Is it possible that McConnell has just announced to a listening public that the “landing will be at Calais”?
It is a question of playing politics vs. providing actual leadership and governance. It is a brilliant political move. It robs Obama of the continuing ability to put forth nothing but platitudes and forces his party to put forth plans and vote for and continue to own the debt and economic woes.
It is a disaster in leadership. It basically says that the Republicans are accepting that this is solely a political game and are refusing to rise above it, regardless of the consequences to the country and regardless of the need to fight for what is right. It truly is a cynical way of looking at the country. As always, the Republicans are banking on the fact the the voters will care more about image than which party tried to do the right thing by leading.