Posted on 09/25/2015 7:35:47 PM PDT by cotton1706
Conservatives at the Values Voter Summit cheered Friday morning when they learned that House Speaker John Boehner was retiring. Friday afternoon, they cheered again when someone suggested the next establishment Republican to lose his job should be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
"Here's what I say to in response to Speaker Boehner stepping down. Mitch McConnell, it is now your turn," Louisiana Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Bobby Jindal said to raucous applause.
After the news of Boehner's resignation, Arizona Rep. Matt Salmon told reporters he had texted his fellow conservative friend, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, with the simple message: "the next guy in the crosshairs is probably McConnell."
The Kentucky Republican has never been the favorite of tea party-aligned conservatives. His budget deals with the Obama administration -- most notably the December 2012 agreement with Vice President Joe Biden averting the so-called fiscal cliff -- haven't endeared him to the base who say he gives up too much. He has declined to get rid of the Senate filibuster in order to block the Iran nuclear deal, and critics say he surrendered the fight over federal funding for Planned Parenthood by declaring early on that he would actively seek to avoid a government shutdown.
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No. The Senate is not nearly as conservative. McConnell will leave on his own and timeline. It is unfortunate but it won’t happen so don’t even prepare for it cuz you’ll be disappointed.
In the words of the great fatbastard, I think we have a turtle head poking out!
We ain’t that lucky.
Besides, we gotta remember the Batista paradigm.
Just cuz ya tossed out one lout doesn’t mean you won’t get a Castro in return for your troubles.
In my wildest wet dreams!
No wonder he’s always frowning: he looks like he rides the short bus when he smiles. He’s so happy! Duh, Doo duh... What a freaking retard!
Rand Paul look at what you did to re elect McConnell.
Paul should be in the hall of shame for stabbing the Tea Party and conservatives in the back.
Cato the Elder ended every speech in the Roman Senate with “Carthago delenda est”(English: “Carthage must be destroyed”). So too, every speech in the US Senate must be “McConnell must resign”.
This election cycle will be different....ANYONE that McConnell tries to help will be DEFEATED!!
“This election cycle will be different....ANYONE that McConnell tries to help will be DEFEATED!!”
That’s a very good point and I think you’re right. 2014 was the high water mark for their power. When incumbents “win” primaries with 47% of the republican electorate, their power has been broken. They got their cronies back in, but they’ll be the last.
Amen!
we can only hope
You are preaching to the choir. I have not love for 80% CR Rubio.
Simple and concise
That just tells me we need a wholesale house cleaning.
I agree with you.
Ted is still a freshman, but his background in congress and the Court would sever an excellent back-office VP to work Congress and Scotus.
The turtle will have to be dragged out in his dead shell.He’s a lifer.
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