Posted on 02/14/2014 2:24:42 PM PST by lbryce
Snared in a contentious primary fight, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) voted on Wednesday to end debate on debt-limit legislation in a move that’s already fueling criticism from conservatives.
The vote on cloture passed 67-31 but took more than an hour, highlighting the arm-twisting going on behind closed doors, as few Republicans wanted to be seen as casting the deciding vote for the bill. It went on to pass on party lines, 53-44, with only Republicans voting no.
McConnell left the Senate floor without answering questions, but minutes after he logged his vote his primary challenger, businessman Matt Bevin, was already out blasting him for it.
“Once again #McConnell caves to the left, and votes to break conservative fillibuster on #DebtCeiling,” Bevin posted on Twitter.
The campaign also tweeted a photo of McConnell patting president Obama on the back with the caption, “@McConnellPress votes to give Obama another blank check” along with the phrase #KYDateNight.
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Maybe they did, we just haven't found out about it yet.
Please KY, dump this turd.
There was nothing to be won, the people are heavily against this method of fighting overspending.
But he still sucks and here’s why. He voted for cloture, which was the decisive vote, and then voted against the debt ceiling rise which was meaningless as he knew it would pass without his vote.
Up yours, McConnell, I hope you get retired by your electorate.
Inspired me to donate to Bevins campaign
Inspired me to donate to Bevins campaign
Thanks for the image. I hadn’t seen it but it is every bit as nauseating as I had envisioned.
-PJ
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If being an conservative now means America doesn't pay its bills than I'll have to call myself something other than a conservative...an American comes to mind.
I support Cruz generally but he is playing the same idiot political game all politicians do on this issue without regard to the consequences of their actions in the world economy.
In my view there should never be an issue regarding the debt. The idiots incurred the bills and we are on the hook..end of story.
I don't like it but a conservative always pays the bills incurred in the name of the United States in my universe.
The idea that somehow America would shirk this responsibility shows to me that Liberals and Liberaltarians are dead beats..and as I conservative I have no use for either.
You do understand that they passed a “CLEAN” debt ceiling raise with no effort to get a compromise from the other side, right?
They CAPITULATED WITHOUT A FIGHT!
I'm sorry but Cruz has fell on his ass on this one and shows not leadership but demonstrates the best chance for America's future in my view is stuck in partisan politics and has no grasp of the economic world we live in..
“They CAPITULATED WITHOUT A FIGHT!”
There should never be a fight on this issue.
You are, of course, correct.
But your position presumes that both sides are in fundamental agreement about spending levels and resultant debt levels. And that both have had equal input into the spending decisions that have incurred the debt.
But, in this case, no, they are not in agreement, nor have they had equal input. And the reason is that one side -- the GOP House side -- had no input on spending levels for FY 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Recall that the Democrats -- and, then, the Democrat Senate -- failed to pass a budget for any of those years, intentionally leaving spending levels to the workings of the "baseline budget" -- which had been inflated to the tune of $1 trillion by Porkulus.
I.e., the Democrats cheated the House out of its rightful role in authorizing any and all expenditures, in contravention of the Constitution.
The Republicans thus have every reason fight the issue. That they did not redounds to their discredit.
If being an conservative now means America doesn't pay its bills than I'll have to call myself something other than a conservative...an American comes to mind.
Except, had this bill failed, the US would have paid its bills. It just would have to cut future spending in order to keep the total US debt under the present amount. So you are actually advocating more spending, with not checks on the amount we go in debt for it. You're right... you're not a conservative...
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