OK, there's a lot that's been said in this thread, and I shan't address it all.
I will say that Obama could be working with the majorities in Congress to ram stuff down the throats of the Repugs -- which is what the author appears to want. But, neither the author nor most right wing pundits understand the man. He's a Con Law professor, so he's used to waiting... and waiting... to hear the arguments and address things in due time. In our current 24/7 news heyday that flummoxes people. But, I don't believe it phases him much.
For me, this is a good thing. A leader who lets stuff play out and then comes in at the 11th hour is fine by me. I understand where he's coming from.
As for Chewie's notion that immigration status doesn't matter, I do disagree. But I offer the following comment that I posted on Oasis regarding Obama's health care reform stance:
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[Obama] said affirmatively that no one here illegally would or should get [health care].
He didn't say amnesty either, he said that we should tackle the problem of comprehensive immigration reform. And just like with health care, he's right. It's a broken system and something needs to be done. Now, as a practical matter, whenever immigration reform does occur it will have to address how we deal with those who are already here illegally. And as much as we may hate it, as a practical matter it is not even possible to go round up all the illegals that are currently here. It just won't happen. So, whenever we do address the illegal immigrant problem, this is going to be one painful pill we'll all have to swallow. I don't like it either, but if other key components of good immigration reform are there, some sort of "path to citizenship" plan may be a price worth paying to fix the mess.
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