Mitch McConnell: Time for GOP Establishment to 'Stand Up to' Tea Party

Breitbart.com/Big-Government ^ | 12-1-2013 | Matthew Boyle

[servo1969]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican up for re-election in 2014, told the Washington Examiner in an interview published Friday that he believes it is time for the GOP establishment to stop conservatives and Tea Partiers.

McConnell argued it is “utter nonsense” for groups like the Senate Conservatives Fund (SCF), which has endorsed his primary challenger businessman Matt Bevin, to argue that Republicans like him in Congress are not fighting hard enough to defeat Democrats. In the interview, McConnell focused on deriding Tea Partiers for leading the effort to defund Obamacare—something that, coupled with the Democrats’ refusal to compromise on the soon-to-fail Obamacare, resulted in a government shutdown.

“The Senate Conservatives Fund is giving conservatism a bad name,” McConnell told the Examiner for the piece titled “The Establishment Fights Back: Mitch McConnell leads GOP battle against Tea Party insurgents.”

“They’re [SCF] participating in ruining the [Republican] brand,” McConnell said. “What they do is mislead their donors into believing the reason that we can’t get as good an outcome as we’d like to get is not because of a Democratic Senate and a Democratic president, but because Republicans are insufficiently committed to the cause—which is utter nonsense.”

[faithhopecharity]

Rather than represent his voters, he prefers to attack them and all the while continue enabling the current regime So. The wolf has shed his sheep’s clothing. And is now visible for all to see. Time to replace this one along with McCain and a few others who are worse than useless in representing us or defending USA from subversion.

[3Fingas]

Good luck with that.

GOP-E: Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory since 2008.

[mykroar]

Dear MM,
I will be giving as much as I can to Tea Party candidates. The GOPe can take a flying leap at a rolling donut.

[wku man]

NRA members, let them know that if they support Bitch Boy McConnell in the primary, they can kiss you membership goodbye. I already have, but they need to hear from millions of us. They supported Reid, and look where that's gotten us.

If you let your NRA membership expire, there are other deserving groups, like the GOA and the SAF, that can see beyond the ends of their noses, and support candidates that have the nation's best interests at heart.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[TBall]

After what the GOP did to Ken Cuccinelli, they will be hard pressed to ever get any money from me.

[chris37]

That made my day!! <3 <3

[Real Cynic No More]

The 2014 Senate will be won or lost for the Republicans in the primaries, not in the general election. If the RINOs win the primaries, the Democrat’s agenda will continue to move forward and will gain steam toward the 2016
Presidential elections. The Democrats are on the ropes over Obamacare, and over the loss of the filibuster in the Senate. It’s time for the knock-out punch and let the Democrats know what they have sown. If they maintain Senate control with no Filibuster from 2015 thru 2016, it will be an unmitigated disaster.

[tennmountainman]

Why would any Reagan democrat or independent vote for the Gobbler.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Mitchelle is going down!

[Paladin2]

"The GOP establishment is going to learn a painful lesson when they pick a fight with the Tea Party."

After 2008 and 2012 the GOPe strategery is found to be wanting, lame, a loser, dead, retarded, etc.

[Paladin2]

"AMF"

LOL.

[Lorianne]

TARP voter.
He needs to go.

[Nifster]

two words for old Mitchy boy…..MATT BEVIN

[KC_Lion]

The Tea Party VS The Uniparty.

That is where we stand and Lil'Mitch is party of the problem.

[RobbyS]

You have it. Since the Tea Party rising in 2009, they have been willing to use the energy of the movement to use against the Democrats, but are unwilling to make a place for the people they like, except in the rear of the bus. Of course, old politicians are all like that. They are so full of themselves that if you stick a pin in them, they sound just like McConnell. Good thing we can’t smell the gas he is letting out.

[peeps36]

I think No Lips Mcconnel is in a panic. He is going down and I think he knows it. These attacks on the Tea Party look like desperation to me.

[fhayek]

Time for the Tea Party to leave the GOP. I think I am about done. Let the GOP become the third party. Some will become democrats, some will become TEA Party.

[Iron Munro]

He has come completely unglued and is running against conservatives instead of democrats.

[skinkinthegrass]

Hey Mitch, how about time to
stand up to the Democrats!!*snickering*
He's really part of the problem(s)

Retire these Jack@$ Gutle$$ Old Party B@$@$D$; don't
show them any respect for their previous actions / deeds.
BOOT ' EM ALL OUT!

Support Matt Bevins, Defeat Sen. *itch "Mumbles" McConnell. *(D.C.-GOP / E)
Support JD Winteregg, Defeat (SotH) Rep. John *HIC! / HIC!* Boehmer. *(D.C.-GOP / E)

Support Linda Vega or Dwayne Stovall, Defeat John Cornyn *(D.C.-GOP / E)
Support Joe Carr, Defeat Lamar Alexander *(D.C.-GOP / E)
Support Lee Bright, Defeat Lindsey Graham *(D.C.-GOP / E)
Support Chris McDaniel, Defeat Thad Cochran *(D.C.-GOP / E)
Support Dr. Milton Wolf, Defeat Pat Roberts *(D.C.-GOP / E)

*District of Criminals-Gutle$$ Old Party / E$tabli$hment

[KC_Lion]

Right Triple E.

Hence the Term "Uniparty"

They are all members of the party of Government.