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Faces Meet Palms After Mitch McConnell Comments on the New GOP House Majority
Red State. ^ | January 07, 2023 | Bonchie

Posted on 01/08/2023 5:25:58 AM PST by george76

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell chimed in late Friday evening to congratulate now-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy.

McCarthy weathered days of opposition, eventually offering enough concessions to secure the votes needed to break the logjam. Most of the conservatives involved seemed to walk away happy, garnering key positions on committees and rule changes that should bring the House back to some level of sanity.

For his part, McConnell decided to drop the following message, and I’m officially dead. I cease to be alive.

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Leader McConnell - Congratulations to Speaker McCarthy and the Republican House majority. Senate Republicans look forward to working together to check and balance Washington Democrats, bring oversight to this reckless Administration, fight the far left’s radical policies, and defend America.

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I’m not sure there’s anything conservatives despise more than being gaslit by their own leadership, and this is gaslighting of the highest order. McConnell states that he is looking forward to “working together to check and balance Washington Democrats, bring oversight to this reckless Administration, fight the far left’s radical policies, and defend America.”

Apparently, McConnell thinks the rest of us were born sometime in the last few days because he literally just got done doing what was essentially a joint campaign stop with Joe Biden in Kentucky. Together, the two lauded the passage of a massive infrastructure bill, seen as a key victory for the White House’s agenda prior to the last election. McConnell himself helped whip the votes for that spending package.

An astute observer might ask exactly how giving the president everything he wants constitutes operating as a “check and balance” to the “reckless” Biden administration. McConnell has had the ability to say “no” to a range of things over the last two years, from the newly-passed $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package to the White House’s gun control bill. Instead, McConnell and other Republicans in the US Senate happily went along, handing Biden and his cohorts win after win.

Now, McConnell wants to play as if he’s a conservative warrior, looking to hamstring an out-of-control administration? Yeah, that doesn’t begin to play with those of us who have been paying attention. Heck, in shoving through the aforementioned omnibus package, McConnell actually neutered the very GOP majority in the House he’s now lauding. How can they “fight the far left’s radical policies” if they no longer have the power of the purse for the next fiscal year?

McConnell’s post just underscores how much is performative nonsense in Washington, DC. The elites in party leadership do whatever they want behind closed doors, making self-serving deals and selling their voters down the river. Then they turn around and pretend to be fighters for the cause even in the midst of surrendering every battle. McConnell isn’t going to do a thing to “check and balance” Joe Biden over the next term. Instead of insulting everyone’s intelligence, he should just stop talking.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: gaslighting; kevinmccarthy; mccarthy; mcconnell; mitchmcconnell

1 posted on 01/08/2023 5:25:58 AM PST by george76
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To: george76

Mitch looks forward to more surrender to the democrats ?


2 posted on 01/08/2023 6:15:06 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: george76

Stop with the “face meets palm” and start with the “foot meets ass.” Conservatives need to not hide away and let these buzzards “resume business” but start getting in their faces and get loud. Make life hell for them everyday.


3 posted on 01/08/2023 6:35:41 AM PST by dragonblustar ( Cobalt Red, Green Energy Policies, WEF and the enslavement of humanity.)
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To: george76

Mitch is lying.. He’s looking forward to help the CCP ruin America... 🤓


4 posted on 01/08/2023 6:56:37 AM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi.. Hello 2023, can we get over 2020 yet? )
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To: dragonblustar

“foot meets ass” ??

Nahhhh...In Mitch’s case it’s ‘scrotum meets chin’!


5 posted on 01/08/2023 7:24:34 AM PST by SMARTY (“Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face.” Thomas Sowell)
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To: george76
CNN published an opinion piece earlier today discussing the "problem" that the five-day fight over House Speakership will usher into the body politic. Specifically, the "fracture" in the Republican Party bodes ill for the House to be able to get things done.

CNN ignore the root cause of the difference between the Democrats and Republicans. There are far fewer DINOs (fake Democrats) than there are RINOs (fake Republicans). That's the reason that Pelosi was able to wield the huge hammer the way she could over the Democrat caucus.

What this tells me is the Democrats do a better job vetting its candidates for elected office, to avoid poisoning the Democrat caucus. Democrats take their lessons from the activists that form their true base: if a person doesn't sing the right hymns, tell the voters that person is not suitable for office.

There are other differences, especially when it comes to ethics, but I won't bore you with repeating what everyone already knows

I am a firm believer in the 10th Amendment. If there is a Constitutional Convention in my lifetime, I would really like to see the power of the purse taken away from the House of Representatives and sent back to the States' legislators. But that's just me.

6 posted on 01/08/2023 7:35:19 AM PST by asinclair (What doesn't kill you makes you stronger)
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To: george76
Pandering.

F' off McConnell. You sold us out. I hope the House Republicans, along with a few Senators, take serious aim at you for what you did.

7 posted on 01/08/2023 7:43:58 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: george76
McConnell has had the ability to say “no” to a range of things over the last two years, from the newly-passed $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package to the White House’s gun control bill. Instead, McConnell and other Republicans in the US Senate happily went along, handing Biden and his cohorts win after win.

Precisely. They aren't on our side.

8 posted on 01/08/2023 8:01:40 AM PST by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: asinclair

Right now aside from public posturing about Wolk issues there is very little difference between the two parties and how they govern the only thing of stark contrast is supreme court nominees

The Democrats however are united and listen to their base intently

And Nancy Pelosi knew how to exert power no question of that think what you want about her but she was an iron Lady in getting what she wanted

I respect that and she’s 80 years old what a waste of big boobs


9 posted on 01/08/2023 8:07:39 AM PST by wardaddy (Truth is treason in the Empire of liars)
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To: george76

Mitch wanted the $1.6 Billion for the new I-75 bridge between Ky and Cincinnati. That’s why he pushed the bill.


10 posted on 01/08/2023 8:14:48 AM PST by chuck allen
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To: george76; butlerweave; dragonblustar; asinclair; Tommy Revolts; pepsi_junkie; wardaddy

The Backstab Party


11 posted on 01/08/2023 9:15:49 AM PST by kiryandil (put yer vote in the box, chump. HARHARHARHAR)
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To: george76

I look forward to Mitch no longer serving in Senate. Judas scum cannot be gone fast enough.


12 posted on 01/08/2023 11:22:02 AM PST by ohioman
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To: george76

Thanks Kentucky voters. Great job. Just great.


13 posted on 01/08/2023 11:46:35 AM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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In Kansas, we just got stuck with the disgusting Jerry Moran. There was no primary opponent. He was one who supported Mitch.


14 posted on 01/08/2023 3:25:41 PM PST by rxh4n1
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To: kiryandil

Et tu RINOs?


15 posted on 01/08/2023 3:30:50 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the U S of A & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands)
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