Danny Bateman

Good for you guys. We need people out there trying to support and welcome these people. That's tremendous. Remain in Mexico is, in and of itself, not an answer. IT may have made things better, temporarily, but likewise, the MAGA patriots in charge back then never had any intention of further addressing the situation besides tougher enforcement. Rather than just lobbing blame back and forth like a tennis ball because it's an election year, hopefully we can both just admit both parties have dropped the ball on this matter for WAY too long. It's only hurting everyone involved, from the immigrants to all Americans here dealing with our broken system. Let's hope for everyone's sake they get it over the finish line this time.

There's a whole swath of people who unironically think Joe Biden personally made gas prices and inflation go up himself. I'm guessing a lot of the same folks think the Middle East is the way it is now because Brandon personally ordered that Palestinian attack on Israel. That our society has become "any problem is fine if you can dunk on the other party with it" speaks super duper poorly to America's civic education system. For that I personally blame you, sir.

World-renowned international diplomacy expert Jared Kushner was busy "negotiating" a Middle East peace deal he never delivered. But hey, at least he pocked $2B from the Saudis for himself. Between that and all the Chinese trademarks Ivanka was granted when Daddy was president, they made out quite well for themselves. I would love to hear the conservative case on these issues, though. Was being to announce Jared the great negotiator was on the case good enough? Or perhaps just letting Bibi be a corrupt right-wing asshat and take whatever his ultra right-wing caucus wanted by force is "peaceful" by con standards because he and Don were buddies? I know they LOVED the decision to relocate our embassy to Jerusalem, but what is the case that any of this was considered "peaceful" rather than the ongoing violent conflict that has wracked the region for literally decades? Likewise with the southern border. Is kids in cages sufficient to solve our problem? Turning people back into Mexico? Some of those psychos in the previous administration wanted to just straight up shoot migrants as a deterrent. Trump suggested shooting them in the leg to slow them down, as well as firing missiles into Mexico to target drug labs. I get that most people think our immigration system is upside down and don't like illegal immigration, but a lot of cons just seem to want tougher enforcement. They don't care about doing the hard things to actually address the situation as long as they get harsh enforcement (for some, outright cruelty is the point) so they can feel good. Again, conservatives are deeply unserious.

Pick out your stats and miss the point all day bud. Knock yourself out.

Yeah. As much as I dislike it, I’ve got to remember America is definitely to the right of me on immigration things. Most people would definitely support a “shutdown” even if it was largely symbolic in nature or presidential overreach without authority to really do anything of consequence. The uber text post above basically laid out that Trump tried something similar before there’s just no teeth to it after he lost in court repeatedly. Biden is the definition of an institutionalist so he doesn’t want to overreach in a way Trump wouldn’t give two s#!ts about. Still would be applauded by most voters.

It takes some serious want to to consider either of those things true, man.

Did you guys really think Biden was just going to waltz right into a trap Trump's party was very obviously trying to set up for an election year in broad daylight? I mean without a doubt he's not a spry as he used to be. But he's not a moron and he understands the system he's spent decades working in. The bill spells out exactly what we'd do. Ramp up enforcement whenever crossing numbers exceed the designated limits and impose stiffer penalties for repeat offenders. While adding extra immigration judges and other support staff to finally start unclogging of LEGAL immigration system to make it actually functional again. The Speaker is calling on Biden to do something which Trump already tried and was legally determined unlawful by the courts. There is a loophole that is allowing immigrants to LEGALLY claim asylum due to the way the current laws are written. If we don't like it we need to write new laws addressing the matter. Which is solely the job of Congress. Biden can close the border unilaterally just like he can legally authorize use of military force anywhere he wants. He's rightly trying to push Congress to do their damn jobs, just like they've failed to do in both areas for decades.

Just posted elsewhere but it's too good not to post here. Texans way ahead of you.

I mean if you read the story it paints the picture perfectly. At the state level MAGAists have largely usurped power from the old school establishment GOP in a ton of places. Up here in Michigan some conspiracy nut whackjob in the leader of the state GOP (or was, I think the rest of them got so sick of her they ousted her - she said she wasn't stepping down now that party leaders just do that when they get voted out so not sure where that's at). The state GOP here has gotten a ton of pub for infighting (literally fistfighting at meetings - with injuries!) and is basically broke because they managed their finances like morons. So in a lot of states the radical fringer grassroots people are in the driver's seats. Meanwhile Joe effin' Biden is president and is pushing Dems to pass a bipartisan border deal. Dragging his party to the center to do things the old-school way through bipartisan compromise. You know, howe it was done when Congress actually worked well for decades, from FDR pretty much up until Newt Gingrich introduced reflexive obstruction and opposition which is now the norm. It's exceedingly clear when party is getting crazier and which isn't.

