Posted on 11/20/2014 4:50:37 PM PST by Olog-hai
Soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters on Tuesday, “Our goal is to fund the government.” […]
In response to another question, McConnell said, “It’s always appropriate” for Congress to “use the power of the purse.“ But he also noted that the president “has an important trump card—it’s called the veto pen.
“So, there will be ongoing negotiations in the various efforts to fund the government, both this year and next year, about priorities. This is not unusual. And we do have different priorities. And somehow we’re going to have to work out things and make progress for the American people.” …
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Yep. We just HAD to vote for this. Because Harry Reid doing exactly the same thing would have been so much worse.
I always wondered how the Germans allowed things to go so wrong in the 30’s. I have an idea now.
McConnell is NOT on my side, and never has been.
/johnny
Tell me again...who was it that won the election?
Worthy of the chinless, balless majority leader.
Mitch McConnell: "The tax collector for the welfare state."
I always wondered how the Germans allowed things to go so wrong in the 30’s. I have an idea now.
Remeber when they said they could do nothing because they didn’t win the Senate. See, the new excuse is they can’t do anything because they don’t have the WH.
And they can’t touch Obama because they might not win in 2016 if they do anything.
Gawd what a bunch of dirtbags.
I am going to take all those requests for donations to the RNC, RNSC et all they soammed my email accounts with before the Election, add the slimey cowards words of appeasement from the last few days to it and tell them this is why I refuse to give them a dime or plan on supporting them with money or votes in the future!
Evil they are!
The Republicans have made it very clear that they are only too happy to pass the Obama agenda if they win the Senate. So that will just give the Obama administration BI-PARTISAN COVER for the next two years leading up to the 2016 presidential elections.
Moreover, a Republican Senate victory will prove to the big goverment loving RINOcrats that they don't need the conservative base, on whom they have declared outright WAR, so you can forget about them becoming more conservative anytime soon -- not that we have any more time to wait.
You think it's crazy to say that Republicans intend to pass the Democrat agenda? Consider that:
The Republican leadership is lowering expectations about what they'll do if they take the Senate in 2014.
John McCain is already promising to restore the filibuster and promising to expedite approval of Obama's nominees “I will work very hard to go back to 60 votes,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who boldly predicts a Republican Senate would process Obama’s nominees “more rapidly than [Democrats] do today.”
And as for the House: John Boehner: ‘Very Few’ Republicans Will Oppose Me
Oh, and best of all, now Republicans are promising that a Senate takeover will increase the odds of passing immigration reform. Republicans: Immigration reform is more likely to happen if we take the Senate
Well at least the Republicans will repeal Obamacare. Oh wait, they won't.
The only SLIM chance we have to save our country at this point is to demonstrate beyond a doubt that the GOPs "moderate" agenda is doomed to fail at the polls.
Only then will we have a chance of having a true conservative Presidential nominee in 2016, and the utter collapse of Democrat credibility after two more years of their control of the Senate.
It is terrible to consider two more years of Democrat Senate Control, but no less terrible to consider the result of GOPe control.
isn’t it awesome to see the “opposition” party giving the emperor everything he wants? NOT
Obama is like the creepy kid McConnel would adopt, only to see the creepy kid molest the family children and McConnel saying nothing of the such is happening, offering plenty of more presents on christmas for the creepy kid.
You know, I understand the emotion tonight that can make people curse. But come on, please, we have kids that read FR.
How many ways that that spineless turtle say surrender?
I’m not interested in funding this lawless dictatorship, Mitch.
Not even a little bit interested.
I don’t think any of you deserve any money or any power any more.
Point taken.....I had just read a Gallup poll where voters wanted Republicans in congress, NOT Obama, to set the direction of the government.
The Republicans can always, always find a reason not to fight.
Unless it is the Tea Party, conservatives. Remember how Romney went after the other Republican candidates? When he got the nomination, he reverted to a little ol’ blue-haired grandma.
I’d be highly surprised if this senile EUNUCH is Majority Leader 6 months from now.
He absolutely SUCKS, he will be forced to step down.
Senators representing the Right Wing will not be mocked.
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