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McCain, Coons to introduce

artappraiser — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:40:59 +0000

McCain, Coons to introduce new immigration bill that omits wall funding: WSJ report

By Julia Manchester @ TheHill.com- 02/04/18 07:07 PM EST, my underlining

Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Christopher Coons (D-Del.) will introduce immigration legislation on Monday in an effort to reach a budget deal before the federal government's current funding runs out on Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The bipartisan piece of legislation provides recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, commonly known as "Dreamers," an opportunity for citizenship while ordering a study to figure out what border security measures are needed, according to the Journal.

Senate aides told the Journal that the plan would provide people who have resided in the U.S. since Dec. 31, 2013, with legal status and a path to citizenship.

The Journal reported that the legislation is similar to House legislation introduced by Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Pete Aguilar(D-Calif.).

“It’s time we end the gridlock so we can quickly move on to completing a long-term budget agreement that provides our men and women in uniform the support they deserve,” McCain said in a statement to the Journal on Sunday [.....]

artappraiser — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 22:22:55 +0000

In reply to Good enough

For today he's kidnapping the Dreamers from the Dems:

Via pool pic.twitter.com/dJ1GkmIuZY
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) February 2, 2018

And while it all may be grand

barefooted — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 21:37:57 +0000

In reply to yes I am thinking about the

And while it all may be grand foil for Democrats to make a meal out of, it's truly depressing that the boring stuff gets thrown away like yesterday's lunch until and unless Trump makes a point of it. Which means in a weird way that he really does control the news.

yes I am thinking about the

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 21:25:04 +0000

In reply to Speaking of straw man tactics

Yes I am thinking about the troll thing again too. Great minds think alike! Here's where it's complex: in the old pre-Trump days, politicians purposefully took advantage, it really was the media's fault, pandering to "clicks", everyone ignores the important stories going on, i.e., while everyone's arguing about Monica and Bill, let's slip this thing and that thing through, like your link. But they can't really be safe doing that with Trump,because no one can be sure where he will drag the attention next. He often doesn't have a true political agenda, it's all about selling the Trump persona.

Speaking of straw man tactics

barefooted — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 21:15:38 +0000

In reply to Episode # 213 in the

Speaking of straw man tactics ... I'm always annoyed by how mega some things become while others are basically ignored. While "Friday night dumps" aren't easily dismissed anymore, anything not tweeted seems to be.

Episode # 213 in the

artappraiser — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 20:56:54 +0000

In reply to Good enough

Episode # 213 in the continuing saga, straw man tactics this time, must be maddening to deal with him on this, be interesting to see how they handle it now:

Trump Pressures Democrats for a Deal on Immigration

By THOMAS KAPLAN and PETER BAKER @ NYTimes.com, 31 minutes ago

In a speech and an early morning Twitter post, Mr. Trump faulted the opposition for not compromising to protect younger undocumented immigrants.

Nor are they rewarded for

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 15:42:37 +0000

In reply to The dreamers are not

Nor are they rewarded for their parents' misdeeds. While there's a certain amount of compassion to the discussion, there's also a certain amount of deceit, cynical "think about the children" used to get the fingers in the door, to then wedge it open further.

The dreamers are not

Flavius — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 15:50:01 +0000

In reply to Maggie Haberman retweeted

The dreamers are not "illegals."

Their parents are, we can't win that argument . So don't try. But the dreamers are obedient children. Is that a crime? Civilized countries don't punish children for their parents mis deeds.

What can we do for the parents? Get out the vote.

Maggie Haberman retweeted

artappraiser — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 05:11:07 +0000

In reply to Well, Schumer'd have to be a

Maggie Haberman tweet last night, is a sarcastic suggestion that the Trump flip flop was influenced by the "Gang of Six" plan and Stephen Miller probably had to deal with that:

Stephen Miller not having an easy night https://t.co/BrHlpsh7XO
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) January 25, 2018

Early IoT - it's trying to

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 04:22:50 +0000

In reply to oh yeah? Just so happens I

Early IoT - it's trying to communicate with you.

BTW - notice that first & last letters of Maytag are MAGA? Coincidence? assuredly not.