Posted on 11/21/2013 12:27:20 PM PST by cotton1706
WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Democrats would get their comeuppance for changing the filibuster rules curbing the power of the minority in the 2014 election.
“The solution to this problem is an election,” McConnell said at a Thursday press conference after the Senate voted to go nuclear, changing the rules of the filibuster.
“The solution to this problem’s at the ballot box,” McConnell said. “We look forward to having a great election in November 2014.”
The Minority Leader would not say whether or not he would change the rules back if Republicans won the majority in 2014.
Republicans blasted the long-threatened move by Democrats on Thursday morning.
“This is a power grab,” Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander said.
Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain described it as a move made to allow the majority to “ride roughshod over the wishes and views and input of the minority.”
Still, McConnell was noncommittal when asked whether those bad feelings might translate into Republicans using other procedural tactics to stall or otherwise hamstring certain nominees.
“I don’t think this is a time to be talking about a reprisal,” he said. “I think it’s at time to be sad about what’s been done to the United States Senate.”
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
For in reality, they are not his opponents, they are his friends, and fellow conservative thwarters.
Matt Bevin for Senate!!
I agree, on to the primary!
Hey Mitch, it’s a little late to the party. sorry.
Wrong answer. McConnell lacks the passion and energy to be a leader.
In the meantime, can we explore IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL ?
Does anyone in the GOP ever get mad and lob an F bomb and lose their temper? wtf? get mad McConus.
Bevin for senate
Matt has released a statement on Reid’s naked power grab.
https://mattbevin.com/2013/11/bevin-calls-senates-nuclear-option-egregious-overreach/
This is the man we need in the senate, and across the nation in 2014, conservatives need to mobilize all out to strip Reid of his power.
“Does anyone in the GOP ever get mad and lob an F bomb and lose their temper?”
Only McCain...about conservatives!
We want a leader with a chin, Mitch.
How out of touch these eunuchs become after a career at the public teat.
lol. i stand corrected.
RAT senators are bye bye 2014 if we are to stay free, IMO.
Senator Tremblechin?
Mitch has a chin, alright, but it is trembling so fast as to be rendered nearly invisible.
The rule will be used to destroy dims but mcbribetaker ain’t going to be in charge when the newly elected Republicans take office.
obozo and his fellow traitors are dragging this country into the abyss and McConnell can't bother getting pissed about it!
Because my buddy Barack's transformation of America isn't moving at the rate Mr. Soros, David Axlerod, Valerie Jarrett and his other handlers anticipated, we simply MUST pack the agencies and courts with more dedicated Marxists and libturds before BO's term is up. And although BO's agency heads will be removed should, allah forbid it, the pubbies take the WH in 2016, they will have had 3 years to bring in so many fellow libturds that a new administration will not be able to clean them all out.
But the courts – especially here in DC – are where the REAL action is! Dontcha just love that LIFETIME TENURE thing? We sure as hell do!
Oh...the finger?
Just my way of telling you Tea Party people that if you don't like it...suck on this!!
ROFLMAO!!!”
Most DISrespectfully, Harry “The Grinning Weasel” Reid
Agree... talking needs to stop and action needs to be taken.
Storm the Senate with a few million patriots march to DC.
What a complete pu***
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