Posted on 11/06/2014 12:56:30 PM PST by thetallguy24
Just days after their historic midterm victories, the Republican congressional leadership is sending out signals to the caucus that infighting and gridlock will not be tolerated.
According to Politico, incoming Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has suggested he will not go along with conservative calls to use the debt ceiling as leverage for spending cuts, an insistence by tea party members which triggered the government shutdown last year.
"Emboldened by sweeping midterm election victories, Republican leaders are vowing not to repeat the errors of past years, when messy fiscal fights eroded public confidence in Washington and became the hallmark of the GOP-controlled House," Politico said.
McConnell has already vowed that there will not be a government shutdown on his watch.
And in his victory speech Tuesday night, he made it clear he would also be extending the olive branch to President Barack Obama, saying the GOP has a "duty" to work with the White House on issues they agree on.
"I'm pretty familiar with our conference including the new members who are coming in," McConnell said, according to Politico. "The vast majority of them don't feel they were sent to Washington to fight all the time."
House Speaker John Boehner is telling colleagues he plans to be a "responsible leader," and that the party needs to be unified to take advantage of its political dominance, Politico reported.
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As long as the GOPe is willing to adopt the tea party policies, there won’t be any infighting.
Or else what, Johnny Boy?
Tea party to GOP -
Conservatism and smaller, government starts now!
FU post turd-le. You worthless Soetoro enabler.
McConnell forgets who got the Senate into GOP hands.
“McConnell has already vowed that there will not be a government shutdown on his watch. “
That’s up to the President, genius, not you. If he doesn’t sign the bill, the government shuts down.
BRING IT!
Tea Party to the GOP THANK US for starting the taking back of America!
Now you know why I didn’t vote.
Yes, Tuesday was great for the GOP but not so great for conservatism.
If they stop Obama, I will be surprised.
Read the [sarc] at the end
You mean when the GOP used every dirty trick in the book to keep the nomination for Cochran and conservatives still turned out and voted for him? Is that what they're supposed to remember?
Weak.....GOP sounds like Obama telling ISIS what he is not going to do....btw GOP who is your real enemy?
“Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has suggested he will not go along with conservative calls to use the debt ceiling as leverage for spending cuts”
That’s because McConnell is not a conservative, nor does he want spending cuts.
This isn’t real hard to figure out, nor does one need to be clairvoyant to know that conservatives won’t be welcome, the Constitution isn’t welcome, nor is talk of smaller government welcome.
FU GOPe!! YOU answer to US!
Does KY have a recall provision?
I am not sure I would go quite so far as to call McConnell a Liberal. A Quisling, yes.
Tea party to GOP-E.
CHOKE ON IT!
I would not vote for Romney in 2012 because I figured a deadlocked congress was less harmful than Romney cooperating w/a Boehner house.
If McConnell and Boehner are not in charge, meaning senate and house are of a different character, I could actually consider voting for Romney in 2016.
However, w/RINOs running the show over there, I will NOT vote for a Romney ticket. (Presuming he makes it out of the primary.)
Yep! Just as the abusive husband says to the abused wife, after he beats the hell out of her. It is your fault that happened. If you would not make me, I would not beat the hell out of you. The evidence proved s in the case of Kentucky that both sides are satisfied with this arrangement. The Conservatives get uppidity, the GOP spanks them and everything goes back to normal.
I’m surprised it took two days. I figured they’d have waved the white flag (they think it’s a victory flag) on day one.
Every “R at all cost” whiney FReeper just hid their head in the sand when those like us would tell them what McConnell was going to do to F it all up.
You are correct, they are proving US correct and the “anything is better than Harry Reid” crowd are proven WRONG (again)!
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