A good example of the fun Marco Rubio is about to embark on: he’s having to caution fellow Republicans not to tie Immigration Reform to the Boston marathon bombing.
Well, it turns out the Path to Citizenship in the Gang of 8 immigration bill is the real deal.
Others have kicked this around a bit already — the media’s, and our collective, obsession with the word “terrorism.” But it was still nagging at me late into the night and early this morning, and it wasn’t until an hour or two after President Obama’s remarks yesterday that I put my finger on exactly why.
Two reasons really. Starting with the first: Why were so many people in the media standing on pins and needles, wondering whether Obama would call what happened in Boston terrorism? Obviously the word is heavily charged, and carries great political and legal significance, and if reporters were really interested in how Obama himself viewed what happened — and thus how he might respond to it — it would be perfectly appropriate. Read More
With morning, I wanted to bring you up to date on where the Boston story stands as of this moment. Read More
Officials brief press on marathon bombing. Watch.
One of the three dead in yesterday’s attack was 8 year old, Martin Richard, whose father was running in the marathon.
Just to bring you up to date, as yesterday’s events were unfolding, Republican opposition to the background check bill grew and the bill itself may now be in danger.