WEIGHING THE OPTICS

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7/7/2014

Weighing The Optics

Filed under: General — Dana @ 2:35 pm

[guest post by Dana]

 

As the illegal detainee issue continues to make headlines, a panel on MSNBC discussed several issues regarding the border catastrophe, including President Obama’s refusal to visit the border (as Governor Perry has requested), Democrats avoidance of talking about the border mess and President Obama’s “Katrina” moment.

 

Taking a moment to focus on the president’s decision not to visit the border, one wonders, if the border situation is a “humanitarian crisis” as he has told us, then how can he not make the visit?

 

Consider how awful the optics would be if the President of the United States were in the near vicinity of a declared humanitarian crisis and intentionally avoided it.

 

And further, just think what would have happened if President Bush had chosen not to personally visit the site of a humanitarian crisis within our borders in order to further inform his opinion and provide leadership and support? Oh, wait.

 

The administration remains firm in their decision. Because, fundraisers …or scabies… or TB…

 

Regarding the non-visit, White House spokesman Josh Earnest attempted to justify it:

“I defend that by describing to you

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POSTED ON JULY 7, 2014 BY JOHN HINDERAKER IN IMMIGRATION

OBAMA WONDERS: WHY IS OUR BORDER INUNDATED WITH ILLEGALS?

It’s a puzzle, isn’t it? Why, just now, are tens of thousands of people showing up on our Southern border and illegally entering the U.S.? Sure, Guatemala and Honduras have their faults, but life there is no worse this month than it has been for a long time. So President Obama is perplexed as to what could have attracted these tens, or hundreds, of thousands of migrants. Michael Ramirez offers a clue, which is consistent with news accounts of interviews with the immigrants. Click to enlarge:

 

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/07/obama-wonders-why-is-our-border-inundated-with-illegals.php