Boehner Bashes Obama Immigration Action Delay: It’s ‘Raw Politics’

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes questions about his legislative agenda during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Boehner touched on the Ukraine crisis, relations with... House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio takes questions about his legislative agenda during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Boehner touched on the Ukraine crisis, relations with Russia, the NSA surveillance program, jobs and other issues. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) on Saturday slammed President Obama’s decision to delay any executive action on immigration until after the November elections.

“There is a never a ‘right’ time for the president to declare amnesty by executive action, but the decision to simply delay this deeply-controversial and possibly unconstitutional unilateral action until after the election – instead of abandoning the idea altogether – smacks of raw politics,” Boehner said in a statement.

Obama defended the delay and insisted it had nothing to do with politics.

“I want to spend some time, even as we’re getting all our ducks in a row for the executive action, I also want to make sure that the public understands why we’re doing this, why it’s the right thing for the American people, why it’s the right thing for the American economy,” Obama explained in a “Meet the Press” interview that aired Sunday.

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  1. “Either way, we will impeach him,” the Speaker said in an unguarded moment.

  2. Avatar for pine pine says:

    Excuse me,but didn’t you(Boehner)and the house run out of town with a immigration bill that had been sitting there for over a year.and no action ?

  3. “I want to spend some time, even as we’re getting all our ducks in a row for the executive action, I also want to make sure that the public understands why we’re doing this, why it’s the right thing for the American people, why it’s the right thing for the American economy,”

    In other words, I will not touch immigration reform because the American people will never understand.

  4. Avatar for jsfox jsfox says:

    Because of raw politics.

  5. “…There is a never a ‘right’ time…”

    Especially not during the vacation Republicans took.

    This is Boehner trying to hide the fact that he’s been sunning himself in a salon for the past month on the taxpayer’s dime, neglecting America’s urgent problems.

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