Posted on 11/08/2012 7:23:57 PM PST by Red Steel
With conservatives across the country concerned about a rumored Republican cave-in in Washington, D.C. over tax policy, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is speaking out. Read his lips: no tax hikes.
McConnell said in an exclusive statement to Breitbart News:
One issue I’ve never been conflicted about is taxes. I wasn’t sent to Washington to raise anybody’s taxes to pay for more wasteful spending and this election doesn’t change my principles. This election was a disappointment, without doubt, but let’s be clear about something: the House is still run by Republicans, and Republicans still maintain a robust minority in the Senate.
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I love our quiet inside the beltway career tough talking before caving minority leader. He and his beltway wife really aren’t in it just for the money and power...er...wait....nevermind.
taxmageddon cometh.
Was that a nice way of calling BS?
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
breathe
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahh!
That’s a good one!
Screw him!!!
Somebody tell Mitch that Boehner has already caved.
Yeah because the minority has so much power to stop it.....
Yes I’m pretty soured by our assclown career politicians. In fact whomever is keeping the French Revolution II list should put him in the top 100 for the first train out of DC.
WEll at least he did not cave on the first day like Bonner
Pretty funny photo up on Drudge right now, headlined “Read my lips.”
Funny but sad. . . . We get to pay the taxes.
“One issue I’ve never been conflicted about is taxes. I wasn’t sent to Washington to raise anybody’s taxes to pay for more wasteful spending”
Weasel. He’s not ruling out a tax increase. Only one that’s for “wasteful” spending.
Yeah, and they wonder why the working class tax payer doesn't bother to come out and vote for them anymore. Why bother? Vote for who?
We’ve got to continually rack it into these GOP-E brains that there is NOTHING of benefit to play the role of tax collector for ‘RAT profligate spending.
Easy words for him to speak.
When Reid changes the Senate filibuster rules, there won’t be anything he can do about it.
He’s exactly where the GOP-e are the most comfortable; able to protest what the Democrats do without being able to do anything to stop it.
No tax hikes? Really?
You’ve got a month and a half to convince the President and Harry Reid of that because all anyone has to do is do nothing and we get the largest tax hike in history.
So I guess you want to cony
tinue to kick the can and mortgage the future? That is exactly why Obama won. They keep getting more free crap that keeps getting put pn the credit card. Time to raise taxes and hang it on the democrats when the paychecks get cut. Otherwise, the democrats keep winning.
FU Boner!
Whatever McConnell.
Him and Boehner talk a good game but always play lousy.
He imagines he can move quickly on some risky scheme if he gets the filibuster rules out of the way now.
BTW, the Republicans will vote unanimously for the appointment of any Democrat senator to the cabinet ~ just to get 'em out of the senate.
No way Mitch will be able to stop it in the Senate. Already moderate Republicans in the Senate are willing to forego fillibusters like Kirk (IL), Collins (ME), etc so as to do a straightup vote when it comes to them. Mitch will vote No but his trusted fillibuster will not be available.
Unbelieveable isn't it? Every election, they STILL expect the tax payers to rush out and vote for their guy.
(I'm running out of excuses for wasting the gasoline every 2 years.)
The comments at Breitbart are closer to my thinking than much of what I read around here. Time to starve the beast.
Are you stupid or do you just post stupidly while trying to read my mind or put words into my mouth?
The Republicans should VOTE against all tax hikes and vote only for drastic spending cuts.
Sure there will be tax hikes, when the Bush Tax Cuts expire for all. America voted for it so give it to them.
How will he stop it especially if Reid changes the fillibuster rules?
RINO File.
The people of Kentucky could possibly help stop the bleeding...maybe if they got on the phone...tell McConnell to hold the line or we r coming for your seat with another candidate....we may anyway....but aside from that....people in Arkansas...west Virginia...look at the list in 2014...get on the phone...all Ds up for reelection
Doesn't he know that the election is over and he was creamed?
McConnell was tasked with keeping his seats and taking vulnerable Democrat seats. He failed at both.
Why does he think he's deserving of keeping his leadership? Are there NO consequences in Washington?
It's time for Mitch McConnell to step aside as the Republican minority leader in the Senate, and let someone else chart a new direction.
-PJ
Everyone in a postion of GOP leadership needs to step aside.
That pic reveals that he has no lips. And no guts.
Translation: He’s up for reelection in 2014.
That’s an amazing expression in his eyes in the Drudge picture.
Did Ashley Judd just flash him?
He should agree to minimize corporate deductions for companies in the entertainment industry and the media which consume vast quantities of electricity generated by fossil fuels. Such industry companies should be required to account for all electricity used during each production and submit the percentage of green sourced electricity consumed. If such companies electricity consumption is less than 75% green sourced, Mitch should support a penalty assessment of $5 per KWh on the shortage.
(soon to be) folding like a house of cards; in a mild gust of wind.
..for those interested. :-/
Washington (D)istrict of (C)riminals Establishment :
Senator Mitch "go along to get along" McConnell
Speaker of the House John "Weepin'/Wet Noddle " Boehner
(soon to be) folding like a house of cards; in a mild gust of wind.
..for those interested. :-/
Washington (D)istrict of (C)riminals Establishment :
Senator Mitch "go along to get along" McConnell
Speaker of the House John "Weepin'/Wet Noddle " Boehner
Obama and Democrats to Senate Minority Leader: “LOL!”
I Can’t Ask For This Enough Number Of Times: Will Senator Jim DeMint, PLEASE, be a replacement over the present Senate Minority Leader?
This is nothing more than a token display of resistance. He can talk big because he knows Reid is going to use the first day of the session, when a point of order can be passed by simple majority, to change the Senate rules to marginalize the Republican’s ability to block legislation via filibuster.
......right.......
The media has already taken House Speaker John Boehner out of context to claim that he is willing to cave on raising tax rates.
We ought to be rallying around our guys, imperfect as they are, to resist Obama.
Very predictable. A prayer I'm wrong.
Am ready to give up till the next election gears up. It will be too late, but know of nothing else to do. Can't redo the vote.
That's the whole point - which seems to be lost on some of the hurtazz Freepers in this thread: Mitch is promising scorched earth, and under the new Senate rules where the GOP can't filibuster rule changes & amendments, Harry will have to Own It when it comes to tax hikes.
Mitch is already laying the playing field for 2014.
“Well at least he did not cave on the first day like Boehner.”
The month is still young.
We might as well let the Rats do whatever they want at this point. No point in the Republicans setting themselves up to be the scapegoat. Obama might as well finish destroying the economy and the Rats will have only themselves to blame. Maybe if we allow the fools who voted for Obama to hit bottom they might wake up!! The Republican strategy ought to be to detach and enable no more. (For now, while they dig their hole)
McConnell emerges from his cave to grandstand after hibernating through the entire campaign. The GOP cannot win with the current “leadership”. There needs to be a complete sweep at the top.
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