Comments on: Poll: Republicans Favor Path To Citizenship, Unless Obama Supports It

By: Alex Sprague

Alex Sprague — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:29:00 +0000

We tried it for 8 years under Bush and look where that got us. Into debt.

By: marriea

marriea — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:13:00 +0000

A classic example of cutting off your nose to spite your face. Maybe when one of these Republicans kids or wife get killed or maimed by one of these guns, or when they finally lose an election because of their childishness then maybe they will understand that this is about the country as a whole and not some POLs attempt to show his or her non support of Obama, then maybe the rest will get that it’s not a ‘race’ thing but a survival thing. They truly need to grow up.

By: montanabill

montanabill — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:19:00 +0000

It was not hard from many of us to see through the rhetoric cloud. I’ve known one or two gas bags like Obama. Big on words, extraordinarily short on how-to. McConnell simply said out loud what most of us thought. This man is not qualified by either training, education or experience to be the President of a country built on over two hundred years of free enterprise and individual initiative. All the pointing to Bush, Cheney or anyone else will not change that. Every one of his speeches both demonizes those who would offer alternative solutions and, at once, tells them that compromise means do it his way, even if he can’t provide a single detail on how his proposals could work.

By: David Watermeyer

David Watermeyer — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:37:00 +0000

For God sake guys get over it. This kind of dicussion takes up hours of time and gets no one anywhere. Forget about party politics and do what is good in whatever areas of life you can.

By: Howard

Howard — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:42:00 +0000

There is not is not a jot of socialism in the President’s policies, but a ton of common sense. His belief in infrastructure improvement, for example, is part of a tradition dating back to DeWitt Clinton and the Erie Canal; to the nationalism of Henry Clay, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams and their support for ‘internal improvements.’ The partisan obstruction we see today has long history here. Consider turning off Fox News and read a book. I recommend Ian Howe’s WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT for the political and social changes between 1815 and 1849, including the break up of the (then so-called) Republican party of Jefferson, the demise of the Federalist party, and so much more.

By: Peoples425

Peoples425 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:36:00 +0000

This would be more persuasive if your claim was actually true, however considering most of the policies that he has attempted to enact have been Republican based in their origin so in essence your claims would be more prejudicial upon the republican party than the president. My advice is to stop listening to Fox news.

By: Peoples425

Peoples425 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:26:00 +0000

This is the type of denial that plays a large part into why Republicans/Conservatives are looked upon as crazy.
The reason why there was mounting debt with Obama was because of the obligations that were left from the Bush administration. The policies that have been attempted and installed through the current president have not been socialist, but rather bipartisan in their diplomacy and implementation. As was stated in the article, there is a support for said issues that President Obama wants to put in place, however when he puts his name on it, there is a drop in support from said conservatives. How can you explain that there is nothing obstructionist or racially biased about the lack of support and overt disrespect for President Obama and his family?

By: Peoples425

Peoples425 — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:20:00 +0000

I do believe that their belief in the prosperous elite ideology plays a large role in their obstructionist policy, but this does not explain why the plans that they have originally supported are no longer supported if President Obama signs his name onto the plan which thereby illustrates the hatred that is instilled within that party for the current president and party affiliation.
History has proven their theology wrong, however just as with religion, belief plays a large part into why people continue to believe in the face of insurmountable evidence.

By: jarheadgene

jarheadgene — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:36:00 +0000

Get a LIFE BILL…..Day ONE first term……”Our number ONE priority is to see to it that Obama is a One Term President.” Sen. Mitch McConnell. How, in the world, does that display bi-partisanship or the willingness to work towards healing this Countries economic woes of 2008….brought on by the WAR CRIMINAL …DICK CHENEY? Did you not see the 2 responses last night….1 from the P.O.S. G.O.P (Rebranded) and 2 from the TEAliban? ALL of AMERICA sees your party is divided …. “A house divided will not stand” Abraham Lincoln…..before him…JESUS said it.

By: Plznnn

Plznnn — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:33:00 +0000

“Another” Amnesty is completely useless unless there are enforcement measures in place, a fully secure border with the completed “approved & funded” 2-layer fence & mandatory E-verify, BECAUSE, without these in place FIRST, what is the point in this. The exact same problem will be right back as soon as the ink is dry. What will we then do with those that Illegally enter the US “after” another “comprehensive” immigration bill? In a few years, people will again be crying about the children of “these” Illegals, & about again, people living in the shadows.

Had the security & enforcement measures been followed after the Reagan (one-time) Amnesty in 1986, when we had only 2.7 Million Illegals, this mess would not be here. By ignoring this the problem grew to 20 Million Illegals now, and if politicians were really serious about fixing & solving this, why did they constantly oppose E-verify and completing the 700 mile 2-layer border fence? (only about 50 miles of pedestrian fence is completed after 7 years!!!)

We also need (unalterable) language in any immigration bill that will never allow this to happen again. BUT, that was what was promised in 1986, wonder why the disbelief in promises. Security, Enforcement, & Mandatory E-verify FIRST, then we discuss what to do with Illegals already here.
This serious problem should have been history long ago, & every year it gor worse to solve.