Posted on 02/11/2024 10:26:09 AM PST by MtnClimber
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell may be on the ropes after the border deal went down in flames.
McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, tapped Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., to negotiate a border aspect to include in the supplemental foreign aid package that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wanted to pass. McConnell himself has emphasized that Congress should provide more funding for Ukraine and Israel. President Biden has requested $61 billion for the Ukraine war and $17 billion for Israel's war against Hamas.
The border deal was greeted with harsh criticism from conservatives in Congress, particularly the threshold that would trigger the new emergency authority given to the president. In the bill, the president would have authority to order the closure of the southern border if immigrant encounters reach an average of 5,000 per day over a seven day period.
Former President Trump, the frontrunner for the 2024 GOP nomination, warned the GOP not to make a border deal with Democrats. "A bad border deal is far worse than no border deal," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
On Wednesday, Senate Republicans voted to block the border deal from advancing as part of a $118 billion package that included foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan as well as humanitarian assistance for Gaza.
"McConnell, this was his doing. He was the mastermind of this debacle, this disaster of this immigration bill that again, once it actually was made public, it failed," said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., on the "Just the News, Not Noise" TV program on Thursday. "Within hours, it didn't take 40 to 72 hours, this thing was dead as soon as it hit the airwaves."
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said the entire GOP caucus is "disappointed" in how everything played out with the border deal. "We're all disappointed that we've given up, it seems, like we've kind of given up as a caucus on our border," Tuberville told Just the News.
"And the very quick shift yesterday with a vote, voting down this non-essential border bill that would not do anything to protect our American citizens at the border and then very quickly turn around and vote on the supplemental to give $100 billion, basically, overseas to other people's borders, before we secure ours, doesn't make any sense to me," he added.
Tuberville revealed that a "growing number" of Senate Republicans are turning on McConnell, the longest-serving Senate Republican leader in history.
"I'm one that's going to follow the leader until it's changed but we do have some very vocal people in our conference saying, 'enough's enough. Let's get a new leadership team and let's make some progress,'" Tuberville said.
"We haven't done anything since I've been here. We've had the leadership team that has voted to give things away, such as the infrastructure bill, the CHIPS Act, a lot of things that have passed and been giveaways that I don't think really helped the American people except the Democrats. And last time I looked, we're conservative Republicans and should be helping the American people," he continued....
Beshear said he would not promise that he would appoint a R to replace Mitch.
What’s the difference anyway?
McConnell’s “future” is achieving ambient temperature.
Proof the Universe is cruelly perverse is that McConnell lives and Rush Limbaugh doesn’t.
Border deal is not a deal it is a steal, we get f’d
Seems the Senators believe that we want what THEY want. Talk about being arrogant. I just hope the pubs do what’s right and “retire” his sorry ...
The GOP has that empty suit Thune next in line.
Not much of an improvement.
It's Kentucky Law. He has no say. If memory serves, he gets presented with 3 R's and chooses from that. Of course that doesn't mean a D in an R jersey won't be the choice.
That man smells like moth balls and feces.
Imho Mitch is past his expiration date.
5.56mm
I don’t think it’s possible to have an unbreakable agenda and govern at the same time.
And what of Schumer’s future? Is he invulnerable to the deal falling apart? Isn’t this bill HIS baby?
McTurtle needs to be gone!
What the bill really did was that 5000 illegal immigrants/day can come into the US. How long before that number jumped to 10,0000, 20,000...heck 35,000? Moreover, who is in charge of counting. Not anyone that I trust.
Here’s what most common sense people want: No illegal immigration. If you are here illegally, you get deported. Period.
Now, there are several ways to get into this country legally...which is fine. Should we increase numbers, move around this formula or that formula? Perhaps...that is something that will always be up for debate. Should we have a guest worker program. Probably. Also, up for congress to discuss.
But, one can never be here illegally...without status. Until we see that sort of thing take shape, the government will never get our support. If the government wants to earn our trust back, they would simply stop illegal immigration in its track. Once we see that for a year or so, then we can talk about real immigration laws.
McConnell polls at 3% nationally, one of the most hated men in America.
OUT OUT OUT ASAP !
He’s a democrat and always has been. Big time POS !
Why did it take so long for people to speak up?
Really? We could say goodbye to the Turtle? I don’t know what to say except maybe....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=barWV7RWkq0
The entire GOP is worthless. They conspire with the enemy Democrats to destroy Americas future. you all know it. You all see it. We need our own party a MAGA party. To hell with the GOP.
they are so tied to their money.
it was for me as a fed employee, that your retirement money was based on your last 3 high salaries. every pay raise w ipes out the last 3.
There are so many like him. They won’t let go if power.
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