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November 18, 2014      5:15 PM

Bearse: A Pocketful of Gruber

From the Right: QR’s conservative columnist argues there is a right way and a wrong way for the GOP to oppose President Obama’s promised executive action on immigration

Our constitutional law professor in chief will always seize a political opportunity, even if it creates a constitutional crisis. In theory a president “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” After all, it’s in the Constitution. But President Obama is making a different calculation: that Republican objection over a constitutional separation of powers issue will be overshadowed by the political benefit resulting from his executive order on immigration.

Here is the trap he is trying to set for Republican candidates running for president: oppose his order on constitutional grounds, and then spend months answering whether alternatively you would deport those 4.5 million people. He wants Republican candidates to oppose the order in the primary, and have it come back to bite the nominee in the general.

This is a president who locked down war memorials from veterans to make a point about the government shut down. He will do anything to advance his political goals. He will even tell you if you like your doctor, you can keep him. He has proven he will say anything, and do anything to win a political victory. He has a pocketful of Gruber.

The complete column from Eric Bearse can be found in the R&D Department.

By Eric Bearse