Obama déçoit une fois de plus

Comme je le mentionnais dans une chronique la semaine dernière, Obama avait utilisé en juin un ton déterminé et des formules fortes pour convaincre ses concitoyens qu'il était important d'agir tout de suite en matière d'immigration. Le président affirmait alors qu'il n'attendrait pas le Congrès. Pendant la fin de semaine, sous la pression de candidats démocrates, il reportait ses initiatives.

 "This is a reoccurring theme for Obama: repeatedly delivering bold speeches that set dazzlingly high bars for action, then slowly backpedaling into a muddle and letting the issue — and his poll numbers — fade away.

From his 2008 campaign pledge to ban lobbyists in his administration to the speech he gave at the Newtown memorial service saying he was finally going to do something significant about gun control, Saturday’s announcement was another little splinter in the heartbreak for many Obama true believers.

“When candidate Obama asked our community for support in 2008 and 2012, he urged us all to vote based on our hopes, not our fears,” said Janet Murguía, president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza. “Today, President Obama gave in to the fears of Democratic political operatives, crushing the hopes of millions of hard-working people living under the constant threat of deportation and family separation.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/09/barack-obama-immigration-executive-order-delay-110670.html#ixzz3CjKwfO6I