Posted on 03/06/2014 10:32:02 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Spoiler alert: He’ll let us down.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promised a ballroom full of activists Thursday that he would fight “tooth and nail” for a conservative agenda if he takes the helm of a Republican majority next year…
“If I’m given the opportunity to lead the United States Senate next year, I won’t let you down,” McConnell said. “I will lead with integrity, we will fight tooth and nail for conservative reforms that put this country back on track, we will debate our ideas openly, we will vote without fear, and we will govern with the understanding that the future of this country depends on our success.”
Oddly enough, his reception in the hall today was “lukewarm.” Serious question: What would McConnell have to do, or not do, as Senate majority leader for tea partiers to say, “He was right, he didn’t let us down”? He’ll happily hold a vote to repeal ObamaCare, which will either be filibustered by Democrats or die on Obama’s desk. He might be willing to stand his ground on spending cuts, veto or no veto. Is that good enough? Ain’t no way he’s going to shut down the government or let Treasury hit the debt ceiling, and the closer we get to 2016 the surer that is. So if that’s the litmus test, consider him having failed already.
Actually, I think there are two litmus tests, neither of which has to do with fiscal standoffs. One is on Supreme Court (or cabinet) appointments, the other is on immigration. If Obama gets a vacancy on the Court and nominates someone far enough left to alarm grassroots righties but not so far left that GOP centrists like Mark Kirk won’t vote for him/her, McConnell will face a ton of pressure to keep the nomination off the floor. I think there’s a fair chance that he’ll pass that test. In fact, Obama himself might anticipate it by nominating someone radical-ish in the expectation that he or she will be torpedoed and then nominating the person he really wanted all along as a “moderate” compromise back-up pick. On immigration, though, it’s unfathomable to me that McConnell would block an amnesty bill passed by the more conservative House, knowing that there are more than enough amnesty fans in the Senate to break a filibuster on it, purely to pander to tea partiers. The party leadership wants immigration done by the time of the next presidential election. Mitch the Knife won’t stop them. So yeah, he’ll let you down.
Here he is this morning waving a gun around onstage. I know he feels like he’s being attacked on all sides by conservatives lately, but good lord, man. (Kidding. It was a present for Tom Coburn.)
You had one.
And you did nothing with it Mitch.
“If I’m given the opportunity to lead the United States Senate next year, I won’t let you down.”
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. How anyone could believe this RINO-RAT, is beyond me. I can’t believe CPAC let him in — with a rifle, no less — SHEESH!! GO MATT BEVIN!!!
Very astute, PJT
A Grimes win against McConnell would be analogous to a Coons win against Mike Castle. (By the way I don’t think that would have happened had Castle beat O’Donnell, and I don’t think Grimes can beat McConnell, if he isn’t torn apart by both sides.
A Grimes win against Bevin would be analogous to a Coons win against O’Donnell, except with a change of a red seat to a blue seat, weakening the right and strengthening the left. In DE, blue (Biden’s) stayed blue. So a Grimes win against Bevin would be worse than what happened in DE 2010.
get lost mcconnell, you lying piece of garbage
Bet he wishes he hadn’t pissed all over the conservative base now that he needs their vote.
Riiiigghhttt! Boehner said the same thing.
Mitch you are incapable of failing to disappoint.
Probably. then again, hr could merely be playing his part in the Kabuki. If he goes scorched earth like I think he and the other RINOs will when it gets close to election time, the dems have a chance to pull it out. And considering all the support that the RINOs give them, that may well be exactly what the Uniparty wants to happen.
Yeah? well I want someone who won’t let me down when we don’t have a majority. That’s when it counts. Can anyone spell Cruz?
“here’s a quarter call someone who cares”
Well, no. What he needs to do...
Ain’t no way he’s going to shut down the government or let Treasury hit the debt ceiling, and the closer we get to 2016 the surer that is.
...is precisely what there "ain't no way" he's going to do. We're at an impasse here. Move over, Mitch.
He hasn’t kicked Hatch, Flake, Graham or Cornyn off the judiciary.
Put Tom Cotton, Vitter and others in their place.
Rick Perry was booed last year for hispandering.
Steve King (attending the uninvited II this year), Ann Coulter and Trump trashed amnesty. That was the highlight.
What did Rubio talk about this time? Nuking Russia?
Liar.
Cue Frank Zappa
Too bad the CPAC attendees didn't bring baskets of rotten tomatoes with them.
McConnell should have been booed out of the building for trying sell that con.
They do comedy skits at CPAC? Who knew?
The guy who took a billion dollar bribe to make a deal with Democrats and ended the filibuster against Obamacare...
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