Posted on 05/11/2015 4:25:08 AM PDT by cotton1706
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sent Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a handwritten note thanking the Republican for backing Loretta Lynch as attorney general.
That's right: The Democratic president and GOP leader who have been at odds multiple times over the last six years find themselves on the same page of late.
The Kentucky senator spoke about his role in the latest political odd couple on Sunday during a speech at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston. McConnell was the inaugural speaker for the "Getting to the Point Series." McConnell spoke of his aspirations to be a senator, occupying Kennedy's office in the Russell building and his drive to get work done in the Senate, with his own outreach to Democrats.
McConnell pointed out that Obama has agreed to sign a bill giving Congress review power on any nuclear deal with Iran, and this week the Senate will take up a trade bill that is a priority of the president.
"A lot of folks like to joke about the odd couple that was Ted Kennedy and Orrin Hatch," McConnell said, referring to the late Massachusetts Democrat and the Republican senator from Utah. "But I think Mitch McConnell and Barack Obama may have them outdone. I had to warn reporters not to faint last week before offering the president some praise on trade. I'm even getting handwritten notes from the president these days. He sent one the other day to thank me for supporting the nomination of Loretta Lynch."
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That says it all right there. Wimp Mitch is 'grateful' to emperor 0bama for signing a bill 'giving' the Majority Leader of the Senate a power THAT THE CONSTITUTION ALREADY GAVE HIM!!!
Ditch Mitch!
“The Democratic president and GOP leader who have been at odds...”
When?
Nothing odd about it.
“I like you. Do you like me? Check yes or no.”
And enclosed in the note was a very interesting picture....
Oh, f***... me... to... tears!!!!! Can it get any worse? Don’t ask.
Supporting Loretta Lynch when there was absolutely no down side to Borking her. Ted Cruz was right when he said the the Leadership voted to confirm Loretta Lynch because they wanted her. They want the amnesty and this way Obama gets the blame.
... and many otherwise fine conservatives in the Senate supported McConnell to remain as majority leader (in the House, too, with many otherwise fine conservatives supporting Boehner to remain as Speaker ... including my otherwise well-respected congressman, Tom McClintock).
That note wasn’t to McTurkey. It was Obama’s note to everyone who gave republicans a majority to stop the Obamatrain saying, “FU.”
"We've both chosen to put policy before party. That's how politics should be conducted, in my view," McConnell said Sunday.
Hey Mitch,thanks for kissing my ass!
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