Senator: McConnell is 'Just trying to screw with Democrats'

[applegrove]

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/02/26/senator-mcconnell-is-just-trying-to-screw-with-democrats.html

By Leo Vidal at Politicus USA

https://www.politicususa.com/2019/02/26/senator-mcconnell-is-just-trying-to-screw-with-democrats.html

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Sometimes it seems like every Democrat in the Senate is running for president. That’s not true, but almost one out of every five Democratic senators actually does have plans to seek the presidency. With so many of his colleagues in the opposition party eyeing the White House, McConnell has decided he should do what he can to make their lives difficult.

For example, on Monday, McConnell forced the Senate to hold a vote on an anti-abortion bill that is very controversial. It has no chance of passing, but the vote required Democrats to take a public position on the bill, and McConnell hopes that will be used against them during the 2020 campaign.

In another high profile move, McConnell is planning a vote soon on a massive climate change plan called the Green New Deal. Again, the Majority Leader believes he will put Democratic presidential aspirants in an awkward position.

Most Democrats support stronger environmental protections and of course McConnell does not. So he’s bringing up the bill to focus voters’ attention on what he views as one of the Democrats’ most extreme ideas. He is hoping to also highlight intra-party divisions between progressives and moderates.

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[Scurrilous]

1. Elaine Chao: "Better them than me!"

[dchill]

3. I'm SURE she has nothing to worry about.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. I have difficulty imagining anyone more evil than Turtleboy.

[Botany]

4. For McConnell it is all about getting and keeping power

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211864365