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Mitch McConnell to Biden: ‘I stepped up’ to fill Schumer ‘void’ on debt, won’t next time
NY Post ^ | 10/08/2021 | Juliegrace Brufke and Samuel Chamberlain

Posted on 10/08/2021 10:24:16 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned President Biden Friday that Republicans will not vote to raise the federal debt ceiling in December after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer delivered a rant on the Senate floor Thursday that McConnell called “so partisan, angry, and corrosive that even Democratic Senators were visibly embarrassed by him and for him.”

After 11 Senate Republicans joined all 50 Democrats to end debate on a short-term increase to the nation’s borrowing limit, Schumer (D-NY) rose and accused the GOP of having “played a dangerous and risky partisan game.”

“I am glad that their brinksmanship did not work,” said Schumer, who added that “despite immense opposition from Leader McConnell and members of his conference, our [Democratic] caucus held together, and we have pulled our country back from the cliff’s edge that Republicans tried to push us over.”

“This tantrum encapsulated and escalated a pattern of angry incompetence from Senator Schumer,” McConnell (R-Ky.) wrote.

Schumer’s words did not affect the vote on the actual legislation to raise the debt ceiling, which passed along party lines. But the vitriol was too much for Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who could be seen holding his head in his hands as Schumer spoke before walking out of the Senate chamber in disgust.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky; US: New York
KEYWORDS: biden; chuckschumer; kentucky; mcconnell; mitchmcconnell; newyork; schumer
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It's comforting to know that the turtle did us all a favor by helping the Dems raise the debt ceiling and it's now written in stone that he's not going to help them again next time. We can count on him.


1 posted on 10/08/2021 10:24:16 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I’m confused... we’ve got to have hundreds of “next times” by now.


2 posted on 10/08/2021 10:27:43 PM PDT by pgyanke (Republicans get in trouble when not living up to their principles. Democrats... when they do.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

McConnell is a pus bag full of hot air. I hope he explodes one of these days.


3 posted on 10/08/2021 10:29:01 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: pgyanke
don't want to hear anything from any of these frauds until TRUMP is given the presidential office that he won....

if the election isn't corrected for 2020 then everything we do is just for naught....

I will never give another penny to these arses..

4 posted on 10/08/2021 10:29:58 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I had to wait a few minutes to lift my laughing self off the floor before typing this.


5 posted on 10/08/2021 10:30:43 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODYS BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

The Turtle needs to step down to be part of saving The Republic.


6 posted on 10/08/2021 10:32:51 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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He supported this while we were already in huge amounts of debt, so he will do it again.


7 posted on 10/08/2021 10:41:14 PM PDT by TakebackGOP
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

More bullshit from the superior political class!I don’t think this is going to end well for them!


8 posted on 10/08/2021 10:54:03 PM PDT by Herakles (Diversity is applied Marxism!)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

I detest the fools that reelected McConnell.


9 posted on 10/08/2021 10:56:36 PM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Exactly. So sick of the Republicrats.


10 posted on 10/08/2021 11:06:04 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Yeah Mitch,... you will.


11 posted on 10/08/2021 11:06:46 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Democrats, fixing things that haven't been broken, so they don't work, for over 197 years.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

It’s always one of the following...

When we have the majority again, we’ll...

Next time we’re going to play hardball...

We’re for fiscal restraint, and from now on...

When we have the majority AND a Republican president...

I’m so tired of this B.S. dog n pony show.


12 posted on 10/08/2021 11:08:57 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Democrats, fixing things that haven't been broken, so they don't work, for over 197 years.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

McConnell is a perfect example of the saying about politicians being like diapers. They need to be changed eventually, and for the same reasons


13 posted on 10/08/2021 11:20:44 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (If a liar's pants really did catch on fire CNN and MSNBC would be more fun to watch)
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Right, sure, McConnell won’t vote with the RINOs NEXT time.

He leads them.

What a joke.

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14 posted on 10/08/2021 11:50:32 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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All these people absolutely loathe the Republican base.

That’s why they all love Biden so.

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15 posted on 10/08/2021 11:53:17 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
Once again, the Democrats get their "free kick me" against Republicans.

-PJ

16 posted on 10/08/2021 11:57:34 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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The Question begs why does Mitch continually feel pressure to assist the Democrats?

He passed Biden’s nominees, got on board with Porkulus and then infrastructure.

He feels no obligation whatsoever to oppose Biden, and there’s been no resistance to Biden.

The elected GOP undermined Trump at every curve though.

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17 posted on 10/09/2021 12:07:10 AM PDT by AnthonySoprano (‘’)
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To: DoughtyOne

“It’s always one of the following...

When we have the majority again, we’ll...

Next time we’re going to play hardball...

We’re for fiscal restraint, and from now on...

When we have the majority AND a Republican president...

I’m so tired of this B.S. dog n pony show.”

“This is not the hill to die on.” ~ Mitch McConnell


18 posted on 10/09/2021 12:12:20 AM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Somebody promised Chinese lackey Mitch something

The corruption of these folks is appalling

They truly deserve extreme prejudice


19 posted on 10/09/2021 12:28:17 AM PDT by wardaddy (Fear Republic land of grumps and scolds peppered with good folks .....empathy always in short suppl)
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To: AnthonySoprano
The Question begs why does Mitch continually feel pressure to assist the Democrats?

Better question: why does Mitch McConnell feel pressure to assist China?

Why? Always follow the money.


20 posted on 10/09/2021 12:38:09 AM PDT by nathanbedford (attack, repeat, attack! Bull Halsey)
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