Posted on 09/28/2017 1:51:57 PM PDT by cotton1706
Until morale improves, the primary challenges against establishment Republicans from upstart conservatives will continue. And morale will not improve until Republicans replace Mitch McConnell as Senate majority leader.
Make no mistake, Tuesday's Republican Senate primary in Alabama centered on McConnell's failures. Stephen Bannon, on television before Roy Moore's victory, declared McConnell guilty of "economic hate crimes" against the middle class. There is delightful timing in Moore winning his primary battle against the McConnell-funded Sen. Luther Strange on the very day that McConnell surrendered in the health-care fight.
Since becoming majority leader, McConnell, Ky., has repeatedly sided with more moderate and liberal Republican senators at the expense of those whom the base supports; Ted Cruz. Texas, Mike Lee, Utah, Rand Paul, Ky., and others have routinely been victims of McConnell-generated negative press. But then nothing happens. Only five federal judges and Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch have been confirmed by the Senate; two of those five will be on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, which, not just coincidentally, oversees Kentucky. After declaring the Senate would rip out Obamacare "root and branch," the Senate leader failed to do that. And then McConnell suggested President Donald Trump might have something to do with the problem.
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Take McCain with you!...............
It’s time for McConnell to buy a chin.
Erik Erikson is as NeverTrump as they come, but even he can see where the wind is blowing.
Most of them need to go!
It’s amazing to have a NeverTrumper say something in support of the American populous that elected his arch enemy—President Donald Trump.
Of course McConnell must go, but not to be replaced by someone like Cornyn (as Boehner was replaced by Ryan).
There must be a real change; someone who will not surrender before the fight starts.
correct. the Turd le will be there until a whole lot of his rino clan are primaried...until then, he will stay.
“Take McCain with you!...............”
In due time, Giloblastoma Cancer will “take” McCain! You do not recover from it!
He’s just now come to that conclusion??
“correct. the Turd le will be there until a whole lot of his rino clan are primaried...until then, he will stay.”
He probably won’t be replaced until after the 2018 election. And we can “look forward” to all of the RINOs who are not running for re-election (Like Corker) to wreak as much havoc on the Senate as they can as they go out the door. The only possible way to blunt that effort is to go to those Senators who do want to remain, and let them know that a primary opponent is waiting in the wings unless they remove Mc Scrotumneck as Majority Leader now.
Just stupid.
Who could get the job, and then how could they do it any differently?
Mitch is secure until there are elections.
He’s looking for a parade to jump in front of.
That’s easy to say Erick Erickson. Let’s see you make it work.
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