Immigration dispute erupts at White House lunch

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House lunch aiming for cooperation boiled into a fresh dispute with newly empowered Republicans over immigration reform Friday, with GOP leaders warning President Barack Obama to his face not to take unilateral action. The president stood unflinchingly by his plan to act.

Republicans attending the postelection lunch at Obama's invitation said they asked him for more time to work on legislation, but the president said his patience was running out. He underscored his intent to act on his own by the end of the year if they don't approve legislation to ease deportations before then and send it to him to sign.

The Republicans' approach, three days after they resoundingly won control of the Senate in midterm elections, "seemed to fall on deaf ears," Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said in a telephone interview. "The president instead of being contrite or saying in effect to America, 'I hear you,' as a result of the referendum on his policies that drove this last election, he seems unmoved and even defiant."

"I don't know why he would want to sabotage his last two years as president by doing something this provocative," said Cornyn. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell earlier this week said the president's stance was "like waving a red flag in front of a bull."

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[randys1]

1. Threats to his face?

THREATS TO HIS FACE?



keep pushing you motherfuckers, keep pushing

[BlindTiresias]

7. Uh

What could they possibly lose by pushing? It isn't like Obama has been particularly responsive to the highly bellicose Republicans.

[yeoman6987]

8. I just don't see how the President wins this

How would it be paid? The House will never authorize funding for this.

[djean111]

2. The hubris is disgusting.

This is why I don't count Christie out. The GOP thirsts for this stuff.

[babylonsister]

3. There's no reason for the Prez to be 'contrite'.

The rethugs have had ample time to do something and they haven't.

Bottom line, he's not kissing their rings and they're pissed.

[gratuitous]

4. McConnell likens his caucus to a bull?

Or the product of a bull's natural bodily functions?

The President is taking the right tack, and I'm glad to see it. The President isn't a member of Congress, and doesn't have to do what any of them say. It's time he realized that, and communicated that to Congress and their courtiers in the popular media. We didn't see any contrition by the Republicans after 2006, 2008, or 2012. Cornyn can go piss up a rope looking for his contrition.

As far as a referendum goes, I invite the Republicans to show the electorate where they were running on immigration issues. It sure wasn't anywhere I could see it. For them to pretend that they now have some kind of mandate to do as they wish on immigration is more fatuous blather. The President should ignore their temper tantrum, take his own action, and dare Congress to come up with a veto-proof alternative. Everyone knows they can't.

See you in 2016, motherfuckers.

[Qutzupalotl]

5. Obama knows a Democratic Senate can pass a better bill.

This move will force them to act with the current congressional seating. If they don't, his executive actions will likely be better than a Republican-drafted bill.

If they impeach him, the senate won't convict, and even if they do, Biden becomes president and the new frontrunner for 2016.

[Brigid]

6. Sea bass for lunch.

And how many Americans had beans and rice or ramen noodles -- if they had anything at all?

[LiberalElite]

9. "The president instead of being contrite"????!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!

WHEN will someone knock these fkheads down a few rungs? WHY do they keep getting away with this?

[awoke_in_2003]

10. They couldn't come right out and use the word they wanted too...

"uppity"