would do.
OT but awwwwww, so sweet:
The story of how Lord Mountbatten introduced his nephew to the Princess Elizabeth when she was about 13 and he a handsome 18 year old teenager is so sneaky. She was a goner and never looked at anyone else.
That is sweet and I’m glad it worked out for them ❤
🙂
She of course was very sheltered and he was gorgeous. Phillip was supposedly icked out because she was so young, but Mountbatten told him she was sweet and needed a friend. After the war she wasn’t a baby anymore and he hadn’t had time to date much. So….
❤
Ugh. I have no use for freakin’ royalty. How des it happen that a country founded in revolt against the British monarchy now has so many people who go all gaga for the roayal family? The French had the right idea: the proper protocol when dealing with monarchs is to decapitate them, then parade through the streets with the severed heads mounted on pikes.
I’m going aww because of the photos of the couple after more than half a century in the same pose – I love stuff like that, no politics involved.
What about self appointed Emperors? Napoleon crowned himself as has Bronco so to speak.
I’m not gonna go gaga over THAT couple – – – bronco and his mare
Bahahaha!
Yeah, except for that pesky detail of how to run the country after they murdered the monarchy. They went back to a monarchy shortly after they realized they couldn’t figure it out.
“Off with their heads!” sounds a bit like a monarchical decree.
The British took away all the real power from the monarchy and left them all the ceremonial stuff, like waving in parades, attending state funerals and greeting tourists.
They are a giant tourist attraction, practically living in gilded cages. The ceremonial practices draw huge crowds, many spending quite a bit of money to go see them. Personally, I enjoyed The Tower of London and that was where the crown jewels were. They’re not in the family’s jewelry boxes anymore. The family generates lots of jobs too.
I love the idea of Royalty. They act ceremonially and how can you say “no” to an occasional great ceremony. There is a worship factor with royalty and I think it is great to keep that worship away from anything political.
I hate know it all Progressives and Presidents who don’t respect Citizens or our Constitution. I hate the tendency to worship politicians like they are royal. Particularly when the politician is a very poor leader like Obama.
^This^
they sure got some family noses!
Philip has a beak, lol.
What I wonder about is the chins – they both have strong chins. WTH happened with Charles?
Funny…Charles has a droopy chin. Maybe that’s why he talks the way he does!
It really is time for some individual to stand up to Obama. It’s one thing for “the Republicans” to take a stand but as a group, they’ll just get chewed up by the media. If ever there was a time for a super man or woman to stand up and oppose the evil Luthor Obama, it is now! Where are all of the comic book heroes when we need them? Superman? Wonderwoman? Batman? Doesn’t America love a hero anymore? Or is it that Obama is just not quite yet enough of a villain? Where is our defender of the Constitution? Where is Lawman? The man with the “L” on his chest?
Oh, right…..no more phone booths!!!
One of the former presidents should do that. When it rains in the United States, it is Obama’s urine.
That’s interesting. Who would you suggest? Bill Clinton? George Bush? Jimmy Carter?
Thinking about Bush coming out to confront Obama is really quite a thought.
I think Jimmy would be the only one who could get away with it.
Uncle Bill supports Obama.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/20/bill-clinton-backs-obama-on-immigration-hes-on-fir/
We apparently need a “Super Starbuckswoman”.
That’ll work…unassuming, non-political, savvy, well-read, moderate, techno-geek, ethically-committed woman surreptitiously slides into Starbucks, throws down a latte-grande and explodes out as Super Starbuckwoman…the defender of the Constitution!! That plays!
🙂 Yep! McDonald’sman is so Yesterday.
What about Chipotle Dude?
Wrong gender, apparently.
And her sidekick could be “Subwaygirl”.
With Obama’s fantastic economy “Subway Girl” could live in the subway disguised as a crazy homeless person.
ISYOT. 🙂
Jim Webb just sent out an email saying he’s set up an exploratory committe to run for President in 2016. You only have to watch the first few minutes of the video….it sure gave me hopey that the Dems could possible run a normal person. 🙂
hahahahahahaha…The Big Three Networks aren’t carrying his speech tonight …..
