Posted on 05/04/2015 4:48:12 AM PDT by cotton1706
Thirty-seven-year-old freshman Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has become a conservative foil to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Cotton surprised his colleagues last week by exploiting a procedural loophole that allowed him to circumvent negotiations on Iran between McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (Nev.).
In this case, Cotton was able to file an amendment to legislation granting Congress power to review a nuclear deal with Iran that would require Iran to recognize Israel. If the amendment is added to the bill, it would kill it, according to members in both parties. The power play reflects Cotton’s emerging Senate role as a conservative check on McConnell, who many on the right suspect is too much of a dealmaker for his own good.
It also highlighted the tension between McConnell and his conservative critics.
McConnell doesn’t want Rubio’s Israel amendment to derail the Iran bill because he wants to rack up accomplishments to show the Senate GOP can govern. On Tuesday he listed trade legislation and the Iran measure as likely the two biggest accomplishments of the 114th Congress.
Conservatives want to push bold proposals that highlight differences between the parties. In this instance, they want to force Democrats to take a stand on picking between recognition of Israel as a Jewish state and a tentative deal with Iran.
“There’s this contrast between governing and laying out a governing agenda,” said Holler.
Conservative activists were appalled by McConnell’s recent vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as the nation’s 83rd attorney general, even though she endorsed an expansive view of executive power and President Obama’s action to protect millions of illegal immigrants from deportation.
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Mr. Cotton Goes to Washington….he even resembles Jimmy Stewart. God bless this young warrior for freedom.
Harry and Mitch’s scheme to pass an unenforceable, unconstitutional bill- so the Dems and RINOs can look ‘tough’- is being foiled by a few honest Senators.
The Hill is displeased!
So we win the Senate in order that McConnell can team up with Obama on amnesty, partial-birth abortion and the destruction of Israel.
Mitch the B-—h needs a good hard lesson in the difference between “governing” and REPRESENTING the citizenry who voted him in.
The more I hear about Tom Cotton, the more I like him.
Ditto, brother!
The Constitution needs more patriots like Cotton to survive the leftist attacks from Marxists and satanic islamics.
You have to wonder why his kind are so few and far between.
Brass balls are tough to grow.
Very interesting and informative graph.
I tend to agree, Cotton would make an excellent president sometime in the next ten years, if we survive the next ten years...
they are arising bit by bit. I only hoope it can be fast enough to prevent the Permanent Democrat State and the impending Nuclear War in the ME.
“The more I hear about Tom Cotton, the more I like him.”.
Me too!
If I were Mr. Cotton, I would be very vigilant and hire numerous body guards, the so-called leaders do not like be upstaged.
“McConnell ... wants to rack up accomplishments to show the Senate GOP can govern.”
That’s what scares me.
>> McConnell doesn’t want Rubio’s Israel amendment to derail the Iran bill because he wants to rack up accomplishments to show the Senate GOP can govern.
Governing is NOT the same thing as passing bills, Mitch, you chinless spineless turtle.
Tom Cotton is showing that (some in) the GOP can LEAD. That’s what he was hired to do! You too, Yertle — but you’re a big FAIL at it.
“McConnell doesn’t want Rubio’s Israel amendment to derail the Iran bill because he wants to rack up accomplishments to show the Senate GOP can govern.”
Govern? He merely shows how he can cave to Obama. Govern? Is it possible that he is really that stupid?
66% don’t care if the candidate is gay/lesbian?
Senator Cotton is a rare find. I’d like to see him replace dear old Mitch.
The voters in Kentucky might disagree with you. They love their old Mitch. Though, except at election time, he holds them in the lowest of contempt. And makes sure that they are aware of his feelings toward them.
They can keep their old Mitch, but the Senate needs to do the country a favor and replace him as Majority Leader. I think Tom Cotton understands what he was elected to do and could fill that job admirably.
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