Facing pushback from some conservatives, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., took to Twitter to sell his amendment to the Gang of Eight amnesty bill.
No fence? No Green Cards. Read the facts about the #HoevenCorker “Border Surge” amendment here: http://t.co/sEVuMRmjgH.
— Senator Bob Corker (@SenBobCorker) June 23, 2013
Corker on deficit reduction through #CIR: “I don’t know of a business in America that wouldn't relish that ROI.” http://t.co/xyoG05jPpA
— Senator Bob Corker (@SenBobCorker) June 23, 2013
Sen. Corker: “I don’t know how to make it any clearer.” Read the facts on #HoevenCorker here: http://t.co/sEVuMRmjgH. pic.twitter.com/BcbB7Zf898
— Senator Bob Corker (@SenBobCorker) June 23, 2013
Alas, the message didn’t go over quite as well as Sen. Corker had hoped:
https://twitter.com/Microlling/status/348937856988893184
@SenBobCorker Reagan's deal had secure border & 700 miles of fence was 2 b built years ago. Neither has happened. #IDontTrustYou
— Lady Gray (@ladyingraytn) June 23, 2013
@SenBobCorker clarify the fence in 06 that wentnowhere? Deal with facts senator, we know u in D.C.will just ignorelaws u don't like
— Jason Micheal Hughes (@jason_m_hughes) June 23, 2013
@SenBobCorker No immigration bill!!!!!
— Tyson Bramlett (@ICULATER) June 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/SamuelMPhillips/status/348935566139723776
https://twitter.com/Microlling/status/348937140228460546
YEP. I'm from TN, Corker, you better listen to us. You bought your seat 2X, you push this, and you are done! @AoSHQmoronette @SenBobCorker
— Lady Gray (@ladyingraytn) June 23, 2013
I'm from TN, Senator, and YOU LIE!! @AoSHQmoronette @SenBobCorker
— Lady Gray (@ladyingraytn) June 23, 2013
@SenBobCorker That ROI is absolute and total nonsense! What was the first projected cost of Obamacare? It doubled since it passed Congress!
— Tyson Bramlett (@ICULATER) June 23, 2013
@SenBobCorker If you are going to secure the border do it right, otherwise we are going to have problems 10 years from now #ImmgrationReform
— XBL D3M0 (@IHazNoID) June 23, 2013
@SenBobCorker $197 billion? You're so naive. They'll claim they don't have resources to enforce, but they'll enforce ObamaCare to the hilt.
— AoSHQette (@AoSHQmoronette) June 23, 2013
Yes, skepticism is warranted:
.@ElBuehn Right. Any Corker-H requirements can/will B gutted by future Congresses-we're just trying 2 figure out if there's anything 2 gut!
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) June 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/348906226895171584
Even amnesty backer @HughHewitt sees through Corker-Hoeven fraud: http://t.co/44esViNEXi Fence is "proxy for seriousness of purpose"
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) June 23, 2013
.@CesarConda You know none of this is going to happen once the amnesty is complete, right? Why not mandate flying cars for border agents?
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) June 23, 2013
Anyway, if the amendment is as awesome as Corker claims, why must it be passed before anyone has had a chance to read it?
https://twitter.com/trephann/status/348939195345154052
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