“The only reasonable explanation for this is that nobody was fooled; this is what they wanted. “
Which is EXACTLYthe same scenario of right wing voters electing GOP liberals. It is exactly what they wanted.
Logic holds that if Ryan knew and his congressmen knew and did it anyway, its no different than GOP voters knowing they were electing liberals, which they did (lesser evil/no matter what) and doing it anyway.
Can’t have this both ways folks. This is exactly why it is existential for us to stop electing GOP liberals.
Here's an oldie post of mine from 2009 on Harry Reid's history of reneging on promises:
...McConnell got Reid to agree to hold a high-profile debt-limit vote next month -- just before the president's State of the Union address...Specter suggests Reid reneged on word.
Newly-turned Democrat Arlen Specter today hinted that that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reneged on his word to allow Specter to keep his seniority on committees on which he sits. "Sen. Reid assured me that I would keep my committee assignments, and that I would have the same seniority as if I had been elected as a Democrat in 1980," Specter said in a written statement today.Reid Bows to Far Left as Rs Rank Judges Issue #1.
And they undoubtedly have the Rasmussen survey results in the back of their minds as they consider their reaction to Majority Leader Reids broken promise to confirm three appeals court nominees before the Memorial Day recess, as well as Reids sure-to-be-broken earlier promises to meet the historical average (17) for appeals court confirmations in a presidents final two years. With just a couple of months left in the confirmation window, Reid is less than halfway to meeting that average.[snip]
A good GOP Senate source reports today that Minority Leader Mitch McConnell addressed the entire Republican Conference about the judge-fight issue. McConnell is said to have been very insistent that he would not let Majority Leader Reid's broken promise go unpunished He would not tell the Conference exactly what action he was planning, but he did say it would be very firm, and that all concerned would know it when we see it. Quin Hillyer (5/21/08)
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While Sen. Lott overcame numerous obstacles to get Paez and Berzon confirmed, Sen. Reid has looked for excuses to renege on his pledge.
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GOP senators are understandably angry that Sen. Reid broke the golden rule of senatorial honor by reneging on his commitment.
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Democrats Target Coburns Holds
To ease passage of the public lands measure, Reid promised Coburn the chance to offer a limited number of amendments.Reid: No Vote On Lifting Drug Import Ban Before Health-Care BillBut after the majority leader objected to a Coburn proposal that would have eased restrictions on firearms in national parks, the package stalled for months, prompting Coburn to charge that Reid reneged on their agreement.
Coburn eventually got to offer four amendments all of which were defeated but not the guns measure.
Republicans accused U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., of reneging Tuesday on a pledge to allow a Senate vote on a measure lifting an import ban on pharmaceutical drugs before lawmakers take up health-care legislation.The development, supported by major drug makers, comes as the Senate is moving to craft the politically delicate compromises needed for the broader health care overhaul bill.
In a letter to a bipartisan group of senators that have been pushing for the import ban to be scrapped, Reid said there wouldn't be time in the busy legislative calendar for full consideration of legislation lifting the long-standing prohibition now.
"He did commit to us and obviously that commitment is not going to be kept," Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday evening.
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AFL-CIO Boss to Harry Reid: Go Nuclear
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.) accused Republicans of trying to disable the administration by blocking the appointments, though he stopped short of saying campaign donations are directly attributable for GOP opposition. Merkley received $1.2 million from labor groups since 2010, including more than $275,000 for his 2014 campaign.Merkley defended President Obamas recess appointments while the Senate was in session because functionally we were out of session. He also accused McConnell of violating a pair of gentlemans agreements to confirm President Obamas nominees without obstruction from the minority.
Obama and Reid reneged on a labor truce of their own when the Democrats re-nominated Block and Griffin to the board, according to a top Republican aide.
-PJ