Posted on 02/05/2019 4:05:20 PM PST by Bratch
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announces he is “especially proud” of passage for his amendments requiring the U.S. military to continue operations in Afghanistan and Syria:
The bill passed 77-yea, 23-nea. [Vote Tally Here] The only Republican who voted against perpetual war in the middle east and supported President Trump was Rand Paul.
Every time this happens victims of battered conservative syndrome start a process of reconciling the reason for their abuse by excusing and justifying their abuser, Mitch McConnell.
Let’s be clear, CTH has watched this process, on a very granular level, for well over a decade; specifically about Senator McConnell. Mitch McConnell doesn’t give a hoot what any voter, constituent, or member of the national electorate thinks about his action. He is entirely unfazed and bound to a power ideology that sets him above all considerations.
Senator Mitch McConnell, just like all of the power brokers within the DC beltway, views himself as your ruler. Until we purposefully accept the nature of this abusive relationship nothing will change, ever. Reminder…
Senate Leader Mitch McConnell has one major career alliance that has been unbroken and unchanged for well over two decades. That alliance is with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and specifically with CoC President Tom Donohue.
Mitch McConnell is stealthily working against the efforts of President Donald Trump. The effort is to support his primary Wall Street financial benefactor, Donohue. However, Mitch McConnell cannot directly be connected to underhanded efforts against President Trump because it would lead to: (A) questions about a confrontation; and (B) public exposure. [ex. think about how McConnell is blocking President Trump from recess appointments]
To remind ourselves how Minority and Majority Senator McConnell took down the threat of the Tea Party revisit these old articles: CNN Part Iand CNN Part II both showcase how McConnell works. Then do some research on how McConnell worked with Haley Barbour in Mississippi [SEE HERE].
Yes, Democrats are the opponents. However, the far more urgent MAGA enemy is Mitch McConnell….
President Trump needs to take this to the courts, as the Legislative Branch is now trying to usurp some of the powers of the Executive Branch. The Executive Branch is the Command In Chief, period.
We have Bolsheviks (D) and Mensheviks (R).
I’ve seen this movie before.
with McConnell and Pelousy running Congress,
PDJT is really screwed
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The book ends with a comment that we should never send Soilders to try and change the country...at most support native forces ...in this manner
The Turtle strikes.
Can we ever send our troops home, Mitch? Or is the Swamp plan to just stay there forever, at a cost of billions and counting?
We don’t need a robot party like the Dems. As was noted by a few commentators of Fox last night, healthy debate is a good thing and it still lives in the GOP unlike the lockstep insanity in the CPUSA.
As to the topic, I agree with POTUS in that we can’t afford to police the world.However, if we don’t want any more 9-11’s, we have to maintain some intel capability/forward presence so we can be prepared and respond appropriately, in our own safety and national interests. I think many in the senate are aware of this concern, as are the military leaders who will have to engage the future threats.
Some personalities, POTUS included, are better at communicating this than others. The MSM will take every opportunity to make healthy debate something to criticize the president with. Some comments by some FReepers here only serve to help this MSM goal.
I think the message from Trump is that he’s not hardheaded on Syria/Afghanistan but money and blood spent there had better be well justified.
One word: Uni party.
Agreed.
If this vote and legislation is what it is touted, this becomes another significant Constitutional “division of powers” crises.
While Congress can sign off on budgets, and has certain budgetary related oversight, short of a congressional “Declaration of War”, it cannot lawfully direct the DoD to contradict an Chief Commanding Officers executive authority, the authority of which is Constitutionally established.
Furthermore, is Congress now going to micro-manage the DoD and our service members across the globe? This would be certain suicide for our armed forces around the world.
Just think, now we can have a socialist Congress, which is full of the likes of “Occasional Cortex” and other anti-American communist illiterates, giving orders to our DoD to disobey an elected Commander in Chief!
Nice!
Actually, this would be formally, national suicide!
Good analogy.
Don’t think all of the sheeple are going to enjoy the playing of this “liberty buster”.
M&M has betrayed our founding fathers, the Republican party and our country. This slimey eel needs to be removed from the swamp.
How long till turtle can be primaried?
There information out on the net regarding the turtle’s separation from the army, sodomy related.
Perhaps it ought to be investigated.
Didn’t used to believe the GOPe were the Washington Generals, but now I do.
Yertle has gone back to form. What a turd he is
Just pass judges as shut it!
Yes, he is a liar and backstabber. But just remember all the rest of the pathetic GOP senators who keep putting him in charge. I include my two senators, Barrasso and Enzi from Wyoming. Neither of them deserve to represent anyone. They are just two GOPes. But Wyoming people, just like the rest of the country are stupid and keep putting them back in.
The last occupant of the White House broke the Constitution.
Despise that spineless Turtle.
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