Afghan President Hamid Karzai has become notorious for badmouthing American leaders in Pashto while simultaneously praising them in English, as if no one was smart enough to figure it out.
Harry Reid is now trying the same stunt, promising immigration reform in the Spanish language media while saying there’s no time for it in English. Unfortunately for him, a few people around here speak both languages.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) appears to be having trouble figuring out when, how or even whether he can bring comprehensive immigration reform to the Senate floor this year…
Speaking at a rally of more than 6,000 largely immigration reform activists, Reid on Saturday vowed to take up the issue upon returning to the Senate from the spring recess. “We’re going to come back, we’re going to have comprehensive immigration reform now,” Reid told the crowd. But on Tuesday, Reid backed off that pledge amid a packed Senate schedule of jobs bills, appropriations measures and the confirmation process for a Supreme Court nominee. Reid acknowledged to reporters, “We won’t get to immigration reform this work period.”
Just hours later, Reid’s office sent out a press release targeted at Spanish language media that appeared to have Reid once again changing directions. In the release, Reid spokesman José Dante Parra reaffirmed Reid’s commitment to passing immigration reform legislation this year as well as his Saturday statement that he would take it up soon.
Meanwhile, Roll Call’s John Stanton reports that Reid’s promises on the key issue of immigration reform “fall flat”: Speaking at a rally of more than 6,000 largely immigration reform activists, Reid on Saturday vowed to take up the issue upon returning to the Senate from the spring recess. “We’re going to come back, we’re going to have comprehensive immigration reform now,” Reid told the crowd. But on Tuesday, Reid backed off that pledge amid a packed Senate schedule of jobs bills, appropriations measures and the confirmation process for a Supreme Court nominee. Reid acknowledged to reporters, “We won’t get to immigration reform this work period.” Just hours later, Reid’s office sent out a press release targeted at Spanish language media that appeared to have Reid once again changing directions. In the release, Reid spokesman José Dante Parra reaffirmed Reid’s commitment to passing immigration reform legislation this year as well as his Saturday statement that he would take it up soon.
