McCain Gently Warns House GOP: We’re Doomed If You Screw Up Immigration Reform

[Tx4obama]

McCain Gently Warns House GOP: We’re Doomed If You Screw Up Immigration Reform

Moments after immigration reform passed the Senate Thursday by a whopping 68-32 vote, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) gently nudged his House colleagues to do what it takes to ensure the success of a comprehensive overhaul.

“We will be doing whatever we can to convince our colleagues in a respectful manner,” he told a handful of reporters just off the Senate floor. “None of our colleagues on the other side of the Capitol like to be talked down to or given tutorials. They have their own views and we respect them. And we need to have a respectful dialogue.”

The Arizona Republican is a crucial figure in the reform effort — a member of the bipartisan “Gang of Eight” senators that struck the deal that formed the foundation of the legislation. Much has been made about the GOP’s death spiral with Hispanic voters, the country’s fastest-growing demographic, which resoundingly voted for Barack Obama twice.

TPM asked McCain if Republicans can recover in 2016 if the overhaul falters and if the party nominates a pro-immigration candidate. He took a deep breath and shook his head.

“No,” he said.

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Full article here: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/06/mccain-republicans-immigration-reform.php?ref=fpb

[customerserviceguy]

1. Being as he looks like a loser to them

It probably pushes them in the other direction.

[DCBob]

2. This is going to be interesting.

Usually Im pretty good at predicting but this one.. I don't know, it could easily go either way.

[Arkana]

3. I don't think McCain realizes that they don't care.

They are fully prepared to shoot as many hostages as they can until we give them the brutal, oppressive theocracy that they want.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

4. In other words, we're doing immigration reform because we really want to. We're doing it to WIN

elections. RepubliKKKans are scum!!!!

[Cosmocat]

5. it makes me want to smash things

they have totally given up the pretense to the small government and being the guardians of the constitution bullshit.

They just flat out talk about it all in terms of politics, and the "liberal" media just breathlessly roots that on, while eviscerating this President or any democrat for whatever made up nonsense the Rs create.

There is no even trying to act like there are not two sets of rules ...

[Sunlei]

6. Sen from Az., people won't forget how border walker- forced into the deserts or the drowning canal.

The Az. graveyard of the unknowns, how full is it now?

[warrior1]

7. they're doomed either way

[DFW]

8. McCain is making a huge assumption, and probably one that is completely wrong

He assumes that the House GOP could care less. They couldn't.

Suicide bombers don't care what happens to them, or what peripheral damage they cause, and neither do House Republicans.