I mean even I feel embarrassed for this party-who at one time was the party of abolition-at this point. I mean this is the fight you decide to pick in 2015? And you try to tell us that the image of the racist, bigoted GOP is just a libel of the Democratic party?
"As Republicans face a withering blowback for embracing the display of Confederate flags on National Parks and federal cemeteries, Democrats are looking to capitalize on the misfire and draw attention to Republican reluctance to let go of the Confederate flag."
"The procedural maneuvering is a little complicated, but the gist is this: Late Wednesday night Republicans introduced an amendment that would have reversed a previously passed Democratic amendment restricting the display of Confederate flags at federal cemeteries."
"Democrats were quick to decry the sneak-attack reversal, carrying with them to the House floor poster boards bearing the Confederate flag. The backlash was so immediate and fierce that by Thursday morning the House GOP leadership was forced to cancel a vote on a major Interior appropriations bill that contained the flag provision."
"GOP leaders said they would hold off on voting on the Interior bill until the Confederate flag question was sorted out."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/confederate-flag-debate-hill
So they're going to hold off funding the Interior department so they can figure out a more politically correct way to sneak the flag back in. Like I said before, the EU seems to have learned all its moves from watching the GOP anyway.
http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2015/07/tripas-vs-eu-as-obama-vs-gop-congress.html
As Greg Sargent notes, it's amazing how much race has become an issue recently.
"Today, the war over the Confederate Flag hit the Capitol with a vengeance, when a procedural dispute triggered an explosive debate among Members of the House over Confederate flag imagery in federal cemeteries for veterans. John Boehner yanked the underlying bill amid emotional appeals from Democrats that angered some southern Republicans."
"And Boehner announced that he will soon create a bipartisan group that will review questions about how to display Confederate imagery, apparently including in the Capitol. That means the debate will continue."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/07/09/its-all-about-race/
For this I would offer just once correction:
"Meanwhile, it’s hard to know how meaningful the recent stirrings among Republicans have been. Like Brian Beutler, I think the key tell will be in whether GOP policy proposals heading into 2016 show any signs of genuine concessions to minority constituencies. With the possible exception of Jeb Bush, who (I like to think) genuinely sees a need for such concessions by the GOP, there are good reasons for skepticism in this regard, based on what we’ve seen from the other candidates."
Jeb is no different than any other GOPer. His packaging on immigration is better and he may in fact be a little more humane on thi issue but then so was his borther and that didn't mean the GOP would do immigration reform
It's a categorical, Manichean choice. If you want immigraiton reform you vote for Hillary. If you don't' you vote for Jeb. It's not the individuals but the parties.
If you think that Jeb is different on race then ask him if he supports ending voter ID laws and other voter restrictions that keep down black turnout and you'll have your answer.
Then you get to the issue of women's rights and he looks just as horrendous as any other GOP candidate. He was well to the Right of his brother while Florida Governor. He actually opposed abortion without exception for rape at least then-just like Todd Akin. Now he claims to recognize the exception but not then.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/25/jeb-bush-abortion_n_6940568.html
He's no better than any other Republican candidate and Hillary is a million times better than him.
"As Republicans face a withering blowback for embracing the display of Confederate flags on National Parks and federal cemeteries, Democrats are looking to capitalize on the misfire and draw attention to Republican reluctance to let go of the Confederate flag."
"The procedural maneuvering is a little complicated, but the gist is this: Late Wednesday night Republicans introduced an amendment that would have reversed a previously passed Democratic amendment restricting the display of Confederate flags at federal cemeteries."
"Democrats were quick to decry the sneak-attack reversal, carrying with them to the House floor poster boards bearing the Confederate flag. The backlash was so immediate and fierce that by Thursday morning the House GOP leadership was forced to cancel a vote on a major Interior appropriations bill that contained the flag provision."
"GOP leaders said they would hold off on voting on the Interior bill until the Confederate flag question was sorted out."
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/confederate-flag-debate-hill
So they're going to hold off funding the Interior department so they can figure out a more politically correct way to sneak the flag back in. Like I said before, the EU seems to have learned all its moves from watching the GOP anyway.
http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2015/07/tripas-vs-eu-as-obama-vs-gop-congress.html
As Greg Sargent notes, it's amazing how much race has become an issue recently.
"Today, the war over the Confederate Flag hit the Capitol with a vengeance, when a procedural dispute triggered an explosive debate among Members of the House over Confederate flag imagery in federal cemeteries for veterans. John Boehner yanked the underlying bill amid emotional appeals from Democrats that angered some southern Republicans."
"And Boehner announced that he will soon create a bipartisan group that will review questions about how to display Confederate imagery, apparently including in the Capitol. That means the debate will continue."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/07/09/its-all-about-race/
For this I would offer just once correction:
"Meanwhile, it’s hard to know how meaningful the recent stirrings among Republicans have been. Like Brian Beutler, I think the key tell will be in whether GOP policy proposals heading into 2016 show any signs of genuine concessions to minority constituencies. With the possible exception of Jeb Bush, who (I like to think) genuinely sees a need for such concessions by the GOP, there are good reasons for skepticism in this regard, based on what we’ve seen from the other candidates."
Jeb is no different than any other GOPer. His packaging on immigration is better and he may in fact be a little more humane on thi issue but then so was his borther and that didn't mean the GOP would do immigration reform
It's a categorical, Manichean choice. If you want immigraiton reform you vote for Hillary. If you don't' you vote for Jeb. It's not the individuals but the parties.
If you think that Jeb is different on race then ask him if he supports ending voter ID laws and other voter restrictions that keep down black turnout and you'll have your answer.
Then you get to the issue of women's rights and he looks just as horrendous as any other GOP candidate. He was well to the Right of his brother while Florida Governor. He actually opposed abortion without exception for rape at least then-just like Todd Akin. Now he claims to recognize the exception but not then.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/25/jeb-bush-abortion_n_6940568.html
He's no better than any other Republican candidate and Hillary is a million times better than him.
the choice is not even close.
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