Posted on 03/06/2014 10:32:02 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Spoiler alert: He’ll let us down.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promised a ballroom full of activists Thursday that he would fight “tooth and nail” for a conservative agenda if he takes the helm of a Republican majority next year…
“If I’m given the opportunity to lead the United States Senate next year, I won’t let you down,” McConnell said. “I will lead with integrity, we will fight tooth and nail for conservative reforms that put this country back on track, we will debate our ideas openly, we will vote without fear, and we will govern with the understanding that the future of this country depends on our success.”
Oddly enough, his reception in the hall today was “lukewarm.” Serious question: What would McConnell have to do, or not do, as Senate majority leader for tea partiers to say, “He was right, he didn’t let us down”? He’ll happily hold a vote to repeal ObamaCare, which will either be filibustered by Democrats or die on Obama’s desk. He might be willing to stand his ground on spending cuts, veto or no veto. Is that good enough? Ain’t no way he’s going to shut down the government or let Treasury hit the debt ceiling, and the closer we get to 2016 the surer that is. So if that’s the litmus test, consider him having failed already.
Actually, I think there are two litmus tests, neither of which has to do with fiscal standoffs. One is on Supreme Court (or cabinet) appointments, the other is on immigration. If Obama gets a vacancy on the Court and nominates someone far enough left to alarm grassroots righties but not so far left that GOP centrists like Mark Kirk won’t vote for him/her, McConnell will face a ton of pressure to keep the nomination off the floor. I think there’s a fair chance that he’ll pass that test. In fact, Obama himself might anticipate it by nominating someone radical-ish in the expectation that he or she will be torpedoed and then nominating the person he really wanted all along as a “moderate” compromise back-up pick. On immigration, though, it’s unfathomable to me that McConnell would block an amnesty bill passed by the more conservative House, knowing that there are more than enough amnesty fans in the Senate to break a filibuster on it, purely to pander to tea partiers. The party leadership wants immigration done by the time of the next presidential election. Mitch the Knife won’t stop them. So yeah, he’ll let you down.
Here he is this morning waving a gun around onstage. I know he feels like he’s being attacked on all sides by conservatives lately, but good lord, man. (Kidding. It was a present for Tom Coburn.)
Luke 16:10:“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much
Then 52, if there are sufficient seats in play. We MUST have a majority this time though. Even with quislings, like Jeffords, if you at least have the majority you can decide what comes to the floor and Reid doesn’t.
Never forget what a scumbag Harry Reid is.
“...dumb liberal argument that we should keep muzzle loaders legal as the people who wrote the 2nd amendment only had those and couldn’t foresee cartidge guns...”
Heheh. They’d like to believe that.
Too bad. Reality is a kick in the arse. And the reality kicking them is over 100 million+ gun owners in this country, the majority of whom are not giving in nor backing down.
This isn’t a used car salesman’s convention Mitch. Go peddle your lies to RINOPAC or whatever the moderates/establishment call their little get togethers.
“It will buff right out”.
Him holding that firearm is so fake looking. He doesn’t look like he does that very often.
DITCH MITCH!!
Go, Matt Bevin!!
I knew the post turtle had to be on this thread already :)
51 what? Consider your answer carefully.
OK...that has to be one of the most creative thread pics of all time.
How many idiots applauded this phony line?
Grimes winning is bad on multiple levels. It would also be the BIG story coming out of the election, sucking up the media oxygen and undercutting any GOP gains (or even a Senate takeover).
And it would also undercut the Conservative agenda by allowing Dems to stand their ground on the notion that the election was “complex” and had no meaning. I’ve seen Libs trot the danger McConnells in along these lines already, completely unwilling to acknowlege that he’s in trouble because his Conservative base is disgusted with him and is walking away.
“51 what? Consider your answer carefully. “
51 Republicans, who are not going to be perfectly conservative, because Texas isn’t Kentucky, which isn’t Massachussetts, which isn’t Minnesota.
But 51 Rs will keep Reid the scumbag from helping Obama. Reid stops all R amendments to bills. Reid protects Obama from the House Conservatives.
The country was doing very well with a solid R congress stopping Slick Willie, until he was impeached, and the media made him a martyr. And Trent Lott was kind of squirrelly too. Reid must be rendered impotent.
“we will fight tooth and nail for conservative reforms that put this country back on track,”
Liar! When the conservatives do step up and fight, Mitch attacks them! Hey Mitch, your actions are exposing you as a liar!
You know what Mitch McConnel is, Geron?
Mitch McConnell is weak. He looks weak, and he is weak.
I have had enough of American weakness, in fact I have had my absolute fill of it.
OK, so you've got McCain. There's one loss. Graham, another, McConnell, Collins...
With these useless Republicans alone, you're down to 47, and I can keep going if you like.
Yep - I'll bet one of his handlers recommended that he do this to fool all those red neck conservatives in the audience.
They’re not useless - the only way they could be useless is if they caucus with the democrats. By the way all voted against Obamacare when the question was should it pass or fail. Once you get 51, no matter how they individually vote, day to day, bill to bill, Reid can’t shut down conservative amendments on money bills or stop conservative bills from originating in the senate. 51 is Key!
You are right about that.
A Grimes win in the general against McConnell would allow Democrats to say that the mid-term election was not a referendum on Obama, but that it was a rejection of the Tea Party.
A Grimes win against Bevin would be a different story. That story would be about fueling the GOP feud between establishment and the righ-wing conservatives, and about the Tea Party not being "electable" in an election.
-PJ
Mitch, we don’t want you in the senate at all. Matt Bevin would make a fine Kentucky senator.
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