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2016 Postmortem

Proud Liberal Dem

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14. It's not about Rubio IMHO

Reply to mgcgulfcoast (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 11:13 AM

Jun 2013

it's about getting a bill passed. Admittedly, not a perfect one but it could lead to an improved situation for a lot of people in the long-term. I didn't think that "kill the bill" was a good strategy with health care reform and it's not a good one for immigration reform either, regardless of who is helping with it. If we're worried about politics, a win on this looks really good for President Obama and Democrats as well. What does it matter if Rubio gets to share a little credit on it or not (though I've had the feeling that he's been groping for an escape hatch from the start).

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Why do we keep trying to save rubio's rear end? [View all] mgcgulfcoast Jun 2013 OP

Shhh......because they're all on the same team. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #1

im not on rubios team. neither are you im sure mgcgulfcoast Jun 2013 #3

WE aren't. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #4

then get them off rubios team. mgcgulfcoast Jun 2013 #17

Oh ok. I'll pull out the millions in my pocket and buy them myself. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #18

MrSlayer is positively correct in his analysis, it's another labor breaker. xtraxritical Jun 2013 #16

If that is happening, it is to save the immigration bill karynnj Jun 2013 #2

all the more reason to let him twist in the wind. mgcgulfcoast Jun 2013 #5

Cut off your nose to spite your face? karynnj Jun 2013 #6

we can pass it in 2014 without rubio mgcgulfcoast Jun 2013 #7

We have no idea what the House and Senate will look like in 2014 karynnj Jun 2013 #8

it all about caving and helping rubio mgcgulfcoast Jun 2013 #12

I will have to respectfully disagree - neither of us will convince the other karynnj Jun 2013 #15

Not if we don't control both houses of Congress. Arkana Jun 2013 #13

They already screwed the LGBT community by removing protections from the bill, so whose nose and Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #9

This bill is all about harming gay people and helping Rubio, that's why Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #10

exactly. let rubio the bigot twist mgcgulfcoast Jun 2013 #11

It's not about Rubio IMHO Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2013 #14

Why is an "immigration bill" needed? Enforce existing laws, and especially, Everify. xtraxritical Jun 2013 #19