Politicians should be careful what they say, lots of people are watching, recording and remembering.
You would expect this would lead to more honesty and less hypocrisy in politics. But alas, we have to add stupidity to the description of many of our elected representatives.
Politicians think what they said yesterday is forgotten today! Reversing one’s position, without good reason, means that you lied in the first instance or you’re lying in the second. Today House Republicans find themselves in a “texts, lies and videotapes” situation when it comes to immigration policy.
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Speaker Boehner is on record, a month ago, supporting immigration reform and stating it should not be a partisan issue. A week ago he released a set of principles to guide the House bill. Thursday, the fifth, he said that the House bill will not be able to move forward. He caved to the extreme right again.
Boehner, doesn’t seem to realize that when he quickly reverses direction, in the middle of stride, folks notice and don’t believe he was just inventing a new dance step.
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The new Republican position on immigration is simply ridiculous. This time they have a lame, inaccurate and purely speculative excuse—“We can’t trust Obama to enforce the immigration laws!”
Where do these characters get their information and do they think anyone other than the under informed, hardcore base will believe them?
The facts are; deportation of illegal aliens is ten times higher than under Bush, border zone arrests are at an all-time high, spending on border security has increased annually, under Obama, and is at a record high. And finally, immigrant advocates are up in arms over this administration’s tough position on the enforcement of immigration laws.
The truth is Boehner and House leadership favored immigration reform and said so on videotape. Next they were bombarded with negative text messages from the far right, who oppose immigration reform. What did Boehner do?
The Speaker tells a lie and blames his flip flop on illogical speculation instead of his party’s dysfunction.
When is Boehner going to respond to the overwhelming majority of Americans, 70% plus, who support new immigration laws and stop pandering to a minority portion of the Republican party who have consistently behaved badly.
If you need some leverage on these spoiled brats, Mr. Speaker, we have them on videotape, if you have the guts to use it!
