It was reported earlier that President Obama called Senator Scott Brown today to discuss the pending financial regulation legislation. Apparently, that is not the case. Instead, the subject was far different: immigration reform legislation, which the President will pursue next month.
From the Wall Street Journal:
Brown, in an interview with the Journal’s Neil King Jr., said the president was giving him a heads-up that immigration was coming down the pike and he should give it some serious thought. The senator promised to look closely at the bipartisan bill that Sens. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) and Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) are trying to produce.
"He called me originally about illegal immigration, something that he wanted me to look at that was coming down the pike," Brown says of the call, which also roamed onto other topics like basketball and financial regulation. "I told him and others that I will read anything and make a judgment when it comes forth."
Reading a bill would actually be new for Brown, considering he could not tell a reporter what was in the financial reform bill when asked. Good job Scott!
In any event, it seems as though the idea that the President is "turning his back" on Latino voters is a bit premature. Maybe Congressmen should hold off on "declaring war" on the President.