President Obama was having such a tough time selling his trade measure to some in Congress that he visited Capitol Hill this morning to twist the arms of Democrats who haven’t been in support of Obamatrade. We’ll get to how that went in a minute.
Among the arms Obama didn’t have to twist were John Boehner’s. The House Speaker made a plea to Republicans before the trade measure vote that sounded like it was ripped from the liberal rhetorical playbook:
Boehner's transformation into Pelosi is complete: Urges yes vote on Obamatrade…FOR THE KIDS==> https://t.co/7TJBfagNGP
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) June 12, 2015
WHAT?
Boehner on trade votes: Today the best idea is to vote yes. Not for the Preisdent. Not for ourselves. But for our kids and our grandkids.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 12, 2015
Oh my. Hillary “for the children” Clinton would also be proud of that statement.
@michellemalkin The transformation from merely RINO into Republicrat is now complete. Thank you Ohio. Have him run as a Dem next time.
— Still Deplorable (@ARSuper72) June 12, 2015
@michellemalkin only liberals have hearts that bleed for the children so… it's official.
— Colorado RedTraci (@goptraci) June 12, 2015
@michellemalkin @ChadPergram If they mention anything "for the children" your internal fraud detector alarm should be going off.
— Michael is muttering (@mlreed1956) June 12, 2015
@michellemalkin Invoking Kids and Grandkids = Bend Over America
— RWallJr (@rnw101563) June 12, 2015
And in the end, many Dems handed Obama a loss and voted against “the kids”:
House rejects Obama on trade authority, Democrats turning down his personal appeal: http://t.co/ZUoS1mXQMH
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) June 12, 2015
https://twitter.com/ezraklein/status/609424148046213120
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Related:
Josh Earnest’s term for Senate Dems slamming door on Obama’s trade deal is priceless