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McConnell Caves Again
Dick Morris.com ^ | 12/7/2021 | Dick Morris

Posted on 12/08/2021 10:51:51 AM PST by Signalman

Having thrown away what little leverage the Republican Party has in this one-party government, GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) compounded his felony by rolling over once again in the face of Democratic efforts to raise the debt limit with no conditions attached.

Democrats, of course, can raise the limit anytime they want because they would not need a filibuster proof majority for a budget bill under the Byrd Rule. But they want to share the blame for doing so with Republicans, so they won’t raise the debt limit alone.

And, obliging as ever, McConnell caved in and agreed to let them do it covered by a fig leaf of bipartisanship. He previously bailed the Democrats out over the summer and vowed not to do so again, but he can’t help himself and he rolled over again.

The Republicans could have exacted any number of commitments in return for their votes. They should have asked for an additional cut of $1 trillion in the Build Back America package. They could have insisted that the package have no language on immigration. For all their wails of outrage at the unilateral, arrogant Democratic refusal to consult them, McConnell led his troops in a total surrender — again.

Why don’t he and Manchin both switch parties and put their respective party establishments out of their agony?


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To: Signalman

Did Mitch even get a morsel of cheese?


21 posted on 12/08/2021 11:12:51 AM PST by Brian Griffin ( )
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To: GOPJ

Yeah... his wife. SNC he was supposedly thrown out of the National Guard after 6 weeks for eye problems. Turns out he couldn’t tell men from women.


22 posted on 12/08/2021 11:14:14 AM PST by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up....)
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23 posted on 12/08/2021 11:17:08 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: GOPJ

His wife

Elaine Chao

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24 posted on 12/08/2021 11:20:03 AM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: Signalman

He didn’t roll over. Nor did he cave.

He collaborated. As always.


25 posted on 12/08/2021 11:23:18 AM PST by skeeter
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To: Signalman

We have the same problem as the Democrat voters.
We keep re-electing the same people.
Nothing will change until we can fix that issue


26 posted on 12/08/2021 11:26:31 AM PST by sjmjax
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Just as importantly, McConnell is clearly the senate calendar to ease passage of the Marxist Green New Deal before Christmas.

The debt ceiling was always going to be raised. The key thing to do was drag it out and run out the clock on the Democrats. Unfortunately, China Mitch and the GOP Senate prefer the Democrat’s Marxist Agenda to the MAGA agenda.


27 posted on 12/08/2021 11:27:11 AM PST by lodi90
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To: Signalman

He didn’t cave, he nor the GOPe never intended to deny raising the debt ceiling....

Just theater


28 posted on 12/08/2021 11:27:37 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Signalman

He is no better example of what a communist infiltrator looks like.


29 posted on 12/08/2021 12:14:23 PM PST by Revel
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To: JonPreston

There’s a bunch on here who will pull that lever if Satan himself had an R in front of his name.


30 posted on 12/08/2021 12:15:03 PM PST by sarge83
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To: sjmjax

Butt butt butt we must vote for the lesser evil..🙄


31 posted on 12/08/2021 12:34:45 PM PST by BiteYourSelf ( Earth first we'll strip mine the other planets later.)
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To: BiteYourSelf

Well I’m surely not voting for any democrat.


32 posted on 12/08/2021 12:39:28 PM PST by 38special (I should've said something earlier)
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To: Signalman

For all the disasters that are happening in Brandon’s administration they sure are racking up a lot of victories $$$$! If the RINOS weren’t trying to be so cutsy I would think that they are doing this to hurt their base and stick it to us. Revengeful pieces of crap!hate no I abhor McConnell and the rest of the RINOS. Hate them to the core!!


33 posted on 12/08/2021 12:45:32 PM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: EQAndyBuzz
"McConnell gave the rat senate the ability to raise the ceiling on their own without Republican support. As cowardly as it is, by doing this, Republicans can use this against the rats in 2022. The other thing it does is it sets precedent so should Republicans recapture the senate in 2022, they now have a weapon they can use for other things. Sort of like what happened with the Reid Rule."

STFU. You are a goddamned fool making excuses for McConnell's betrayals.

34 posted on 12/08/2021 12:45:56 PM PST by WMarshal ("Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither.")
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To: sarge83
There’s a bunch on here who will pull that lever if Satan himself had an R in front of his name.

yep, these are the Stupids who gave us the Bushes, McCain, Romney, Free Trade, endless war and an open border.

35 posted on 12/08/2021 12:56:41 PM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: Signalman

Thanks for nothing KY


36 posted on 12/08/2021 1:01:11 PM PST by Fledermaus (I'll wear a mask when Dr. Fraudchi shuts the hell up.)
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To: Signalman

Did it surprise you?


37 posted on 12/08/2021 1:02:27 PM PST by sport
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To: Signalman

Treason.


38 posted on 12/08/2021 1:05:04 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: WMarshal

“STFU. You are a goddamned fool making excuses for McConnell’s betrayals.”

STFU? Come on, say it with me. Justice Merrick Garland.


39 posted on 12/08/2021 1:48:28 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (If you are vaccinated, you cannot get COVID from someone who is not vaccinated. Lighted up Karen!)
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