Makes sense.
I've been McConnell's biggest detractor for at least a decade.
But you go to war the army you have, not the army you want.
And what we have is McConnell.
Since he accurately predicted what would happen back in April, and did it from the floor of the Senate, in a twisted way he "owns" the opposition pressure and pushback now that his prediction has come true.
However, I'm afraid that Republicans will revert to form and cower from power. They will take advantage of the August recess to hide from the LAAP-dog media instead of being out in front calling for resignations from the Biden administration.
They have an opportunity now to strike while the iron is hot, which is not a tendency they have shown in the past.
If they wanted to, they could use the chaos in Afghanistan to slow down the infrastructure bill, claiming that current events have made it too uncertain and risky to commit to such spending until we understand the ramifications that the collapse of Afghanistan will have on our adversaries like China and Russia.
McConnell could pressure Pelosi to pull back on the election reform bill, saying that the American people have lost confidence in the Biden Administration, and that pushing a national takeover of elections now would not be possible.
There is a lot that Republicans could do to take advantage of the crisis the way that Democrats would, but I fear that they won't if not pushed hard into it.
-PJ