McConnell cancels Senate's August recess preventing Dems from campaigning for midterms

[Quixote1818]

I am so fucking sick of this ASS HOLE!



Keep in mind the Dems have A LOT more Senate races this round.

BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 06/05/18 01:28 PM EDT THE HILL

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Tuesday that he will cancel the August recess, citing "historic obstruction" by Democrats.

“Due to the historic obstruction by Senate Democrats of the president’s nominees, and the goal of passing appropriations bills prior to the end of the fiscal year, the August recess has been canceled," McConnell said in a statement.

He added that senators would stay in session "to pass legislation, including appropriations bills, and to make additional progress on the president’s nominees.”

The Senate had been expected to leave town on Aug. 3 for a four-week break and not return to Washington until early September, after Labor

More: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/390784-mcconnell-cancels-senates-august-recess

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. But doesn't that also prevent his GOPers from campaigning?

[exboyfil]

3. But far more incumbent Democrats are up this time

than Republican. This means their opponents can campaign while the incumbents are in Washington.

[Quixote1818]

4. Read the second line in my OP. Dems have a lot more races this round. nt

[BigmanPigman]

2. The good side is that if he pulls some shit and

he tries to fire Rosenstein or Mueller the senators will already be there to stop further action (I hope...we will see).

[sprinkleeninow]

10. Yeah. Mb they wrote their own 'ticket'. This could backfire on the republucres. eom

[beachbum bob]

5. Works both ways...McConnell can't stop a blue tidal wave

[exboyfil]

6. This might require some innovative approaches

perhaps some sort of Skype type town halls?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Was thinking the same thing.

The campaigner could hold a town hall in a large meeting room with a big screen and explain exactly why he/she can't be there in person.

[sprinkleeninow]

11. 👍

[Lucinda]

12. +1

[gratuitous]

7. Stack up those frequent flier miles, Senators

Yeah, this is pretty nakedly partisan, but there's nothing that says you can't send five Democratic Senators at a time out to campaign. Object to every request to proceed by unanimous consent, demand full roll call votes on everything, and basically use Roberts Rules to gum up the works between now and election day. It's not like the Republicans didn't do this themselves.

[sprinkleeninow]

9. That's it--GUM THEM UP!!

Every day. Every day. Non-stop.

My aching head. My aching neck.

If I had written dirty swear words on here, my mom would say "Oh, my God" in Slovak and make the sign of the cross on herself. She never used a bar of soap. Sorry, mommie. If you were still here, you would not be able to tolerate the Traitor et al ruining our nation. The nation Daddy fought for. 😪

[C_U_L8R]

13. Turtle admits defeat

All he can do now is try to slow us down.
You've lost, Mitch. You blew it.