"By allah, NO ONE may stand in the way of our beloved Moslem King-for-Life.
Anyone who dares will be taken out by us and the IRS
just like scum-bag conservatives who supported the now-dead Constitution."
Posted on 04/30/2015 4:05:51 PM PDT by cotton1706
Two junior conservatives blindsided Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Thursday by attempting to force a vote on an amendment that could derail the bipartisan Iran nuclear review bill.
Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who is running for president, surprised McConnell by leapfrogging ahead of colleagues waiting for chances to get votes on their amendments.
They used a procedural maneuver to force McConnell to schedule a vote on an amendment requiring Iran to recognize Israel’s right to exist as part of any nuclear deal. McConnell’s only way of avoiding the controversial amendment would be to file a motion to end debate on the Iran Nuclear Review Act, which would block Republicans from offering any amendments to the bill.
It would also represent a reversal of McConnell’s intention to allow amendments on legislation in the GOP-controlled Senate after he criticized Democrats for not doing so when they held the chamber.
The GOP leader now faces a tough choice over whether to save the Iran bill from a poison-pill amendment or to cut off debate and move to a swift final vote on the legislation — despite earlier pledges to allow a robust floor debate.
Rubio’s amendment calling for Iran to recognize Israel as part of a nuclear deal with the United States is dangerous because Iran would never agree to it, and so it might doom the nuclear talks.
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Good for Sen. Cotton & Sen. Rubio.
Rubio’s amendment calling for Iran to recognize Israel as part of a nuclear deal with the United States is dangerous because Iran would never agree to it, and so it might doom the nuclear talks.///
This may be the single dumbest sentence I’ve ever read.
McConnell needs to be keel-hauled.
"By allah, NO ONE may stand in the way of our beloved Moslem King-for-Life.
Anyone who dares will be taken out by us and the IRS
just like scum-bag conservatives who supported the now-dead Constitution."
From an aircraft carrier.
God Bless them!
From stem to stern
The chinless wonder has become too big for his britches. Once had no opinion of the ‘man’ - now the opinion is lower, much lower, than average. Another weasel in the hen house. IMHO the Rube, after endorsing MM and sinking like rock, is attempting to be ‘relevant’ once again. GLWT
Since we know pledges mean nothing to McConnell. This is a no brainer.
McConnell fights hardest when it’s against conservatives in the Republican caucus; otherwise, he’s a ... well ... a tallywacker (see other thread).
Absolutely true.
Beat that corrupt, chinless bastard bloody. Make him long for the days when he was an inept back-bencher instead of a naked emperor “running the show”.
Make him cry. Allow him no sleep.
He’s vile. He needs to disappear.
With Cruz, Rubio and others running for President, will there be more conservative bills and challenges to leadership for McConnell to fend off? And will he be able to fend them off by next year???
Do you ever get the feeling that Tom Cotton really doesn’t *like* Yertle the Turtle?
After yesterday, I guess the Rube finally figured out that he was being lied to.
Again. For the umpteenth time. Presidential material right there.
Maybe you’re on to something. It could be interesting if everyone sends a copy of “Yertle” to the Republican leadership (both House & Senate).
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