McConnell gets walloped for 'waiting for Trump's permission' before taking vote on government fundin

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Raw Story

BRENDAN SKWIRE
14 FEB 2019 AT 15:53 ET

Democratic Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee all but called Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a sniveling coward who was afraid to do his job, after the Kentucky Republican refused to call a vote on funding the government until he got “permission” from President Donald Trump.

“I hope the Senate acts fast before the president changes his mind again. He seems to change his mind on an hourly basis,” said Kildee, after the news broke that Trump would sign the bill, but would declare a national emergency, a move backed by McConnell.

“I do think it’s an abdication of Leader McConnell’s responsibilities that he has to wait for permission from the president of the United States for him to do the job that he was elected to do,” Kildee continued. “That’s disappointing.” But he added that “we won’t need the president’s signature” because enough members of both Congress and the Senate supported the bill to override any threatened veto.

“The fact that the president’s going to make an emergency declaration? Many of us have serious questions about whether or not he has that authority,” he went on. “It may be that leader McConnell felt that it’s something that he had to give the president in order to get permission for him to take this vote to the floor. That’s a really disappointing commentary.”

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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. A big fat K&R!

[riversedge]

2. Mitch the little weasel

[Perseus]

12. Besides being a weasel, he is compromised up to his neck

The orange buffoon has him by the balls, same as Lindsey Graham

[Alwaysna]

23. They don't have any of those. But maybe Putin has them by the short and curlies.

[denbot]

3. K&R

[2naSalit]

4. K&R

[underpants]

5. Larry King and Sen. Robert Byrd

I’m paraphrasing

King: Now you’ve worked for a lot of Presidents...

Byrd interrupts: I’ve worked WITH many Presidents but I don’t work FOR them.

[EleanorR]

6. Mitch probably had to get permission from his wife too

She and other cabinet members are working to help trump gather funds for his "emergency" wall. Maybe she let him know things were lined up and to go ahead with the vote.

[msongs]

7. rot story analysis nt

[Cold War Spook]

8. Will someone please give him a comp of The Constitution.

Do Republicans even care we have a Constitution?

[fascisthunter]

9. This Republican Party is so Anti-Constitution

It really should show normal folks that they are traitors to what our founding fathers fought and died for. I hope everyone of them that support his actions become text book examples of what an attempted coup and treason look like in every history text book.

[BHDem53]

10. The dotard may not like dogs

but he does have a pet turtle.

[japple]

11. I wouldn't even call him "Leader." He is a suck up to DJT.

eom

[C Moon]

13. Something is lurking in the shadows of this wall.

There's more than meets the eye.
Like promises to use Russian goods to build the wall?

[world wide wally]

18. It is Trump's monument to himself

[Alwaysna]

22. Could that be Russian steel?

[Texin]

24. Absolutely! Abramavich, oligarch and Putin ally, is selling the steel for Wall.

I'd imagine there'd be quite a few rethugs in congress, along the tRump crime family, who will benefit financially from its construction.

[C Moon]

25. Grrrrrr

[Evolve Dammit]

14. This day may mark the "next level"

GOP loyalist Barr confirmation after GOP loyalist/ activist Whittaker holding down the job since Sessions "stepped down", National Emergency declaration for what is not an emergency, police escorts for voting senators restraining press. I wonder how this parallels Germany, Italy, Russia, etc. I read a year or so ago that Drumph had a copy of Hitler's speeches for nighty-night reading. Has that been validated? The Klan rally his dad was arrested at in NYC in the 1920's, has been validated by the Washington Post. At this point, we are dealing with a full on, possibly quite demented sociopath, dictator-aspiring, morally bankrupt "president." And remember Manafort personally picked Mike Pence as Vice. Drumph poses a clear and present danger to the republic and our democracy. His Bavarian grandfather would be shaking. Buckle up.

[calimary]

17. Welcome to DU, Evolve Dammit!

I like your screen name, btw!

Manafort proved his taste is up his ass. But I STILL think trump took one look at Pence and decided here was the whitest white guy he'd ever seen, so that'd be a nice gift to offer his racist "base."

[bdamomma]

30. Welcome to DU

you connected the dots very well.

[Kurt V.]

15. turtle is governing like he doesn't care about the next election.

hmmm.

[bdamomma]

29. Cause he knows

where the "bodies are buried" so to speak.

[world wide wally]

16. McConnell is the shit to Trump's bull

[Tribalceltic]

19. I smell a Conspiracy

I really really do. All of the focus has been on Dump, but we really need to start looking at how illegal some of the Senate and GOP political arms are a part of the conspiracy with Putin to steal the 2016 election. I am not satisfied that we can just let this go.

[kimbutgar]

20. The repukes will fold in line behind turtle

They are all beholden you that Russian nra money and blackmail.

Never forget Russians Also got the repuke emails. They are all being blackmailed into submission.

[mpcamb]

21. The best explanation for this dereliction of duty is he was in the Russia deal from the start.

So when fat boy goes down, he's taking Mitch the Rat with him.

[James48]

26. That's my friend, Dan Kildee!

I've known him since before he was a Congressman-

Dan doesn't pull any punches! He's good people. The best leader for the job he has. I wish him well in the years ahead. I think he's got a great future.

[Volaris]

27. Mitch is a Good Russian Pet Turtle, and lays the fuck down when he's ordered to.

[bdamomma]

28. Ha!

KARMA, love it.

[myohmy2]

31. I've had hankerin'

...for some turtle soup...

" “It may be that leader McConnell felt that it’s something that he had to give the president in order to get permission for him to take this vote to the floor. "

...when Majority Follower is making MAGA in the White House with president cheeto, does turtle-boy raise his hand before he uses the restroom?

...and what if MAGA Man says, 'no'?

...oh, boy

...