Posted on 09/16/2015 1:52:24 PM PDT by cotton1706
McConnell is always eager to do the right thing in the Senate…so long as the outcome is no longer in contention and he won’t actually have to fight for the cause he espouses.
Yesterday, McConnell filed cloture on amendments that would prohibit Obama from lifting Iran sanctions until they recognize Israel’s right to exist and release the American hostages. McConnell is threatening to vote on more amendments that embarrass Democrats and put them on the record as siding with Iran against Israel.
Does this sound like a tough GOP leader?
Think again. Forcing Democrats to take tough votes is a laudable strategy and is something Republicans should have been doing since January. The problem is when it really mattered, McConnell actually blocked conservatives from offering these same amendments.
In April, when the Senate was originally abdicating its treaty power, McConnell agreed to block Sen. Marco Rubio’s amendment, which would have made the recognition of Israel a precondition to lifting sanctions, at the behest of Democrats. This amendment was merely reinstating a condition that was actually in the original Corker-Cardin bill. Yet, McConnell blocked the vote precisely because he didn’t want it to anger Democrats and prompt them to oppose their own loin-cloth bill – the ultimate Corker-Cardin legislation that has allowed Obama to ratify a treaty with support of just one-third of the Senate.
Then, in late July, seeing that the Corker-Cardin bill would lead to disaster, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) attempted to force a vote on this amendment and attach it to the highway bill. So fervent was McConnell’s desire not to actually derail the Iran deal and the Corker-Cardin sellout that he took the unprecedented step of telling all members to deny Cruz a “sufficient second” to even call up his amendment through a procedure.
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McConnell and Boehner can NOT be trusted.
Both of them MUST BE REPLACED before we can get a good plan.
As Rush calls it, “Surrender, then pretend fight.”
I’m glad that I will most likely out live McTurtle and Boner because they have made my list along with Jane Fonda to decorate their graves.
They are traitors and should be tried as such and if convicted, shot.
Republicans outsmarted by Democrats and Democrats outsmarted by Jihadis. Wonderful.
McTurtle you stupid idiot. Don’t you know the “horses have already left the barn?”
My God! What’s wrong with the Republicans? Now is the time to impeach the guy for he’s a total shill for Obama.
Just trying to sweeten us up to sweet talk us and make nice....to late McTurtle !!!
When do we want him gone?..............NOW!!!!
Declare it a treaty!
Actually your sentiment is not at all extreme or on the fringe.
If Iran attacks Israel or America in any fashion, part of the ensuing actions should be to detain McConnell, charge him with treason against the United States, have him arraigned, scheduled for criminal trial and if convicted, hung by the neck.
TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 115 - TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES
Sec. 2381. Treason
-STATUTE-
Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
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