Posted on 09/12/2015 3:12:11 PM PDT by Morgana
Linking the defunding of Planned Parenthood to a government funding bill is "an exercise in futility," according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The Kentucky Republican lawmaker, in an interview with Politico Friday, says he'll support instead a plan to fund the government into December with no conditions.
"It's an exercise in futility," McConnell says of the Planned Parenthood defunding effort. "I'm anxious to defund Planned Parenthood" but "the honest answer of that is that's not going to happen until you have a president who has a similar view."
"It's better to be honest with the American people and say, 'That won't get it done.'"
According to Politico, McConnell favors a strategy that will include a short-term funding bill to buy time to negotiate a longer-term spending measure – and separately, a vote this month to federally ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
GOP lawmakers have called for the defunding of Planned Parenthood in the wake of hidden-camera videos showing officials brokering the distribution of fetal tissue to medical research.
But McConnell said either a Democratic minority would block the effort, or President Barack Obama would veto a bill even if it passed the Senate.
"Groups who deeply are concerned about the issue realize this [Planned Parenthood strategy] isn't going to get that done," McConnell said.
"What we are going to do is move to the pain-capable [abortion] bill sometime this month and see how people feel about that," he said referring to a 20-week abortion ban proposal.
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Now can somebody explain to me what this ‘power of the purse’ is all bout? /s
Voting for the GOP is an exercise in futility.
The fact that McConnell maintains his position is a witness against the entire Republican caucus for their treachery. This man is a vile traitor. The Republican caucus is his enabler. Where does that leave them? Whichever Republican senator who does not come out demanding this piece of ordure to be removed is just as guilty as he is.
getting rid of McConnel is not
Every minute you force them to fight defunding PP is one less minute they can spend installing socialism.
Surrender Monkey McConnel
Mitch to me you breathing is futile why don’t you give it up.
Maybe he meant to say that defunding Planned Parenthood was “an exercise in fertility?”
Trying to make Mitch McConnell grow a pair is an exercise in futility.
SHUT IT DOWN.
How many fake votes have they taken against Homobamacare??
This lousy piece of turtle-faced evil thinks we are as stupid as all this?
Burn the palace down!!!
Voting Republican is apparently also an exercise in futility.
Forty-days for Life needs to target pols, especially McConnell.
This should be a fun thread. Should make it a challenge to come up with some new and uniquely offensive insult to toss at mitch.
“Why is the government forced to give taxpayer money to a private organization?”
Government isn’t force. It chooses to. It is taxpayers who are forced.
Normal, well adjusted people would be embarassed to show their face in public after a total failure of a performance.
Not these guys, they wear total failure with pride. They are so stupid that they think we actually believe them.
Trump was right. Our leaders ARE stupid.
Reminds me of that song from the wizard of oz.
If I only had a brain, a heart, nerve.
That sounds like fun. I need to start thinkin’ LOL
Lets see: Mitch is so stupid...........
“no fire in the belly”
Oh he’s got plenty of fire in the belly. For fighting conservatives.
He’s just working for the other side. Simple as that.
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