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102201029
I don’t know if that’s a good thing – more like the media covering up his blatant hispandering. Univision is televising it.
Right before the Latin Grammys.
It’s collusion to keep the lofos in the dark.
Grubering 101: don’t let the stupid gringos know what’s really happening
ROFLMAO!
Yes it is. If the nets have to cover it, then they’d have to talk about it. Good plan Obama, keep your people stupid. 😉
It’s sweeps week. I think it’s more they don’t think anybody is going to watch him. It would be a ratings bonanza for whichever of them chose not to cover it if only one or two of them did.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/11/the_big_broadcast_fix_for_obamas_amnesty_speech_tonight.html
UNivision is carrying his speech. just before the spanish music awards
Gotta round up those new voters. Spiteful jackass.
😆
Amnesty today, Ferguson decision tomorrow, riots all weekend, the Gruber story gets effectively swept under the carpet. Nice. This “scorched earth” bullshit is getting on my last gay nerve…
Shamelessly stolen for a tweet
🙂
I am going to call him Bronco the First. Tomorrow he will be Bronco the Terrible.
YES !
He has always been Bronco the Terrible to me.
Perhaps we should call him busted Bronco. We need cowboys with sharp spurs.
Ted Cruz perhaps?
This makes me sick–for what little republic we have left
Klown I agree that our population can’t reach a consensus on immigration, quite frankly we’ll never reach a consensus because a small minority want completely open borders.
The majority of our population wants secure borders, real, honest to goodness secure borders. A smaller majority doesn’t want to grant amnesty because they’ve seen this movie before. That’s based on opinion polls. I haven’t seen an opinion poll that asks about illegals or even new amnesty recipients being allowed access to social services, but if that question were asked I’m betting a large majority would say NO, NO, NO.
There are a lot of opinion polls out there on this topic and they certainly provide the pols with information about what John Q Public wants…….even the lofos don’t want amnesty.
I still think it could be challenged in court as an unfunded mandate to the states. Bronco likes to do stuff that he doesn’t have the money to do and expects someone else to pay for it. The federal funding of it is basically accounting fraud like Quick-Gruber-Books software for Obamacare. A forensic audit would turn up all kinds of criminality.
Good approach
It won’t be Sharpton. He’s still looking for ways to pay the Taxman.
If he has tax liens of millions, hasn’t been paying it back, why isn’t he in the pokey like all the other tax cheats rotting in the pen?
If the good reverend was a member of the Tea Party he would have already taken a perp walk.
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/11/pelosi_opts_out_of_dinner_with_obama_for_event_honoring_billy_joel.html
miss nancy regrets.
can not make dinner with backtrack to be told his immigration order because she is going to see Billy Joel and give him a prize
For once, she’s demonstrating good judgment.
or, distancing herself because she knows what a disaster this is going to be.
Honk
love your Cole Porter allusion….
Beautiful song … and the gal used a gun.
I love the Kirsty MacColl version that was on Red Hot + Blue (with the guy from the Pogues).
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/jorge-bonilla/2014/11/19/univision-rep-gutierrez-tells-obama-its-time-pay
this guy sounds like a loan shark demanding the vig
He’s from Chicago……
Via the Puerto Rican mafia.
Ramirez 😀
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/11/rush-limbaugh-reagan-never-took-executive-action-this-is-bald-faced-flat-out-lie-video/
I do not listen to Rush normally.
he does a little bit of correcting the false narrative being spread far and wide.
My father just repeated the lie as justification for this act, so it works.
backtrack should be reminded of this tale
http://hotair.com/archives/2014/11/19/dems-to-obama-you-broke-our-party/
now donna is giving orders
you broke it , you fix it
when I stop laughing maybe I will sing ” My Heart Cries For You”. Maybe NOT
That was shadenfreude-licious. Thanks, Helen!
