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applegrove

(118,743 posts)
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 06:22 PM Apr 2018

Mitch McConnell Who Once Obstructed A Supreme Court Nominee Whines About Democratic Obstruction

BY JASON EASLEY at Politicus USA

https://www.politicususa.com/2018/04/25/mitch-mcconnell-who-once-obstructed-a-supreme-court-nominee-whines-about-democratic-obstruction.html

"SNIP..........

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell went on Fox News to whine about Democrats obstructing Trump nominees while forgetting that he spent Obama’s two terms engaging in obstruction so severe that he obstructed a Supreme Court nominee.

.......

Q: How do you respond to the criticism that there are still so many nominations that need to get through the Senate? When I sent out a tweet earlier today that would be speaking with you, a number of people said please ask Senator Mcconnell why he is not scheduling more time to push through these nominees. He said he would work weekends, make people stay weekends and that would break the logjam with Democrats and the 30-hour rule would be washed out pretty quickly.

McConnell: The number of times we’ve threatened to do that, they’ve collapsed. We’ve gotten a lot of nominations, and the president has a very legitimate complaint. I’ve had to file cloture 88 times in the Trump administration, that’s more than the last six presidents in the first two years together. Democrats do have an opportunity to slow the process. We are working hard to try to truncate that.


Mitch McConnell whining about obstruction is one of the most politically disgusting sights imaginable. McConnell broke the Senate and brought the legislative process to a halt in an effort to make Obama a one-term president, and after that failed win back the White House for Republicans. Now that his job is on the line, McConnell has changed his tune about obstruction. What Democrats are doing is fulling vetting nominees. Since Trump does no vetting, they have to be extra cautious before moving a nomination forward.

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Mitch McConnell Who Once Obstructed A Supreme Court Nominee Whines About Democratic Obstruction (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2018 OP
If possible, I despise McConnell even more... 3catwoman3 Apr 2018 #1
Join the club! BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #3
It's a very close contest. smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #5
3cat............. MyOwnPeace Apr 2018 #6
And the turtle shall reap what he sowed bronxiteforever Apr 2018 #2
this fuckwit needs to remember hib bible verses BoneyardDem Apr 2018 #4
Hey, Boneyard! MyOwnPeace Apr 2018 #7
I wasted over an hour the other listening to a friend say that Democrats are holding out on Trump! imanamerican63 Apr 2018 #8

3catwoman3

(24,025 posts)
1. If possible, I despise McConnell even more...
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 06:56 PM
Apr 2018

...than I despise Trump.

How DARE he whine about "obstruction, when he was the obstructionist-in-chief throughout President Obama's 2 terms.

Go fuck yourself, Mitch.

BigmanPigman

(51,621 posts)
3. Join the club!
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 07:00 PM
Apr 2018

My sister and I said the same thing over a year ago and feel even more hatred toward him by the minute. I hope he goes to jail for life and is bankrupt as a result of his greed, hypocrisy and treason. If there were a guillotine around these days there would be one with his name carved into it already.

MyOwnPeace

(16,937 posts)
6. 3cat.............
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 07:31 PM
Apr 2018

You've said it all for me. As much as I can't stand IQ45, I'm hating McTurtle even more!

 

BoneyardDem

(1,202 posts)
4. this fuckwit needs to remember hib bible verses
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 07:00 PM
Apr 2018

Gal 6 : 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

and karma comes

Job 4 : 8 According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity And those who sow trouble harvest it.

fuckin' aye.

MyOwnPeace

(16,937 posts)
7. Hey, Boneyard!
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 07:34 PM
Apr 2018

If any of those "Christians" read your posting, I'm willing to bet it's the first time they've ever read those portions of scripture (or any, for that matter!)!

imanamerican63

(13,807 posts)
8. I wasted over an hour the other listening to a friend say that Democrats are holding out on Trump!
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 07:49 PM
Apr 2018

I said to him that the GOP did the same to Obama and he refused to see my point!

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