Mitch McConnell stands at the crux of U.S. history.
This is perhaps the most important judicial appointment in the history of the United States.
We’re already seeing rumors of Mitch McConnell folding on Obama’s new SCOTUS nominee, something Mitch and much of the GOPe seem to be professionals at.
Democrats including Obama, the Clintons, Sanders, Schumer, Reid and a host of others smell blood and the pressure is on to get McConnell to cave in and let Obama have his way again.
What they’re trying to foist upon everyone including McConnell is that the Senate must act on Obama’s candidate, there’s only a limited amount of time, they must hold a hearing and vote, none of which is correct. They know the Senate is under no constitutional obligation to do anything with any appointee but they’ll keep the pressure on.
McConnell has two choices. He fold or he can man up, cross his arms, tell Grassley to shut up about hearings and simply tell Obama “NO!” This is what puts McConnell at the crux of U.S. history.
The latter means Obama will not be making any lame duck appointments and could provide an opportunity for a new Republican president to appoint a new conservative justice. The worst case is that Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders will make an appointment that could still be somewhat controlled if a Republican majority with some backbone still holds the Senate.
Think about things like: if you like gay marriage you’ll love people marrying their pets, parents, brothers and sisters. You’ll love billions of new “immigrants,” free everything, living in Soviet style cement housing with 5 families to an apartment, Sharia Law, no Constitution, the death of Christianity and gulags. When they run out of other people’s money the fun will really begin. (Think Venezuela)
A lot of Republicans stayed home during the last election. If Mitch folds, watch the number of ticked off Republican voters who will stay home increase by millions. There will be no need to vote because it won’t matter whether you vote for Trump, Bush, Kasich, Carson, Rubio or Snoopy, it’s over.
So Mitch? Do you want to go down in history as Senate Leader by actually leading? Or do you want to go down in history as Obama’s Bitch Mitch, destroyer of the Republic?
This post was last modified on February 16, 2016
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Our only hope is that Cruz will keep his promise and filibuster any nominations. I have high hopes for him, and if he follows through, it will be the best campaign ad ever!
i think it would catapult him past Chump.
I believe my Senator has his Dr.Seuss library cued up to filibuster this goat rope when the time comes. Not if the time comes, WHEN the time comes. My money is on mitch the btich rolling over and dropping thou like a crack ho.
To be fair to Mitch, his balls and spine were removed years ago.
It's time to start seeing the establishment GOP for what it has shown itself to be- progressives disguised as an opposition party. I'm highly skeptical that there's the slightest intent to do anything but rubber stamp the radical leftist Obama nominates. The strong rhetoric has only one purpose: fool the base.
The absolute wrong person at the right time in history....We are sooooo screwed.
The new hero…
for the Republican Party is Benedict Arnold.
If you don't think the Repubs are going to cave, you haven't been paying any attention the last 7 years. They are going to give the dims whoever they want (the most liberal making decisions from the bench judge possible, probably Holder or Lynch).
I hate the Repubs. It is exactly THIS that has brought Mr. Trump to his current popularity.
Oh, I'm very afraid they WILL cave. And when they do, I'm through with them!
Droopy eyes and all the other #@$%ing RINOs need for once in their political lives stand up, man up and do what is necessary to protect this Elective Republic. If they do not. We will become just another shit hole 3rd world country.
If they cave on this, I'll never vote for anyone of their party, again.
I keep hearing how they should go ahead with the hearings, but just vote down any nominee that BB puts up. They SHOULD be able to vote him or her down, since they, you know...CONTROL the Senate. But these weasels have proven time and again that they can't stick together for shit. I don't wanna see a nominee anywhere NEAR that chamber.
They really need to study the Dems...that's one thing they're actually good at...toeing the party line...