Posted on 02/12/2019 4:46:04 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that the Senate would vote on the Green New Deal introduced last week by Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
"I've noted with great interest the Green New Deal, and we're going to be voting on that in the Senate to give everybody an opportunity to go on record," McConnell told reporters.
The bill, which is not expected to pass the Republican-dominated upper chamber, could force some Democrats to make a politically awkward calculation.
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Silly. The Dems know how to handle this. They will determine who of their ilk is “safe for reelection” and they will vote one way. The others will vote the other. The Dems are the evil party, not the stupid party.
Go have a look at 2020 Senate map. Basically no Dems in real danger outside of Doug Jones. McConnell is just busy running out the clock on POTUS. His priority is avoiding dealing with anything that might upset GOP big donors.
Yes, please! Everyone pick a side.
Every now and then, McConnell does something that makes you want to stand up and cheer.
Awesome! Call the ‘Rats OUT! Love it! MAGA! :)
I don’t think McConnell is trying to be cute. He is aligning with Pelosi to deep-six the bartender.
At last, the D’s and R’s are working together.
our master Presidential troll is already taking these fools to the cleaner on twitter regarding the GND, but I would just LOVE to see him run some very early 2020 campaign TV ads that would slam the shite out of the GND by listing what’s actually in it ...
such ads this early would also be totally outside of the box, once again break all the “rules”, and seize all initiative from the Dems and their lapdog media in definining the issues ... such early ads would sew chaos, confusion, panic, and outrage, AND create even MORE exposure for such nutty proposals ...
the GND is even MORE of a winning issue than illegal immigration because it’s simple to understand and so obviously insane that not a single point is rationally defensible ...
“but all he’s doing is giving this airhead congresswoman more free press.”
Trump WANTS all the free press for AOC he can get ... hat’s why Trump constantly trolls AOC and the GND as often as he can ...
opposing the GND will win him the election in 2020 more than any other issue because the GND is such obvious pie-in-the-sky communist insanity ...
“This is not good. Once they submit these types of bills, if libs ever control of the two other branches... will make it much easier to pass this crap Same with recent gun legislation.”
Do you think this generation of Democrats give a shit as to what we do or don’t do anymore. That was the case in the past, and it was the reason why Hillarycare failed - a Senate filibuster killed it in 1994, even though there were 57 Democrats in the Senate. They could have changed the rules to 50 votes then, but they did not and allowed Hillarycare to fail (thank God).
But that was then. Before the 2016 election, Senate Democrats MADE IT PERFECTLY CLEAR that they would end all filibusters if they took control. Thankfully they did not.
At this point, there is NOTHING that the Republicans do that will affect the Democrats should they get control again...once they get that control, we simply will not know what hit us...and the Republican Party, as we know it, will NEVER be allowed to compete at the national level, if any level.
So we FIGHT FOR TODAY, not for tomorrow. We did that with Gorsuch, and we need to keep doing it, until we leave the Democrats on the trash heap of history.
McConnell calls it the “Green Eggs and Ham” vote. Pelosi calls McConnell “Sam I Am.”
It is the Green Eggs and Ham Deal. If you buy the eggs, you get the ham for free.
What I want to know is where I can get some Green Ammo. Surely there are some ISO Sustainably produced NATO rounds we can get.
Smart move. That way we know who the real DUmmies are! LOL!
let those running in 2020 explain their votes. great idea!
“Whatever - show votes. McConnell trying to be cute, but all he’s doing is giving this airhead congresswoman more free press.”
We need to give her lots of press - until she has sucked all the oxygen out of the Democrat Party.
And I think you will see President Trump treat AOC like she is the leader of the Dim Party. Back and forth it will go between the President and AOC.
Soon Nancy will be begging to get a word in edgewise.
let those running in 2020 explain their votes. great idea!
Have a look at the 2020 Senate map. No Dems outside of sure goner Doug Jones are going to have to “explain their votes” in 2020. The Dems up in 2020 are all in safe seats. McConnell is just performing time wasting beltway kabuki here. Sorry.
Certain sophomoric Senate AOC supporters going after the “youth” vote are going to have to publicly support AOC. What a laugh.
Occasional Kotex is going to be taken to the woodshed very shortly!
Never offer anything that you are not willing to give. This is the Senate, the senators need to grow up and get serious.
“Let’s get everyone on the record. “
McConnell would rather have a show vote than do anything real to further border enforcement. He’s never cracked the whip toward that end...not once.
He’s been around long enough to know these show votes placate the simple minded.
Works every time. Hell, it worked for Obamacare over 30 times.
Why? Because he is willing to take a weapon out of trumps hands?
Gosh some folks are so gullible.
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