Posted on 09/01/2022 5:25:36 PM PDT by cotton1706
Sen. Mitch McConnell. The second: a Republican majority, led by Florida Sen. Rick Scott.
Theirs is a fight that’s been publicly brewing since (at least) McConnell’s December declaration that there would be no 2022 GOP agenda. After another month of missteps, however, their battle might have real-world consequences.
Despite D.C.’s always useless conventional wisdom about the GOP Senate leader’s endless savvy, McConnell has given up on the duties of his job, turning on both his voters and his party. Scott, by contrast, is clearly aiming for the job — and is working hard to show he deserves it. Who gets it might depend on which party wins this November.
Scott has placed his chips on a Republican majority and a plan of action should the GOP gain one. Toward this service, in February — 10 weeks after McConnell had promised no legislative agenda for the 2022 agenda — Scott released his 12-point plan.
The release of an actual plan to run on infuriated McConnell, who came down on his leadership colleague with the kind of rage he often spares his political opponents and reserves for the apostates in his midst.
Disaffected conservatives and Republicans alike closely watched how Scott would respond to his senior’s public rebuke. Scott surprised the capital city by responding with a series of ads on Fox News, taking his plan directly to the party’s base despite McConnell’s complaints. While few in D.C. agreed with every aspect of Scott’s plan, it was an actual platform — and one he was willing to fight Senate leadership over.
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McCrooked keeps poking holes in the boat
Howdy Doody would be better than the worthless turtle.
2 brands of vanilla. Not much to chose from, though McConnell is way past his “Chuck in the Trash Date”.
McConnell is Deep State and a nutless lackey of China.
“McConnell Sounds Like He Wants To Abandon A Ship Rick Scott Wants To Captain”
I think, whether intentional or not, that Scott will be replacing McConnell, hopefully as Majority Leader. McConnell seems to have lost the ability (if he ever had it) to understand that elected Republicans should at least consider the concerns of those who elected them to office.
In my perfect world McConnell gone and McCarthy gone. Scott running the Senate and Matt Gaetz running the Congress. I like the idea of a Florida connection they’re doing it right. McConnell is turning out to be a 80 year -old truculent child. I did hear though that he put 34 million into the Dr.Oz campaign.
China Mitch has more money than he will ever need or use. He doesn’t need to do anything but go to cocktail parties at Chevy Chase CC. Why lift a finger to do anything?
The Turd is quite helpful to RATs. Intentionally.
It is hard to object to a house interior painted white.
Joe can’t whip up his team against a blank sheet of paper.
Looks like everyone needs to pony up the cash to the NRSC to counter McConnell! ;-)
Could this be a ploy for that?
Switch out one do-nothing rino for another one huh?
Frankly, that’s no good for us either.
The frequency and intensity of the attacks on MCPieceofShit need to continue.
Its the only way to get the attention of the DC asshole, also known as Mr international ATM machine.
McTurtle digs in and wait things out, its been his way since 1984.
We need to fry & boil his ass into turtle soup over the next two years. The lazy deadbeat either starts playing MAGA ball or resigns and retires.
Its McDC’s choice.
“McConnell’s December declaration that there would be no 2022 GOP agenda”
McConnell probably enjoys being in the minority more than in the majority. The Repukes repeatedly elect and reelect the most worthless congressional leaders imaginable.
Best piece I’ve read today.
And Thune is Mitch’s mini me.
Rick Scott is okay, and he would fight Biden. I just hope Rick becomes the Senate Majority leader and I’d love to see Bryon Daniels or Matt Gaetz as speaker. (Daniels, because he is black, would be a hair better, but both are great.)
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