Meanwhile in Texas, the GOP education platform in action...

In other news, did you guys see the rapist (R) running for president is inciting further unrest on the southern border? Who doesn't respond to the multi-million dollar court judgment against them for raping a woman and then repeatedly attacking her as a liar out to damage HIM by stoking a little more national unrest? But I agree, we should totally be patting his cronies on the back for their very serious legislative bonafides.

“Here’s a s#!t sandwich. You can eat it or go hungry. If you put a little mustard and some mayo in there, it’ll taste better. I don’t understand why I haven’t gotten anybody who doesn’t love s#!t sandwiches to eat this thing!”

Not their concern. That bill was written by the immigration hawks specifically to limit immigration of all stripes. It is the brainchild of the anti-immgration folks over at the CIS. They don’t care about any secondary effects as long as they get their way.

The two had to be linked because the deeply unserious clown show of a party you still support can’t be trusted not to sell out our allies to thugs like Putin without being thrown a bone. Said bone is thrown and of course it’s ignored. Because they don’t want compromise to solve problems. They want everything on their wish list or nothing at all. Not exactly shocking if you fundamentally don’t want the government to work anyway. But that’s not how life works and it’s not how government works, either. But they’d rather hold the border hostage hoping it sweeps them into power so they can just pass their bad immigration bill and whatever other damaging pieces of policy they can actually manage to drag across the finish line on their own.

I always get a chuckle any time he mentions corruption. It takes an absolutely breathtaking brand of stupid to take him seriously. Why not let Bernie Madoff run the SEC or Bill Cosby head up a sexual abuse support network. Jared Fogle can be the new host of Dateline: To Catch a Predator. And heck, appoint this guy to run the DoJ. They’d all be similarly terrific!

You’re right. He’s just about the model example of a trash human being in every regard, but these rubes decided he’s their guy and they’re absolutely not unhitching the wagon now. I also think it says a bit about how useless approval/disapproval and right track/wrong track numbers are in modern society.

Hot takes on the matter: * Republicans aren’t serious about any policy whatsoever. They merely want power. * They’re also fine rolling over to dictators like Putin. Hell half of them probably admire him because their cult leader loves him. * Ukraine and the border getting boned by a guy who probably shouldn’t be in Congress at all, let alone guiding a whole party, sucks. Double sucks that he’s so to help a corrupt, fascist, blowhard traitor try to return to power. * The GOP immigration bill sucks. It’s just hardline immigration reduction across the board. It’s only good if your primary objective is to curtail all forms of immigration, not if you want to do it in any kind of intelligent, beneficial way. They don’t want compromise because, well, see the first point.

Congress has kicked the can on any meaningful immigration reform for decades. The recent focus on it is an electoral tactic. Looks like the Turtle has decided to keep it that way.

You’re gonna be napping for a while. Or course they’ll insinuate there’s proof, allude to it, etc. Everything but showing it to you. I’ll let you decide why. I’ll just say if this clown car of an “investigation” had actual damning evidence implicating a sitting president of the opposite party, they wouldn’t be hitting pause on their current work.

Her given name is Nimarata. She chooses to use her middle name Nikki for… reasons.

It’s really fascinating to watch from a “here’s how disordered brains work” perspective - it’s like a case study. Obviously the substance of what he’s saying is disgusting. But solely to examine how his brain works: 1. Pick a stance or make a statement 2. Refuse to ever disown it or reverse course even when it’s actively blowing up in your face 3. Double down on it when asked because you can never be wrong 4. Ad-lib your way into making it worse because you can’t shut your stupid mouth Just fascinating. Utterly pathological, but fascinating.

As a millennial at least Jeb gave us memes. Who can forget “please clap” or him trying to put on a hoodie. She contributes none of that. Best we’ve gotten is some crappy radio ads that sound like they were recorded thru a Wendy’s drive through speaker.

Screw that. Just admit it. They’re gullible rubes. It might offend their sensibilities to say it out loud, but it should not be taboo to admit these people are too impressionable and they’re not very intelligent. Systematically hatcheting critical thinking skills is a core piece of the Republican playbook.

A little late to the party but I feel like you’d have to have mashed potatoes where your brain should be to see this story and buy it.

incredible how honest Rs can suddenly be about how full of s#!t he is only AFTER they realize they can’t wrestle control of the party away from him.