Mitch, you think we’re really that stupid?
Actually, I think McConnell is being too smart by half here (and that’s not a compliment).
There’s a legitimate concern that Reid will scuttle the deal, drawing the House into another shutdown that will draw attention away from Obamacare and possibly preserve the Senate Dem majority. McConnell might be trying reverse psychology, opposing the deal to pressure the Dems to support it.
There’s a LOT of political maneuvering going on right now. The key thing from my perspective is that the 2014 election MUST be about Obamacare. Because that’s the one issue that the GOP can ride to a takeover of the Senate.
Which, with the nominee filibuster dead is the only thing that can save us from the last two years of the Obama Administration.