Posted on 07/28/2015 7:14:56 PM PDT by VinL
Nothing embodies our broken political system more than the fact that some politicians are more concerned about calling someone a liar than the actual lying.
In a Sunday speech on the Senate floor full of pomp and sanctimony, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said the following referring to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX):
“Most egregiously, Mr. President, the Senate floor has even become a place where Senators have singled out colleagues by name to attack them in personal terms and to impugn their character—in blatant disregard of Senate rules, which plainly prohibit such conduct.”
Roll Call proudly published an article disseminating Hatch’s narrative by showing how the revered KKK Kleagle, Robert Byrd, once complained about a senator calling Clinton a liar and ruining the decorum of the chamber.
Fox News’s Brit Hume is frothing at the mouth with disdain for Cruz.
But somehow none of these ruling class individuals were the least upset about the underlying issue – that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the GOP party leader, had indeed told a bald-faced lie both privately and publicly, as confirmed by every major news outlet on May 21 and… Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)!
Let’s review the ancient history from…May 21, 2015. (snip)
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The lying GOP has liar McConnell as its leader.
No wonder they are so hated, despised, and
beloved by the Tyrant and Islamic terrorists.
Miss Bonnie and McGoner should step down.
Hume, Hatch, McConnell can go p*ss up a rope.
And lest we Texans forget, the senior senator from our beloved state, John Cornyn, got his albino mug in front of the cameras yesterday to say that McConnell did not lie because no one else heard him promise not to make a deal to attach the Ex-I’m Bank to the Highway Bill. So Cornyn was lying too. Having that coward representing Texas is a dang shame that must be corrected ASAP.
Lesser evil. No matter what.
For the children! Well at least the ones Mitch and Jonbon arent funding the deaths of.
WOW!
Lindsey Graham backs Ted Cruz? Where is that froz en Hell sign?
Midge....Busted....by Linda!
THIS. Is. RICH!!
Here’s an excerpt of Linda’s *confirmation*.....
“I’ve never felt better about the opportunity to reauthorize EXIM Bank than I do today,” said Graham. “I want to thank Majority Leader McConnell and my Senate colleagues for working together to ensure a vote on the bank’s reauthorization in June before its charter expires.
“However, the most important aspect of the agreement is we will also have the opportunity to vote on EXIM reauthorization attached to the Highway Trust Fund reauthorization,” said Graham. “I’m confident the combination of these two votes will demonstrate strong bipartisan support for the bank and will ultimately lead to its reauthorization.”
Dateline: May 21 2015
Grab it...before Linda and Midge have it scrubbed!
Shame on Quisling Hatch for calling out Sen Cruz....who was telling the TRUTH to/about the Liar’s Club.
Midge should step down, NOW! And, take the lying Hatch and Linda with him.
Ping to post #10.
McGoner lied, people cried...
Step down _itch! = :^)
“Having that coward representing Texas is a dang shame that must be corrected ASAP.”
So as a Texan, did you vote for Cornyn? Someone sure as hell did! That turd has been around so long, he probably won’t fit down the drain.
Love the saying.
Hume was foaming at the mouth. Don’t think he gives spit about McConnel or Boner for that matter, Bret is fretting about Cruz getting more ‘rein time’ than whomever he’s liking, jeb likely.
As someone who tried, hoped, wished someone able to actually campaign would have run against Kornin, but no one did.
Voted for kornin is the General, the only choice was korn or dem.
next he’ll be ‘severely conservative’.
McConnell then huddled in the well of the Senate floor with a group of pro-trade Democrats, including Cantwell, Murray and Sens. Bill Nelson (Fla.), Tom Carper (Del.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) and Ron Wyden (Ore.), the ranking Democrat on the Finance Committee.
The breakthrough came when McConnell promised Cantwell that he would schedule a vote next month on an amendment authorizing the Export-Import Bank.
As soon as he did, Cantwell wheeled around and voted “Aye,” followed in quick succession by Murray, Heitkamp and Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.).
McConnell’s proposal also pushed Graham, who was also in the huddle to vote yes.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/242914-how-the-senate-got-60-votes-for-obama-on-fast-track
This Texas did NOT vote for McCornball. I left that line blank. So did hubby. The straight ticket pubbies voted him in :(
“Most egregiously, Mr. President, the Senate floor has even become a place where Senators have singled out colleagues by name to attack them in personal terms and to impugn their character—in blatant disregard of Senate rules, which plainly prohibit such conduct.”
So he goes on the Senate floor to attack and impugn the character of a fellow senator for allegedly doing the same?
The real crime Cruz committed was telling the truth. They cannot let him get away with that.
I am looking forward to Cruz and a few others challenging the idiots to an old fashioned, hot summer day, ass kicking.
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