[Tenacious 1]

Boner and McCan’tle pre-emptively cave on issues now. Hell, they beat the democrats to the mic to announce they will not shut down the government. And oh, by the way, they don’t WANT to fund planned parenthood.

[Impy]

IF we’re winning the White House it’s unlikely the rats will be taking back the Senate, and who the leader happens to be has very little relevance to 30 some individual races, sorry. Most voters don’t know who the son of the B even is.

If you wanna browbeat McConnell into resigning, fine by me, but not till after the Republican wins the Governorship of Kentucky, should the democrat win obviously McConnell must remain in the Senate.

[TomGuy]

Kind of curious that since Boehner has fallen, some in the media and upper levels of the GOP are starting to pile on McConnell.

Of course, like Boehner, McConnell has brought it on himself. He promised that, if the electorate gave the Republicans a majority, he could lead.

He has failed miserably. Not only has he failed, but he has done little that he promised he would do during his reelection last fall.

McConnell (and Boehner) have tried to convince the electorate that leadership means compromising and giving Obama everything he wants. No wonder there is an increasing movement to force McConnell to step down.

[Basket_of_Deplorables]

I am sick of what I think of as “apologetic republicans.” The mealy-mouth types that you know darn well, when the cameras are off, meekly say, “I’m a republican, but please don’t hate me for it.”

Mitch (rhymes with...) is king of the appologetic republicans. A ball-less wuss.

Time for Cruz and Trump to call for his ouster.

[Uncle Miltie]

This is n.r.?

Rediscovering their roots are they?

[alloysteel]

How may we funnel this energy to remove Mitch McConnell, and who best to replace him?

If you take aim at the king, no matter how faulty that king may be otherwise, you had better not miss. Kings have vastly disproportionate powers, and no matter how incompetent they may appear to be, self-preservation is a very pervasive trait among almost all living creatures, even Post Turtles.

Trent Lott should have been an enduring lesson of how NOT to choose a Senate Majority Leader. Bipartisanship, compromise and “reaching across the aisle” perhaps were not invented by Senator Lott, but he raised them to an art form.

[TomGuy]

In 2016, Republicans must defend 24 Senate seats to the Democrats’ 10.

McConnell needs to follow Boehner and also use Boehner's excuse: it is for the good of the party.

If McConnell is still majority leader next fall, he is likely to cause the Republicans to lose the Senate. Senators up for reelection are going to have a difficult time running on the same kinds of [unfulfilled] promises McConnell ran on in 2014.

They needed a majority. They got a majority. They squandered their majority. [Replay of the weak Frist-Lott-Hastert Congress.]

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Republican Senators, we gave you all the chance to shut down Obama....with Mitch Mcconnell as your chosen leader...you have failed miserably...because McConnell is in Obama’s pocket....fire McConnell today..or we, the people will fire you all!! Broom McConnell today!!!

[KeyLargo]

Shimkus says Boehner's resignation "act of sacrificial love"

ST. LOUIS - Saturday morning, senior Republican among Illinois congressional delegation Rep. John Shimkus had high praise for House Speaker John Boehner, who announced Friday his resignation at the the end of October. Shimkus told the St. Louis Post Dispatch:

“I’m just shocked. People, I think, have conflicting emotions, even those who were the alligators,” said Rep. John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, a long-time Boehner ally, and for whom Boehner first campaigned nearly a quarter century ago.

“You put it in the context of the Christian faith, and you know we can’t match that, but this was an act of sacrificial love,” Shimkus said. “I can’t explain it any other way: that he is leaving a position of power, second in line to the president, for the good of the institution, for the good of the nation, and for the good of the Republican conference (in the House).

“I just shake my head,” Shimkus added. “You don’t see this from politicians very much, right?”

http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2015/09/shimkus-says-boehners-resignation-act-of-sacrificial-love-.html

[bonehead4freedom]

John and I were elected last year to work with the other party to get things done in Washington. We have to show the moderate voter that we can govern responsibly not engage in partisan antics with the other party. We have tried to rein in the irresponsible bomb throwers and tried to preserve the institutional traditions of both Houses. Our donors aren’t interested in the so called “Tea Party” antics. John resigned to take the focus off of him so we get back to the business of governing. John has made a great personal sacrifice in order to preserve the process of governing that all responsible patriotic Americans revere. I will continue to do the work that John has done in the House here in the Senate. To those people who are opposed to responsible government I say this I’m not going anywhere and the House is going to have responsible leadership. Responsible government isn’t going anywhere!

[FunkyZero]

let’s get real. Boehner left for reasons of personal gain. We won’t know the details for some time, but that bastard didn’t leave because of the movement nor public opinion... he was never there for the conservative cause, ever. I doubt anyone can convince me otherwise. McConnell is no different, like a bad case of herpes, I don’t think it’s gonna go away. He will only walk away if someone gives him a sweet deal that benefits HIM somewhere else.

[publius911]

Now Show Mitch McConnell the Door

Why?
This sad sack of **** can't take a hint.

A gigantic boot to where his brain is, is the minimum he can understand.

[Secret Agent Man]

These guys never fought for anything except against conservatives in their own party. That is the only thing they zealously went after.

Fumm. Fujb. And Fujb.

[VRWC For Truth]

Miotch will be leaving the Sin-ate in a coffin. He’s a lifer ...