The White House, Brazile said when she came to meet with Simas, has got to focus for the next two years on getting the party into better shape, and Obama’s the best and most effective person to get out the message.
Uh…but he’s the one who has been talking non-stop for 6 years.
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/67703
I like this article. believe it or not it gives me hope and reminds me we are a strong country. A lot stronger than backtrack
As Fox likes to say, doesn’t Obama realize we have the video ?
http://insider.foxnews.com/2014/11/19/caught-camera-obama-called-exec-immigration-action-illegal-25-times
That’s the same video at the top of this post.
Oops, that’ll teach me to ignore your videos 😉
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/wh-defends-it-doesnt-tear-constitution_819629.html
They say this with a straight face
Is there anyone in this administration that isn’t a smug asshole?
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/393018/meet-snobocrats-victor-davis-hanson
meet the snobocrats
No.
{{waiting for answer: tap; tap; tap; t…….}}
Meanwhile, back in DC …. 😉
This is Obama’s fuck-you to Hillary. She’s gonna be stuck with the backlash in 2016.
Perhaps, but I think it’s his fulfilling his promise to fundamentally change the US.
From the Hot Air article:
President Obama’s biggest problem over the next two years may not be coming from recalcitrant Republicans, but from members of his own party blanching at his activist agenda over the final two years of his presidency. While the midterm election results suggested widespread dissatisfaction with the president’s policies, Obama nonetheless is planning to press forward on several polarizing decisions in his final two years. It could help advance his legacy, but come at the expense of the Democratic Party’s long-term health.
As usual, he doesn’t care about anybody or anything but his own ego. This is about his “legacy.” If he had actually worked while in office, he might have actually had an impressive legacy but he is going to manufacture one come hell or high water.
Let Obama be the Democrats’ undoing. I won’t shed a tear.
Yes–this and the Iran nuclear deal
SNAP!
If I were unemployed in the Buffalo, NY area……
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/11/20/bills-hire-snow-shovelers-ftw/19318879/
http://weaselzippers.us/205842-poll-53-of-voters-oppose-obamas-plan-to-unilaterally-grant-amnesty-to-millions-of-illegals/
but backtrack is listening to the 47% that were not pollied
That 47% always shows up.
Isn’t this just lovely….
http://clashdaily.com/2014/11/black-thugs-threatened-murder-gonna-start-killin-mother-f-ckers/
One of the strange vibes I get these days, though, is that it seems like African-Americans simply don’t want to live among European-Americans or have them live in their neighborhoods. they don’t want European-American cops in their neighborhood. OK. Let them have all black police, stores, banks etc. Isn’t that what we used to call segregation? Apartheid? Very strange time.
^This^ It took a black president for them to realize that segregation is OK when they choose it.
Another Cosby accuser comes forward:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10606495_581428298669102_4397396472162251204_n.jpg?oh=4c531e52b6e5d4465e73d65c1e85928b&oe=54E1F9B5&__gda__=1423248909_9c179bb1d1d5ffbd6145c836f177fdd2
I was hoping the picture would show not just the link
Question
since backtrack will announce tonight that it is ok to break laws in this country, Is Monday National Rob A Bank Day. If groups do it and not individuals it is ok right?
There has apparently been another change in the brand. First it was “illegal aliens,” then it was “undocumented aliens,” then “undocumented workers,” and now from what I am hearing on NPR the moniker of choice appears to be “unauthorized workers.” The announcers and reporters must have used that term 25 times in 5 minutes. I have been trying to turn that over in my head and I guess it is supposed to be a kinder, gentler term, to soften us all up for The Big Speech tonight. Phooey.
I wonder if I walk into the White House, start shuffling some papers, perhaps sign some, I’ll just be an unauthorized worker.
Ordinarily I’d say you’d be calling yourself dead, but given all the fence jumpers lately I’m not sure about that.
Obama knows that he can do what he wants because the efforts to stop him, especially in the courts will take years.
This is why I may be title my blog post tonight “Obama Plans to Cosby America”
Good one, days. I’ll be looking for it tonight.