Midknight Review -- new and revised: Over the weekend, House Democrats make a move to force a vote on the House floor regarding immigration and the minimum wage.

Editor’s notes: House Dems announced a move, over the weekend, to force a vote on the minimum wage and immigration. Neither attempt will succeed. This is a first move in establishing a 2014 campaign strategy that avoids ObamaCare as the primary issue. If the GOP plays its cards right, the Dems will need to explain why they did not pass comprehensive legislation in 2009, as promised by Obama, when they had super-majorities in both the Senate and the House. They also, need to explain why they believe that $10.20 per hour is, somehow, a living wage.

From Washington and the AP — House Democrats are determined to cast an election-year spotlight on Republican opposition to raising the minimum wage and overhauling immigration laws.

To try to accomplish that in the GOP-controlled House, Democrats are planning to rely on an infrequently used, rarely successful tactic . . . . . .

. . . . . . known as a "discharge petition."

It requires the minority party — in this case, Democrats, who are unable to dictate the House agenda — to persuade some two dozen Republicans to defy their leadership, join Democrats and force a vote on setting the federal minimum wage at $10.10 an hour.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California said Democrats will push the wage issue when Congress returns from its break Feb. 24. Forcing a vote on a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws could occur in a few months.

Democratic leaders argue that a majority of Americans favor both steps, which are priorities for President Barack Obama, and say the House GOP is the obstacle. Republicans say Democrats are embarking on an approach that they know has little chance of success in an attempt to circumvent the will of the GOP-led House.

The odds are daunting for Democrats in what clearly is political maneuvering ahead of the elections this fall. Read the full article at The Big Story.

The Stated Nonsense from the Left now includes these Progressive goals:

July 2, 2008, Obama had this to say: "We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded."

MICHELLE OBAMA: "Barack knows that we are going to have to make sacrifices; we are going to have to change our conversation; we're going to have to change our traditions, our history; we're going to have to move into a different place as a nation."

“ . . . . . . they have become a generation of activists possessed with that most American of ideas – that people who love their country can change it.” -- Obama the Radical

On September 30, Van Jones told MSNBC "I think everybody should hold onto your seats. October is going to be the turning point when it comes to the progressive fight back."

Midknight Review -- new and revised

Over the weekend, House Democrats make a move to force a vote on the House floor regarding immigration and the minimum wage.

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