Mary Fallin Continues to have no plan for Immigration Reform

In Governor Fallin’s State of the State address much was discussed.  Budget, spending, values, education, public safety, and on and on and on.  One thing was missing, however.  No mention of how to stop illegal immigration in the state.  No mention at all of the unbelievable number of illegals costing our state billions in tax-payer funded hand outs.

Remember that one time Fallin’s own Republican Governors Association ran that ad attacking her opponent on illegal immigration?  What’s worse, I’m just curious.  Creating a sensible immigration policy similar to President Bush’s for the state of Oklahoma or… doing nothing?  How’s that working out for all you republicans?

Mary Fallin Supports DREAM Act Opposes Cutting Deficit Takes ObamaCare

So much Mary Fallin FAIL so little time…

Mary Fallin Skips Vote on DREAM Act 

Hey remember that one time the Republican Governor’s Association went after Jari Askins for supporting the DREAM Act… those were the days weren’t they. And oh how they’ve all grown in just a few short weeks.

Wednesday night Congress voted on the DREAM Act - Mary Fallin didn’t vote. Way to support your party and your values there… oh wait… those are only your values when they’re convenient for you… right… I forgot….

Oh hey - and remember that other time Mary said she was going to stand up to Washington and fight them when she thought they were doing something wrong.  So… does that mean that she doesn’t think the DREAM Act is wrong since she didn’t even show up to vote? Just curious.

And it isn’t going unnoticed by members of her own party either. The popular forum ResistNet has quite a few comments with folks upset with Fallin and the others who refused to show:

“Mary Fallin is always sending me email newsletters about what a great America she is…..yeah, right. Unless she was in the hospital, there was NO EXCUSE to miss this very important vote!” says Joyce Romano

“Joyce - call Mary Fallin up or visit her office and force a “face to face” meeting. Insist she explain to you why she “copped out” and did not vote. Something stinks, here…. this was a HUGE, HUGE vote!!!!!!!” Replies Jim Pixley

Another FallinFail maybe its just senioritus?

But wait… there’s more… Mary Fallin supports deficits and super spending
After campaigning on the importance of stopping the ballooning deficits and the unfair financial burden it places on future generations, here, here, here on her campaign website, here, and here ON HER OWN CONGRESSIONAL WEBSITE!… Mary supports the tax cuts to the wealthy.

According to the Congressional Budget Office estimations on the chart to the right you can see the deficit projection escalating with the Millionaire Tax Breaks.

“Just two policies dating from the Bush Administration — tax cuts and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — accounted for over $500 billion of the deficit in 2009 and will account for almost $7 trillion in deficits in 2009 through 2019, including the associated debt-service costs.” According to Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

And ala Stephen Colbert - its so great that you’re continuing something that hasn’t worked so far because it it’s going to help now!  Well done.

These tax cuts add $700 BILLION to the deficit. Can we finally say that Mary has no credibility on 1. Fighting Washington, 2. Reducing the deficit and 3. Telling the truth?

Oh wait… it gets so much better.  Mary Fallin Takes Government Funded Health Care
Didja hear the one about the Congressman who campaigned against ObamaCare and then threw a fit when he found out he wasn’t getting his government funded health care until like… the end of January? OMG fer real… this happened…

So, this week the Oklahoma Democratic Party called on newly elected Congressman James Lankford to forgo his government funded health care program because he campaigned against Obama’s … government funded health care. Right? Seems reasonable - why would you take something that you thought was wrong? Holy principles, Batman!

Oddly enough, Mary Fallin also campaigned against what she and con’s lovingly referred to as ObamaCare …. except the whole time she was dissing ObamaCare she was accepting …. wait for it…. …… … a government funded health care package!! In fact.. Mary’s health care plan has been paid for by Oklahomans or our federal tax dollars for over 15 years! Oh… kids these days….

Given Mary’s support of reducing the deficit and her aversion to government funded health care - me thinks she too should pay for her own health care costs instead of passing it off to tax payers like us.
Darn that turnaround being fair play. Ten bucks says she’ll take the tax payer funded health care.  I bet Randy Brogden is kicking himself right now.

Fallin Fail: Fallin Lightens Immigration Stance After Election

Fallin Fail: Fallin Lightens Immigration Stance After Election

Governor Elect Mary Fallin did not even wait until she was sworn into office before breaking her first campaign promise. According to a recent article from the Daily Oklahoman, Fallin has signaled a decisive u-turn on immigration.
Fallin had originally said during the Republican primary that she felt immigration was a federal issue and not a state issue. Under heavy criticism from primary opponent Randy Brogdon, Fallin clarified those remarks and said that she supported the Arizona immigration law and would support one like it in Oklahoma.

But not anymore…… Wonder if the RGA will run ads against her for it

Fallin Changes Her Story on Immigration

Throughout the campaign, DC Mary has been touting her “support” for the state of Arizona’s recent immigration law.  In fact, she has insinuated that her opponent doesn’t take a hard enough line against illegal immigration because she hasn’t spoken publicly for or against the law in Arizona.

That might have something to do with the fact that both women are running for governor of Oklahoma, not Arizona.  The laws of another state are wholly irrelevant in a gubernatorial campaign.

That is, of course, unless one or both of the candidates specifically intends to emulate the other state’s laws, and enact a similar measure after being elected. Fallin, up until last night, had stayed quiet as to whether that was indeed her intention.

However, in the post debate spin room, Fallin was asked directly if she would support passing the same law enacted by the Arizona state legislature in Oklahoma.  Her response, after a great deal of talking around the issue, was no.  She does not think that Oklahoma and Arizona have the same immigration issues, and thus does not support the passage of a similar measure here.

In other words, Mary Fallin has been running all over Oklahoma talking about issues that impact another state, and solutions that work in that other state, while ignoring the real problems faced by the state in which she is actually running.  In so doing she has wasted the time of everyone who has had to sit and listen as she goes on about how her opponent isn’t sharing her opinion on the laws enacted by another state, which have absolutely no bearing on this one.

Why would she spend so much time on an issue that has nothing to do with Oklahoma?  Because she wants to play on the fears and prejudices of voters, rather than appeal to their indigence with real discussion of genuine issues.

And for that, she should be ashamed.

Here’s the video from the spin room:




I’ll have a debate follow up for you later in the day, but for now, just know that the biggest qualification she was able to offer last night was that she’s given birth.

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