McConnell pitching? With the DemocRATs at Bat? This has been the results, so far.
Posted on 04/16/2015 12:38:58 PM PDT by cotton1706
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell needs to learn to “play ball” with Democrats instead of trying to roll them, Sen. Charles E. Schumer said Thursday in a hallway interview.
Schumer, the heir apparent to Minority Leader Harry Reid, called the Kentucky Republican’s decision to hold hostage Loretta Lynch’s nomination as attorney general over the abortion dispute on the sex trafficking bill “a big mistake” and said Democrats are still holding the line against any expansion of the Hyde Amendment restrictions on abortion funding.
“Look, the Democrats, we hung tough on every time they’ve challenged us,” the New York Democrat said. “They ought to learn not to try to roll us, but to play ball with us and they can get things done. That’s what McConnell said he wants to do but he keeps trying to roll us.”
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Schumer called Cornyn’s latest compromise offer — trying to graft Hyde language from the just-passed doc fix bill to the human-trafficking bill “a wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., declared that maintaining abortion rights for human-trafficking victims is “fundamental” to the legislation, which would govern restitution paid by criminals to victims.
“Never before have we privileged the concerns of criminals over the rights of women,” he said.
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, remains angry at Republicans for stalling Lynch, saying it affects the national security of the country. He recalls Republicans urging swift passage of President George W. Bush’s attorney general nominees for that very reason.
Without access to abortion, sex-trafficking victims can’t be “truly free” from their slavery, Blumenthal added.
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Democrats’ idea of bipartisanship has always been a situation where Republicans agree with them. A one-way street.
Both these smucks ( And every other Pol in Washington..) need to understand America is going down the tubes. And THEY have been in CHARGE!!!
“Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell needs to learn to “play ball” with Democrats instead of trying to roll them, Sen. Charles E. Schumer said Thursday “
Or What - Hary-the munchkin-Reed’s brother will be dispatched to beat him with exercise equipment and blind him in one EYE??
Why is it that Democrats are “principled”, but Republicans are always expected to “compromise”?
Love that graphic!
“Schumer: McConnell Needs to Learn to ‘Play Ball”
OK, how bout baseball? McConnell pitching. Schumer at bat. How about one really, really high and inside? Maybe that’s how Reid’s face got that way.
Hey Chucky ? Ever heard of the majority rules ? ,,, well at least that is how it is suppose to be..
I didn't think that was physically possible!
McConnell pitching? With the DemocRATs at Bat? This has been the results, so far.
He's already mastered rolling over.
Why do the Republican always get accused of exactly what the democrats have been practicing very publicly.
He could always take play ball lessons from the very fair and non-partisan Harry Reid......sheesh, where do these idiots come from???
Who knew...?
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More slanted media. Lynch's nomination is not being held hostage. It is simply being kept in its place in the order of matters to be considered by the Senate. No fast track.
I wish Harry Reid would introduce Chuck Schumer to his exercise machine...
Perfect response! Standing ovation on that one Windflier!
Thanks, Caww. I'm sure I only said what millions of Americans are thinking about that cretin.
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