@ByronYork @theplumlinegs well, sure. But if WH had said it was OK ... If WH disapproval wasn't key you wouldn't have POTUS call from air
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@kausmickey@ByronYork I'd bet the NYT account is more accurate: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/21/us/politics/stealth-campaign-from-the-white-house-for-an-immigration-bill.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&ref=politics … Politico makes it sound more like Obama dictated it -
From Sen aide: Obama called from AF1, told Schumer 90% unacceptable, he agreed, working on alt
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@cbudoffbrown@kausmickey@ByronYork thanks. certainly an odd decision by this senate aide to leak that... -
Schumer already knew he couldn't make trigger work - politically or policy wise - so not sure potus call was determinative
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@ThePlumLineGS@cbudoffbrown convenient to blame POTUS -
@blakehounshell@cbudoffbrown Yup. As Carrie notes, Schumer has known hard trigger was non starter for awhile now
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