[Senate Minority Leader] McConnell remains behind the scenes on immigration

The Hill ^ | June 28, 2007 | Manu Raju

[2ndDivisionVet]

What campaign? McCain never had a chance in the first place. Donations have dried up, he’s sunk like a lead weight in all the polls, and the other 9 dwarfs will use the amnesty bill to beat him about the head & shoulders. He might as well withdraw today, retire to Sun City and live the rest of his dotage in private.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Graham, McCain, Martinez, Kyl, etc. playing ball with Kennedy:

"He needs a long spoon who sups with the devil."

[nicmarlo]

With his caucus bitterly divided and the Senate descending into procedural warfare, Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) stayed away from the Senate floor as the most sweeping overhaul of immigration laws in 21 years hung in the balance.

If you can't stand up for what you believe in....then you stand for nothing!

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

>>Scary Harry Reid is threatening to resurrect the beast from the dead yet again. What will Mitch do, huddle in the closet with the democrats once more to bring it back or tell dingy to get lost? Only the shadow knows.<<

I suppose that’s just an opinion, not anything Reid has said? It’s possible that Reid has actually “bowed to reality” as Chertoff said.

However, I would not be surprised to see bits of the amnesty bill appear in WOT appropriations bills.

[Cedric]

McConnell “played” Reid & Kennedy masterfully.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

No did Reid did say it, I’ll try to find the article and post a link but he mentioned that we’re only 6 months into this Congress and the “bill” could be coming back soon. Kennedy also said the same thing. It can’t go anywhere though without the cooperation from Lott and McConnell again. I do agree they’ll try slip their scamnesty one piece at a time but they will be watched like hawks now that they openly boasted they’ll be attempting it.

[Danette]

I don’t trust McConnell. He’s too sneaky. If he was totally against the bill, he would have said so. I have no confidence in this dude...he’s too cozy with Reid and can’t be trusted. We’ll regret it.

[nicmarlo]

Are you complimenting McConnell? I hope not.

Sitting on the sidelines, AWOL from the floor, was wrong. He should have been like Sessions.

And I’m not talking just about today....it’s about his refusal to do what’s right for the American people all along, refusing to speak out against it, or make comment on it, as Sessions has been, all along. Even Byrd has done right by this.

[Cedric]

When the MINORITY party defeats the MAJORITY party isn’t it logical that the credit accrues to the Minority Leader?

[nicmarlo]

It would, if the minority leader had actually BEEN LEADING.

Sessions was doing that, gloriously.

[Doctor Don]

McConnell was “neither hot nor cold”. Like the Laodiceans he deserves to “be spit out of the mouth”!

[bill1952]

You can dance with the devil, but the devil always wins

Wish I knew who first wrote that, but I remember it from Body Heat

[Cedric]

“For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord. But His secret counsel is with the upright.”

Proverbs 3:32

[Cedric]

I believe McConnell duped Reid into trying the “clay pigeon” stratagem. If so, does McConnell then deserve a large measure of credit for this victory?

[Czar]

"If you can't stand up for what you believe in....then you stand for nothing!"

In which case loyal American conservatives have no use for you. Mitch ought to seek other employment.

[Cedric]

Of the 53 votes to kill this atrocious bill only 11 were Democrats. Now, tell me how Mitch failed us.

[Czar]

"Of the 53 votes to kill this atrocious bill only 11 were Democrats. Now, tell me how Mitch failed us."

Lets see, that means 42 were Republicans. Now, tell me specifically what Mitch did, personally, to get those 42 votes.

[Cedric]

Outwitted and outmaneuvered Reid/Kennedy. And delivered enough Republican votes to kill the bill! That’s leadership!!

Now, answer my question.

[Czar]

"Outwitted and outmaneuvered Reid/Kennedy. And delivered enough Republican votes to kill the bill! That’s leadership!!"

It would be, if true. All you have done here is to assume facts not in evidence.

Ping me when you have some substantive proof that McConnell was not doing everything possible to deliver "Yes" votes for El Presidente or, at minimum, was simply not sitting on his hands hoping the entire career-ending mess would go away.

If all you have is some more generalities and unsubstantiated claims, don't bother.

[nicmarlo]

Under what premise do you willingly credit such a thing to mute on all fronts McConnell?