Posted on 02/26/2015 6:22:08 AM PST by Servant of the Cross
Dear Senator McConnell,
I mean this with all due respect youre worthless. Actually, youre worse than worthless; youre the problem.
You were better as minority leader. Your steering the Senate is worth than Harry Reids corruption. Its almost enough to make me wish you could switch back places.
What happened to all the tough talk when you were running for re-election last year about standing up for conservative principles? It seems like you lost something after November like your pants fit a little looser, and its easier for you to ride a bike.
Youre the majority leader of the United States Senate, I suggest you find what you lost (or at least severely tucked) and start acting like it.
If Democrats want to filibuster funding the Department of Homeland Security, make them filibuster it. Keep the Senate open 24/7 and make them hold the floor. Meanwhile, you and your members explain to the American people why nothing else is happening in the Senate until Democrats stop their filibuster.
That is, of course, if you have any interest in doing what youve publicly said you wanted to do. Youre old, probably too old to run again, so you have no reason to care what your supporters want. Youve moved into legacy territory. So was everything youve said about President Obamas executive amnesty real or a lie to get this last term before you slip into oblivion?
Well, your legacy is complete. The history of your tenure will be written in Spanish. Actually, it wont be written. No one will remember you as anything but a footnote with boot prints on your back from where Democrats walked all over you.
But if you had any desire to not be that joke, to have difficulty riding a bike again, might I suggest you act like a leader. I realize this may be unfamiliar territory for you, but just ask yourself What would Harry Reid do? and go from there.
Since thats probably a bridge too far for you, Ill help.
In addition to forcing Democrats to conduct a real filibuster, consider one of the following options:
1 Let Homeland Security shut down. Considering roughly 90 percent of the people who work there are essential, no one will notice. Democrats and the White House will scream and cry, but you have the truth on your side. More than that, you have the American people on your side, who oppose the presidents illegal amnesty action. If you cant effectively message that, even with the media working against you, you should quit.
2 Work with the House to bring up a clean bill so the Democrats wont filibuster it, then offer the blocking language as an amendment. Use the exact same language from a stand-alone defund bill so the Democrats you would be offering cover would either have to vote for it again or vote against it. Then, when you move to final passage of the amended bill and Democrats filibuster again, make them actually filibuster. Keep them there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week until they give in. Then theyd be filibustering a bill over language many of them supported just a few days earlier.
3 Screw the filibuster. When Harry Reid changed the filibuster rule he made it perfectly clear that rules and traditions mean nothing; its the progressive agenda hes loyal to. Thats how Democrats ran the Senate; give them a dose of their own medicine.
Isnt it time you start leading?
I know youre afraid of Democrats and the media painting you as anti-immigrant racists, but theyre going to paint you as that no matter what. If you left your wife and married and divorced a series of illegal immigrants for the express purpose of preventing their deportation, they still would call you a racist. After all, you arent the fiancé of the disgraced former Democratic governor of Oregon, youre a Republican, so you cant get away with that.
Theres nothing you can do to appease the left. Nothing. You have to push them into a corner and give them no other choice but to do whats best for the country. And youre never going to out-bribe them either.
Youre worried about the Hispanic vote. I get that. But Republicans will never, ever win the votes of any Hispanics who can be pandered to through identity politics. Thats where Democrats live; they created the concept.
What you can do is make the case, continually. Well, not you exactly, but you can empower and elevate other Republicans to do it. Lets be honest: You arent exactly a compelling leader. You have all the charisma of a sweaty undershirt. You couldnt even inspire your own shadow to follow you into battle. So stop speaking publicly and let others do it.
And dont waste time arguing overreach or the Constitution. Most peoples eyes glaze over when Republicans do that on this issue. But they do care about jobs. With high un- and under-employment, people get that 5 million more people competing for limited low-to-no-skilled jobs means Americans will suffer.
Democrats dont care about people suffering. Suffering forces them to the government teat and increases the chance theyll vote Democrat for life. But its an awful, soul-sucking life of dependence. If you and your colleagues cant message against that resign.
Its go-time, Mitch. Youre either a man of your word, or youre not. If you are, you will stand firm now NO MATTER WHAT. And if you do, the grassroots will rally around you and your fellow Republicans in ways you couldnt even imagine.
If you dont, the long-lasting wrath of those same people, the people you need, will turn against you in a way that should have you ordering staff to stop unpacking boxes in your new majority leader offices because you wont be there long.
But but but you gotta vote for the GOPe/Rino, it’s the only way to win! They are better (no really.. they say they are) than the democrat!
Eff that noise. I am 100% DONE with the republican party. It left me. I am still right where I was values wise. The party moved, no, ran, to the left.
Democrats are Law-Less because Republicans are BALL-LESS!!!
Midge indeed ... a picture is worth a 1,000 words.
+1000.
Romney/Jebbots have been awfully quiet lately.
5.56mm
“..Your steering the Senate is worth than Harry Reids corruption.”
You Thirr, have a lisp.
Now, now, be patient....Witch McConnell is just going about seeking his main objective in life he so eloquently expressed last year to “...crush the Tea Party...” Thanks, Kentucky! You are good at basketball, but politicians, not so much!
Either of those are on his “good” days...he’s been on a streak of “bad” days lately!
Oh my...LOL!
Slap a turtleneck on ‘ol Midge there, and you’ve got it! (Are those ‘tortoise shell’ earrings, by any chance?)
Dear SotC;
I know I’m worthless, but I wish you wouldn’t publicize it on FR.
Mitch
excellent article!
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