Mitch McConnell To Fox News: NRA Must Approve Of New Supreme Court Justice

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

 

[No1]

hold them to the fire in what way? constantly talk about it? they did that with mcconnell's quote about making obama a one term president by simply not working with him. the voters rewarded the republicans with the house and senate. how about dem voters take responsibility for the fact that they take a vacation in off year elections and then cry about how those that were able to be reelected aren't delivering to their satisfaction.

That would not happen if Democrats actually did something in the other years. But I do agree.

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

How has this nikka had a job for the last 8+ yrs

 

[hashmander]

That would not happen if Democrats actually did something in the other years. But I do agree.

well when you don't have a majority the only way you can get things done is to work with the other side and give them the vast majority of what they want in order for you to get a tiny bit of what you want. in a situation like that it's best for us that nothing happens. and even when you have a majority, the senate is pretty much designed to not do anything without 60 senators (btw the mythical democrat supermajority of 2009 existed for like a month). look at the republicans now they have a majority in the house and senate and yet obama doesn't have to veto bills every week because hardly any bills gets out of the damn place.

 

[No1]

well when you don't have a majority the only way you can get things done is to work with the other side and give them the vast majority of what they want in order for you to get a tiny bit of what you want. in a situation like that it's best for us that nothing happens. and even when you have a majority, the senate is pretty much designed to not do anything without 60 senators (btw the mythical democrat supermajority of 2009 existed for like a month). look at the republicans now they have a majority in the house and senate and yet obama doesn't have to veto bills every week because hardly any bills gets out of the damn place.

It doesn't matter if they barely had a supermajority. Look at how W. and the Republicans rolled. Democrats roll over because they are centrist at heart and tack to the "middle" (which is really the right wing now) as soon as they get the chance because they know their base won't punish them for it. Part of Obama's biggest opponents on the healthcare bill were Democrats with heavy pressure on them from the health insurance lobby.

Moreover, your whole "it's best that nothing happens" scenario is false. Nothing happened because of Republican intransigence, not because of Democratic reluctance. Go revisit the budget that Obama was trying to get done with Boehner.

 

[#StarkSet]

Confirmation of special interest group's hold on the american govt.

Big time voting block for the repubs they have no choice but to fall in line

 

[hashmander]

It doesn't matter if they barely had a supermajority. Look at how W. and the Republicans rolled. Democrats roll over because they are centrist at heart and tack to the "middle" (which is really the right wing now) as soon as they get the chance because they know their base won't punish them for it. Part of Obama's biggest opponents on the healthcare bill were Democrats with heavy pressure on them from the health insurance lobby.

Moreover, your whole "it's best that nothing happens" scenario is false. Nothing happened because of Republican intransigence, not because of Democratic reluctance. Go revisit the budget that Obama was trying to get done with Boehner.

"well when you don't have a majority the only way you can get things done is to work with the other side and give them the vast majority of what they want in order for you to get a tiny bit of what you want. in a situation like that it's best for us that nothing happens."

i prefer how the republicans behave when they don't have a majority, they chose to not participate and gum up the works. if the democrats behaved the same way when dubya was president you wouldn't be posting about how they rolled.

 

[toomanydoses]

We'll he kept it a buck honestly we all knew that in a republican controlled Senate that conformations would be stalled at best. The sad thing is they must confirm treaties also, this isn't like little Johnny in 5th grades class election, admitting that is an abdication of the oath he took

 

[MidwestD]

Mitch McTurtle (R-Turtle) is making a lot of sense here. It says right in the Constitution
that the NRA must approve of a new Supreme Court justice. Look it up, libbies.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

Wait, he really said this

This gotta be satire

 

[tmonster]

To be fair, everybody already knew that the GOP wasn't going to let Obama get a justice in regardless of who he picked.

The nomination was really just a (pointless IMO) gesture by Obama meant to make the GOP look bad.

you are truly burying the lead here

 

[tmonster]

Ladies and Gents, this is who is running your government

yep

 

[ExodusNirvana]

What in the high holy fukk is that supposed to mean? GOP posters come get your boy

 

[tmonster]

he's the law
you better respect him

 

[hayesc0]

I'm not sure what's crazier this or the motherfukker on bill maher who had the excuse we don't have to have 9 justices.