Mitch McConnell live Press Conference

Fox News Opinion ^ | Now November 5, 2014 | Live Press Confernce

[morphing libertarian]

Must we keep assuming this guy will be the senate majority leader?

[Blue Highway]

today or tomorrow we need to get the message across bi-partisanship when Republicans are in majority is BS. He needs to see a conservative protest targeting him to maybe get the message.

[Servant of the Cross]

Baier said, "One of the messages of this election could be that America wants to see Washington work. Some people said compromise would be a good thing. What's your thought on that sometimes evil word, 'compromise,' in Washington?"

CRUZ: It is incumbent on Republicans to stand up and lead. It is incumbent on us to deliver that bold, positive, optimistic agenda. You know, the fact that the people rose up and voted the Democrats out of power doesn't necessarily mean they trust the Republicans. They've given us another chance. But we've got to earn that trust, and the way to earn that trust is to listen to the priorities of the people.

And I hope come January Republicans stand united, we stand as one, and we systematically -- one after the other -- vote on positive, pro-growth ideas. We vote on tax reform. We vote on regulatory reform. We vote on embracing the American energy renaissance. We vote on going after and stopping Obamacare. We deliver on the promises that Republicans campaigned on.

RUSH: Bret Baier then says, "Well, you bring up Obamacare. You have a Democrat president. His name's on the legislation. He's gonna veto whatever you send up there. So how do you do it?"

CRUZ: With Obamacare, I think we should start by using reconciliation to pass complete and total repeal. Now, you're right: The president will, in all likelihood, veto that. If that happens, we should then systematically repeal the most onerous parts of Obamacare. We should pass legislation saying, you can't have your health insurance canceled because of Obamacare.

We should pass legislation saying, you can't be forced into part-time work like so many people, especially single moms have been. We should pass legislation saying, no bailouts for insurance companies under Obamacare. And force the president to pace those single, rifle-shot repeals and decide whether he's gonna listen to the American people or just remain an absolute partisan. And, you know, if he vetoes those bills, I think there's a real chance we might be able to get the votes to override those vetoes.

RUSH: That's how you do it. That's how you start. That's how you use the ammunition you have in your arsenal. But you must understand. They, the Republican Party, must understand that they have one objective. There was one lesson that was being taught last night, one message being sent: "Stop Obama. Stop this. Stop this country careening out of control and being transformed into something it was never founded nor intended to be.

"Stop the Democrat Party. Stop Barack Obama." The Democrat Party part of that has been dealt with in the Senate and the House. Make no mistake: If voters wanted Republicans to work with Democrats, they wouldn't have seen to it that so many Democrats got creamed last night. The country is tired of Democrats. The country is worn out with Democrats.

The country's depressed because of Democrats. The country is out of work because of Democrats. The country is feeling aimless because of Democrats. The country is not optimistic about its future because of Democrats! There is no way the vote yesterday was a signal to work with them. They have had six years of unstoppable destruction, and the American people -- and I, by the way -- want it stopped.

It is time for the real game changer ... Senate Majority Leader Cruz!

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Came in at this question....

Q: Will you be holding hearing on the IRS scandal?

McConnell: You can bet on that.

He didn’t hesitate or talk in circles there. Hope he sticks to that.

[Chgogal]

In terms of confirmations, McConnell can deep six any Obama nominee he doesn't like. The Senate Rules for Republicans is a moot point with a Democrat as POTUS. It becomes moot in 2016 should a Republican become POTUS.

[Blue Highway]

I’ll believe it when I see it. Also no comments so far on holding Obama and his ilk accountable for treason. Impeachment proceedings should be scheduled now.

[Chgogal]

Compared to Reid, yes, a turtle is an adult.

[Paladin2]

McConnell will be working to make Dingy happy for the next two years so that if Dingy gets back in power in 2016 Mitch won’t be punished.

[Norm Lenhart]

Decisively.

[don-o]

Don’t like him. Don’t trust him.

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

Wow, I haven't seen the press act like this since Bush left office. They were beating McConnell down as though he were an evil Republican. Reid never faced hostile questions about his STONEWALLING of Bills to protect Obama from having to face tough decisions or risk his political face.

FUM!

[grania]

how will open warfare get rid of Obamacare

It's the only way. Vote to make it optional. That would be veto proof, because anyone who wanted to ever get re-elected would have to vote to drop the mandate.

Think about it: "if you want to keep your Obamacare, you can keep your Obamacare"

[Servant of the Cross]

Must we keep assuming this guy will be the senate majority leader?

Great question. I'm not assuming it. Viva Majority Leader Cruz!

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

Funny how the high point of the conference was his decisive response to a question few could hear regarding the IRS scandal.

[tanknetter]

There’s no way that anyone can handle being both Majority Leader (particularly a new one) and a candidate for President.

Dole tried and had to quit the Senate. Not because of his age, but because it’s impossible to be in two places at once.

[bigbob]

I haven’t been a big fan of his, but I have to say, last night’s acceptance speech showed why he is where he is, and how he stays there. Politics at the national level is like any other profession, and there is no doubt he is a pro. They say he ran one of the best executed campaigns in recent memory for any Republican and if Romney had done the same he’d have won. So give the devil his due, Kentuckians are not stupid and McConnell is good at politics, even if we disagree on issues and policies.

[Will88]

This blather about how Americans want government “to get things done” is getting about as tiresome as “broken immigration system” and “living in the shadows”.

Just a bunch of generalities designed to avoid getting specific about real issues. Voters who handed the Dims a massive defeat want Congress to block Obama’s destructive agenda and stop or even reverse most all of his policies.

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

I don’t think Cruz is going to bend over and accept McConnell without a fight.

[Chgogal]

Bingo! And I really liked the tone McConnell took. He mentioned that the Senate under Reid was the problem and he mentioned that the People changed the Senate. I high lighted at least twice that The House passed 300 plus bills that the Senate sat on. Well done!

[TribalPrincess2U]

lIke Rush, my man says:
The Republican Party was elected to stop before we get to the cliff. And that’s the mandate: to stop Obamacare; to stop amnesty; to stop the open borders policy of Obama and the Democrats; to stop the Big Government assault on the free enterprise economy; to stop national security policies that have allowed terrorist networks all over the world to pop up and fill a vacuum created by the absence of the world’s lone superpower on the world stage. That must be stopped

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2014/11/05/the_mandate_republicans_were_elected_to_stop_barack_obama_not_to_work_with_him