“Obama's immigration legacy will be the juxtaposition of his serial insistence that he was not a king or an emperor, and could not contravene the Constitution by granting a blanket amnesty, with his efforts to do just that when it was no longer politically inexpedient. I don't think a president has ever quite so habitually warned the country of the dangers that would soon emanate from himself.” ThinkingCountryPresidentEffortDangerKingsConstitutionImmigrationLegacyBlanketEmperorNotableSerialsInsistenceAmnestyEmanateJuxtaposition Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“Illegal immigration is praised only by those who benefit directly from it, whether in the familial sense of inexpensive nannies, cooks, or gardeners; or in the corporate interest of cheap labor in the hospitality industries, agriculture, and construction; or in the political sense of new liberal constituents; or in the tribal sense of expanding the so-called La Raza base. But the vast majority of Americans accept that when federal law is ignored, chaos ensues.” LawPoliticalInterestAcceptingIndustryBenefitsLaborMajorityChaosImmigrationCooksCorporateIllegalConstructionAgricultureIgnoredExpandingHospitalityGardenerNotableConstituentsIllegal ImmigrationNanniesInexpensiveCheap Labor Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“So why, after prior successes, did Obama's race/class/gender attack finally sputter out like the French at Waterloo?” RaceClassGenderNotableWaterloo Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“Unhappy voters thought the anemic economy, Obamacare, the collapse of U.S. foreign policy, the scandals in government, and the incompetent handling of everything from the Islamic State to Ebola were the only real issues. Democrats' refusal to acknowledge them did not make these failures go away.” RealStatesGovernmentEconomyIssuesPolicyDemocratUnhappyAcknowledgeIslamicGoing AwayVotersForeign PolicyCollapseScandalRefusalNotableObamacareIncompetentEbolaIslamic State Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“Nor did Americans believe that Republicans had been waging war on minorities, women, or gays - especially given that Republicans have held the House only since 2011 and have been out of power in the Senate and presidency since 2009.” BelieveHas BeensWarHouseGivenRepublicanGayMinoritiesSenatePresidencyNotableWaging War Author:Victor Davis Hanson
“After three elections, voters finally caught on that Obama's faults were not in the stars, but in himself. They apparently tired of the usual distractions from a dismal presidential record.” ThreeStarsRecordsElectionTiredFaultsCaughtPresidentialVotersDistractionUsualNotable Author:Victor Davis Hanson
