On Monday, Senator Marco Rubio—whose parents famously fled Castro’s Cuba before that was even a thing to do—ganged up with seven other senators (including John “TehSurge” McCain and Lindsey “Benghazi” Graham) to unveil a bipartisan framework for comprehensive immigration reform.
No doubt this was a calculated move by Rubio; he doesn’t need any GOP consultants telling him that “send them all back” is no longer a viable electoral strategy—but it was heroic nonetheless.
He now finds himself on the opposing side of Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and the National Review; they recognize that offering millions of freeloaders a path to citizenship would be good for the Democrats, and as such, bad for the country.
On the other hand, an influx of foreign invaders would necessitate giving little womenzunfettered access to the biggest, scariest-looking guns imaginable—which is what America is all about.
Well, that and Israel, apparently.
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Morning lineup:
Meet the Press: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey; Roundtable: Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Ralph Reed (Faith and Freedom Coalition), Republican Strategist Ana Navarroand David Brooks (New York Times).Face the Nation: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; Jim Nantz (CBS Sports); Phil Simms (CBS Sports); Shannon Sharpe (CBS Sports).
This Week: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV); Former Washington, DC Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee; Roundtable: Republican Strategist Matthew Dowd,Jorge Ramos (Univision), Paul Krugman (New York Times), Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA).
Fox News Sunday: NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre; Former Astronaut Mark Kelly;Roundtable: Former Romney Campaign Adviser Kevin Madden, Nina Easton (Fortune Magazine), Radio Host Laura Ingraham and Former Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN).
State of the Union: Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey; Former NFL Player Hines Ward; Former Sen. George Allen(R-VA); Reliable Sources: Dana Milbank (Washington Post); Amy Holmes (The Blaze);Terrence Smith (Formerly of PBS); Pete Dominick (SiriusXM); Marisa Guthrie(Hollywood Reporter); Bob Costas (NBC Sports); Barbara Lippert (MediaPost).
The Chris Matthews Show: Michael Duffy (TIME); Katty Kay (BBC); Howard Fineman(Huffington Post); Annie Lowrey (New York Times).
Fareed Zakaria GPS: Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates; Former Vice President Al Gore(D).
Up with Chris Hayes: Economist/Author Joseph Stiglitz; President Emeritus of Bennett College for Women Julianne Malveaux; Author Michelle Goldberg; Former Foreign Policy Adviser to Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich Kiron Skinner; Author Michael Hastings; Barbara Slavin (Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center); Ali Gharib (Daily Beast); Michael Brendan Dougherty (The American Conservative); Joe Weisenthal(BusinessInsider.com); Former Partner at Bain Capital Edward Conard.
Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will be preempted by Super Bowl XLVII, which kicks off at 6:30 pm ET.
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- Gwen’s Take | Rubio, Giffords & Hagel: The Week in Confrontation (pbs.org)
OK, that pretty well covers it.
I’ll take two sleeping pills — just call me in the morning.
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