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Mitch McConnell created this National Emergency... (Original Post) pbmus Jan 2019 OP
K & R...for visibility...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #1
And continues it each day he refuses to allow the bill to end it come to the floor. flor-de-jasmim Jan 2019 #2
Dems need to say that everyday! poli-junkie Jan 2019 #3
Yes you did Mitch... YES YOU DID! Blue Owl Jan 2019 #4
He started laying the groundwork madamesilverspurs Jan 2019 #5
And amen.... pbmus Jan 2019 #6
When's the last time mitch did something FOR our demoracy? spanone Jan 2019 #7
The information could have been released delisen Jan 2019 #8

madamesilverspurs

(15,806 posts)
5. He started laying the groundwork
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:35 PM
Jan 2019

on January 19, 2009 -- when he announced the GOP's determination to obstruct every Obama effort, epitomizing the obstruction with his theft of a supreme court seat. Nothing but a Trump could take root and grow in the toxic fertilizer that McConnell produced.



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delisen

(6,044 posts)
8. The information could have been released
Fri Jan 18, 2019, 07:53 PM
Jan 2019

McConnell, as I understand it, refused to make a public joint statement and also threatened to accuse the government of playing politics with the election if the information was officially released by the government.

The gov't decided to not release the information.

That left the candidate Clinton almost alone in informing the public about Russian interference in the election.

The people voted without official information about the interference.

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