Obama dines with illegal immigration-supporting conservatives David Brooks and ?

Posted Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 7:53 pm

Earlier tonight, Barack Obama went to George Will's house in Chevy Chase, Maryland for a no doubt jovial evening with a few (or more) conservative pundits. Will may or may not have been there, but three known attendees were Fred Barnes (see the update), William Kristol, David Brooks, and Charles Krauthammer (link). FWIW, the Huffington Post assures us that Rush Limbaugh was not there.

We have (thankfully) only two entries here involving Krauthammer, both from 2007. The first is good, where he discussed a biased CBS/NYT poll. The second isn't so good; he's a NAU denier.

As for Barnes and Brooks, both are complete, illegal immigration-supporting hacks.

Whatever Obama's political reasons for meeting with them, he's for the most part only getting one set of conservative or liberal opinions, the establishment Beltway set that supports illegal activity just as strongly as Obama does. Obama would sooner dine at Arby's than meet with, say, a moderate like Lou Dobbs or a paleoconservative like Pat Buchanan.

Note also that Sam Stein of the HuffPost is trying to telegraph that the correct response from the leftwing is sheer, utter obsequiousness rather than outrage:

Obama has pledged to be a uniter once in office. He's also said he is willing to take policy suggestions from any source, regardless of ideological affiliation, as long as they work. So far, he's living up to his word.

UPDATE: I'd swear that I read that Fred Barnes was one of the attendees, but now I can't find that; he might have been there but they don't consider him important enough, or that might have been just a preliminary report, or I might have read "Weekly Standard" and gotten confused over which WS hack is which. Pending confirmation that he was there, I took his name out of the title, and put Kristol in the text.

UPDATE 2: OK, Barnes wasn't there. However, per this, Will was indeed there, as were Larry Kudlow, Rich Lowry, Peggy Noonan, Michael Barone, and Paul Gigot. None of those are border hawks, with Kudlow being a clueless supporter, Barone being a Brooks-style complete hack, and Gigot working for the Wall Street Journal, a paper that wishes there was no border at all.

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barack obama
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peggy noonan
michael barone
paul gigot

Comments

Fred Dawes (not verified)

Wed, 01/14/2009 - 06:45

Oh I love the total BS.

Obama Shirts (not verified)

Wed, 01/14/2009 - 18:29

So you're trying to say Obama is for illegal immigration?

petty bourgeois (not verified)

Wed, 01/14/2009 - 18:46

"So you're trying to say Obama is for illegal immigration?" Um, remember his illegal alien aunt in public housing? What ever became of that criminal family member? In fact, Obama may be an illegal alien himself, since no one knows where he was born.

Steve (not verified)

Thu, 01/15/2009 - 04:15

I don't know about Rich Lowry, but the National Review has been solid against the "comprehensive immigration reform" amnesty insanity that the open-borders hacks have been pushing.

petty bourgeois (not verified)

Thu, 01/15/2009 - 14:19

NR and Buckley abandoned the immigration issue years ago. What rock have you been living under?

Steve (not verified)

Thu, 01/15/2009 - 14:57

pb, Check your facts and do a little research before you make ignorant comments. The NR was a major ally in defeating amnesty.

Mary (not verified)

Thu, 01/15/2009 - 19:27

I wouldn't call the NR a major ally against immigration amnesty. Some are against and some are for.....but I think those opposed had to be pushed into it when they saw the backlash from Americans.Mostly I find their positions wishy washy at best. VDARE, an excellent site on immigration had issues with Buckley and his ignorance of the damage being done by immigration chaos. I can name those who are vehemently against destroying this country (aka as amnesty...) Laura Ingraham,Mark Steyn, Michael Savage.Lowry always strikes me as wet behind the ears and none too bright. His column on Bushs foibles missed that one important disaster...Comprehensive Illegal Immigration Reform. The single best reason Bush will be remembered for ushering in the end of the USA.

petty bourgeois (not verified)

Fri, 01/16/2009 - 17:02

"Buckley fesses up (finally): National Review has caved on immigration!" http://www.vdare.com/pb/buckley.htm Read it for yourself, ignoramus.

Mary (not verified)

Fri, 01/16/2009 - 18:29

It doesn't matter who is against because the powers that be are FOR AMNESTY...Not to mention the New World Order which Kissinger writes about openly in an International newspaper. These clowns are railroading the country into their personal wet dream....... http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/12/opinion/edkissinger.php

Fred Dawes (not verified)

Mon, 01/19/2009 - 13:52

Many can see!

Mary (not verified)

Thu, 01/22/2009 - 13:49

Obamas aunt was at one of the inauguration balls......with her lawyer who is working to get her a green card.....