Posted on 07/31/2013 5:35:05 AM PDT by cotton1706
A GOP congressional dispute between tea party lawmakers and other Republicans is rearing its head in Kentucky's Republican Senate primary. Candidate Matt Bevin is challenging U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to join him in signing a pledge to repeal "Obamacare," the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Though Republicans are unified in their opposition to the health care law, the push led by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) to oppose any budget bill which funds Obamacare could threaten to shut down the government if Congress cannot pass a budget deal by a September 30 deadline.
"Mitch McConnell's rhetoric on defeating Obamacare is nothing but empty promises," Bevin said in a statement. "Obamacare is a disaster and if we can't repeal it, we have a responsibility to the American people to defund it."
McConnell's campaign manager fired back at Bevin.
"When Senator McConnell became the first lawmaker to launch coordinated opposition to Obamacare back in 2009, political opportunist Matt 'Bailout' Bevin was busy racking up tax liens on his business and million dollar New England vacation home," said McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton. "There isn't a single member of Congress who has fought Obamacare harder or longer than Mitch McConnell and he has repeatedly said if he has the opportunity to defund or repeal the law he will not hesitate."
Yet Bevin insists that McConnell's voting record contradicts his stated opposition because McConnell voted for the 2013 funding bill that contained funding for the law. Bevin also claims that McConnell is working behind the scenes to stymie Lee's defunding proposal.
"I challenge Mitch McConnell to join me in signing the pledge to defund Obamacare. Instead of playing political games, it's time to stand up for the people of Kentucky."
GO MATT BEVIN!
Here is one election I am proud to vote in. Bevin has it.
In order to say something that chickenhsit they must feel threatened by him.
Praise God!
Talk is cheap and when it comes to talk McConnell is a big talker.
He faked with a NO vote and then shoved amnesty promotion off on his deputies like Cornyn and Corker with their “security” amendments so he didn’t have to be in the spotlight promoting amnesty like he wanted to.
Attack him all you want McConnell - the proposition is fairly straight forward: SIGN the pledge to repeal Obamacare or DON’T sign the pladge.
It has NOTHING to do with Bevin or his finances or his vacation home.
Either sign it or don’t. The people of the Commonwealth are watching.
Well, I DO think the McConnell campaign is afraid of him. I got called three times yesterday by them and twice the day before that. Thank goodness for Caller-ID.
McConnell gets no money from me and won’t get my vote either. Both go to Bevin this time around.
Excellent!
Right on!
GO Matt Bevin!
We need a Matt Bevin money bomb. Any way to ignite the defund effort!
What a stupid challenge. Mc Connell can want to vote to defund Obamacare all day, but Harry Reid will never let it come to a vote. The Democrats want Mc Connell out of there so badly, I am beginning to wonder if they will be funding Bevin’s campaign.
Bevis challenges Butthead?
“The Democrats want Mc Connell out of there so badly, I am beginning to wonder if they will be funding Bevin’s campaign.”
I doubt it. The republicans can only gain from McConnell’s removal. McConnell is a democrat ally. I believe they would just like to brag about taking out the republcan leader of the senate. I’d prefer the conservatives have the bragging rights.
McConnell’s been there since 1985 and refuses to retire. He SO wants to be majority leader, not to bring the country in a better conservative direction, but just for the power.
The Democrats do not want McConnell out.
That is for people who fall for their crap.
They know if McConnell goes we might get a real leader.
Don’t let them fool you.
The Democrats do not want McConnell out.
That is for people who fall for their crap.
They know if McConnell goes we might get a real leader.
Don’t let them fool you.
I fail to see any actions on the part of Mc Connell where he has thrown in with the Deomcrats. He takes every opportunity to bash Obama and Harry Reid and his votes are consistently conservative. There hasn’t been a hell of a lot he can do in legislation as long as Reid controls the Senate, but because he knows the ins and outs of the Senate rules, he is able to bottle up some of the Democrat priorities. What he needs is a Majority in 2014. I sure hope the Republicans don’t nominate a bunch of losers like they have in the last 2 elections.
McConnell has a history of undermining conervatives or helping democrats. I’ve no doubt that he worked behind the scenes to grease the amnesty bill through the senate, but voting against it to fool his constituents (he voted Aye in 2006). He’s gone along with Harry Reid consistently to increase the power of the Majority Leader (because he wants to be Majority Leader one day, and went along with Obama and Reid to reduce the number of executive postions that need senate approval, thus increasing presidential power to just appoint radicals, etc. McConnell is a democrat enabler.
http://www.redstate.com/2013/07/17/republicans-surrender/
http://www.redstate.com/2013/07/16/compromise-senate-gop-style/
http://www.redstate.com/2013/07/15/mitch-mcconnell-begging-for-amnesty-again/
http://www.redstate.com/2013/06/04/mitch-mcconnell-goes-all-in-for-reidschumer-amnesty/
http://www.redstate.com/2013/05/28/mitch-mcconnell-electability-and-jim-bunnings-revenge/
http://www.redstate.com/2013/03/21/mitch-mcconnell-votes-to-fund-obamacare/
http://www.redstate.com/2013/03/18/in-response-to-redstate-mitch-mcconnell-doubles-down-on-surrender/
http://www.redstate.com/davidadamsinky/2013/02/27/mitch-mcconnells-voting-record-chickens-come-home/
Bevin challenges McConnell with political ideology and McConnell responds with a personal attack...NICE!
Is there really a difference between a Rino and a liberal?
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