Posted on 06/01/2016 10:32:58 AM PDT by JeepersFreepers
And, though many haven’t noticed yet, the bipartisan cooperation has been good for our politics. A standard criticism of this approach is that it elevates process over policy or, worse, that it amounts to a kind of ideological surrender by Republicans. But if you want to be a U.S. senator, you need to be at peace with imperfect outcomes.
The answer to Barack Obama and the left is not to rail against one’s fellow conservatives.
It may turn out that Americans on the left and right don’t want the two parties to work together in an effort to reach consensus on the great challenges we face. If so, then I fear conservatives will have succumbed to the progressive impulse of wanting to stamp out differences rather than work through them.
(Excerpt) Read more at wsj.com ...
It would be nice if McConnell would fight the Democrats as hard as he fights Tea Party Conservatives.
(To get past the WSJ paywall and read the article, simply Google the title.)
Wonder what world this knot head lives in. Everything that’s wrong with politics can be seen in the Senate.
Quisling collaborationist.
How it’s “supposed to work” according to Mitch’s tired old baloney.
Refer to The Constitution and just do your **** job.
So the left wants to stamp out the differences. At least they try.
That’s better than the Republicans who roll over and surrender to them.
Republican Senatorial Doctrine of Negotiating:
“You can have anything you want,
but that’s my final offer!”
If the result of a bipartisan bill is something everyone in the public hates, then it’s better to nothing.
However, that means a bill doesn’t get out the door, which always has money attached to it.
One of the many symptoms of legislative abuse.
Dead wrong, and a prime example of what's wrong with the Republican Party: No principles and no understanding of the Constitution.
False Assertion: “The answer to Barack Obama and the left is not to rail against one’s fellow conservatives.” That statement alone assumes and asserts that other Republican members of the Senate are “fellow conservatives”. In almost every single case, those Republicans in the Senate - especially those who have been in the Senate for two terms or more - are by no means conservative in any sense of the word.
If Mitch McTurtle and his cronies actually referred to the Constitution, and actually did their jobs, the Fed.gov would shrink by an order of magnitude. A President who actually understood the Constitution would veto almost everything the present Congress passes on the grounds that they lack the authority to consider it.
There...fixed.
Exactly. The democrats won't give an inch. The republicans compromise.
Repeated over and over again you end up with a half-life scenario where our fundamental principles are eroded and democrat lunacy becomes mainstream.
him, corker, alexander, mccain, flake, graham, etc. etc., all fifth-column leftists ensconced by republican voter ignorance, d.c. money, and uniparty power behind conservative lines.
Figures old Mitch would be a featured writer at GOPe WSJ.
A man so utterly corrupted as McConnell doesn’t deserve another single vote...Wake up, Kentucky.....
“How the Senate Is Supposed to Work”
State governments sends 2 people to vote those state legislator’s interest. They are recalled and replaced at the leisure of those state governments as their interest or composition changes
I know! Weird UFO stuff right there!
The Senate is supposed to represent the interests of the states, as opposed to the interests of the public at large or the interests of the federal government. Of course, it will never serve that function again until we repeal direct election of senators.
Yep, which is why I refer to the Senate as Freedom's Graveyard. Most of the senators have gotten too full of themselves and no longer listen to the little folks, and there aren't enough of the ones that do listen to make a difference.
Ted Cruz lays out an indefensible case against McConnell in this video....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOwrxCMDPfo&feature=youtu.be
It is the most compelling argument against this type of “leadership” that can be made.
In it, he details 24 times when Obama declared he wanted a vote to go a certain way, the Senate Democrats voiced support for the measure, McConnell brought the measure to the floor, all or nearly all Democrats voted in favor and the vote received less than a majority of the Republican support. It is absolutely terrible.
Among the examples are...
DHS funding for Obama’s amnesty
Climate Change Amendment acknowledging AGW
Doc fix
Loretta Lynch confirmation
Iran nuclear deal final approval
Crominbus Deal
Export-Import bank
Education bill
These all had Obama approval, majority Democrat approval and majority Republican DISAPPROVAL. Yet still, somehow McConnell found a way to get them passed.
He is a traitor.
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