Extortion as conciliation

by Rich Lowry

 

In a fit of postelection modesty, President Barack Obama is offering not to take executive action to amnesty millions of illegal immigrants -- provided Republicans do his bidding on immigration. It is extortion as conciliation. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie often invites comparisons to “The Sopranos,” but it is President Obama who is making a tactic out of the HBO mob drama his major post - election initiative. His bipartisan outreach now ends with a pointed “Or else ...” This offer Republicans can’t refuse includes the stipulation that the president will revoke his executive action in the event they pass legislation to his liking. How generous of him.
 
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