Discussion: McConnell Threatens To Make Life Difficult For Red-State Democrats

gehoeflinger · April 19, 2018, 4:17pm

Mitch make certain that all senators have to stay in chambers. Maybe we can tie up the rethugs and get some other Dems in the senate, say 66 to 34?

maricaibo · April 19, 2018, 4:18pm

Go for it, Mitch. You are going DOWN, mate.

favoritecurmudgeon · April 19, 2018, 4:18pm

McConnell is a traitor and an enemy of democracy. History will not remember him kindly.

drtv · April 19, 2018, 4:20pm

Turtlecly terrific talliteration!

ralph_vonholst · April 19, 2018, 4:22pm

And the result of all of McConnell and Ryan’s fine work:

Thread.

Pitiful, jus’ pitiful.

sysprog · April 19, 2018, 4:22pm

I am SO ready to march on Washington to get these relics out of Congress!

earlgreyparty · April 19, 2018, 4:23pm

Too easy: “We don’t know why Senator McConnell thinks that Democrats are afraid of doing work. Maybe Republican politicians are different.”

erik_t · April 19, 2018, 4:24pm

Only a stick-in-the-mud do-nothing Republican could think “We’re having to work long hours in Washington” would be a losing message for a Democrat.

maricaibo · April 19, 2018, 4:26pm

So…as this is (again) blatantly unDemocratic one has to wonder-

What does Putin have on McConnell and his wife?

hassler · April 19, 2018, 4:27pm

Turtle Boy doing was he always does, nothing.

mcarpet · April 19, 2018, 4:30pm

Vichy Republicans (h/t Frank Bruni)

amandacorliss · April 19, 2018, 4:34pm

Such a class act!

McConnell and Ryan have eliminated the notion that the GOP has any credibility to govern.

meri · April 19, 2018, 4:36pm

At least we still have our comity.

eisenst · April 19, 2018, 4:38pm

That picture TPM posted has to be one of the worst pictures of the Tortuga I’ve ever seen, red-faced and slimy. He looks like he’s about to blow a vessel!

groundloop · April 19, 2018, 4:40pm

What has Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin been up tp?

buckyor · April 19, 2018, 4:45pm

I hope Senate Dems tell Mitch to go fuck himself, in exactly those terms.

dopper0189 · April 19, 2018, 4:54pm

Call his bluff. Tell the voters he threatened to make us do our job and work more, is that really a threat?

bigbraxstone · April 19, 2018, 4:54pm

Dems need to play hardball against Senator Turtle. How about Dems NOT agreeing to ‘unanimous consent,’ on any and all matters before the Senate. Senator Turtle should be shown utter contempt for his partisan behavior.

khyber900 · April 19, 2018, 4:56pm

That won’t help him in Nevada or Texas. Mitch is full of it.

tiowally · April 19, 2018, 4:56pm

McTurtle loves American democracy almost as much as he loves America and its citizens. /s