Mitch McConnell Tag

McConnell ‘Will Not Support Judge Jackson for a Lifetime Appointment to the Supreme Court’

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 24, 2022 32 Comments

McConnell did not appreciate Judge Jackson not rejecting the idea of packing SCOTUS....

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GOP Senators Question Qualifications of ‘Woke’ Fed Reserve Nominee, Promptly Get Accused of Racism

Posted by Stacey Matthews on February 06, 2022 24 Comments

Sen. Elizabeth Warren characterized attacks on Joe Biden's nomination of Lisa Cook as “racist, sexist and just plain dumb."...

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Remember When Liberal Law Profs Said VP Can’t Cast Tiebreaker On Supreme Court Nominations? I Bet Mitch Does

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 26, 2022 67 Comments

Lawrence Tribe 2020 on Barrett nomination: "While the vice president has the power to cast a tiebreaking vote to pass a bill, the Constitution does not give him the power to break ties when it comes to the Senate’s “Advice and Consent” role in approving presidential appointments...

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America Wins: Senate Filibuster Remains Intact As Manchin, Sinema Vote With Republicans

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 20, 2022 45 Comments

Mitch McConnell: "It's pretty safe to say this is the biggest day in the history of the Senate"...

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Republicans Positioned for Blowout Win in 2022 Midterms

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 27, 2021 72 Comments

Republicans are already seen as the favorites to win the House of Representatives in 2022, but it looks like the Senate might be in play as well. Mitch McConnell recently predicted a 'very good election' for the GOP.

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McConnell Wants Garland to Clarify His Memo Demonizing Parents Protesting Critical Race Theory

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 11, 2021 73 Comments

"Telling elected officials they're wrong is democracy, not intimidation."...

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Schumer’s Attack on the Republicans Who Gave Him a Win Is Telling

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 08, 2021 45 Comments

Schumer wasn't spiking the football, he was flailing and panicking because his attempt to force elimination of the Senate filibuster was thwarted....

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Thank You Mitch McConnell For Keeping Merrick Garland Off The Supreme Court

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 05, 2021 43 Comments

Garland's weaponization of the FBI against parents shows, once again, that Mitch McConnell did the nation a great favor by keeping Garland off the Supreme Court....

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Mitch McConnell Joins Other Republicans Calling on Biden to Withdraw Bureau of Land Management Nominee Tracy Stone-Manning

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 17, 2021 12 Comments

Tracy Stone-Manning, Joe Biden's nominee to head the Bureau of Land Management, was involved with eco-terrorists in the 1990s and agreed with a policy limiting the number of children for American families. She is an awful choice to lead such an agency, and Mitch McConnell has finally joined other Republicans in saying it.

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Mitch McConnell Did The Nation A Great Favor By Keeping Merrick Garland Off The Supreme Court

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 16, 2021 71 Comments

If there were a scintilla of doubt that McConnell did the nation a great favor, that doubt should have been put to rest during Garland's June 15, 2021, speech on "Violent Extremism and Domestic Terrorism." The ideological purge will make Lois Lerner blush....

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McConnell: I’ll Block Biden SCOTUS Appointment in 2024 (and Maybe 2023) If I’m Majority Leader

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 14, 2021 45 Comments

Says "it’s highly unlikely. In fact, no, I don’t think either party, if it controlled [the Senate], if it were [a] different [party] from the president, would confirm a Supreme Court nominee in the middle of an election. What was different in 2020 was we...

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Claims A First Amendment Right To Teach 1619 Project in Schools

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 04, 2021 62 Comments

Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has sent a letter to the Department of Education, objecting to the implementation of the 1619 Project in American schools. The project's author, Nikole Hannah-Jones recently appeared on CNN to object, and laughably framed this as a free speech issue. Hannah-Jones herself has admitted that the 1619 Project is really all about controlling the narrative.

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Stop #IA02 Steal: Senate Republicans Demand Corporations Stop Donations to Democrats Behind Effort To Oust Republican Certified Winner

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 27, 2021 14 Comments

When some Republicans objected to the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, Democrats called it a threat to democracy. Woke corporations fell in line and shut off donations to the GOP. Now that Democrats are trying to overturn a certified House race in Iowa, Mitch McConnell and Republicans in the Senate are demanding an equal reaction.

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Mitch McConnell Says He Will ‘Absolutely’ Support Trump if He is the 2024 Republican Nominee

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 26, 2021 36 Comments

Mitch McConnell hasn't been "Mr. Popularity" among conservatives lately. He angered a lot of people when he condemned Trump for what happened at the Capital. However, on Thursday night, when asked if he would support Trump if he gets the Republican nomination in 2024, McConnell said he absolutely would.

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“Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack”: Trump rails against Mitch McConnell

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on February 16, 2021 118 Comments

Trump released a scathing statement Tuesday, railing against former Senate Majority Leader McConnell and The Republican Party.

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Schumer Calls McConnell’s Filibuster Request ‘Unacceptable’

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 22, 2021 93 Comments

The Democrats and Republicans split the Senate 50-50, but Democrats have a slight majority since Vice President Kamala Harris holds the tie-breaking vote. But what about the filibuster? That is one topic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell must decide in their power-sharing agreement discussions.

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Pelosi’s, McConnell’s Homes Vandalized As $2k Stimulus Talks Falter

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 02, 2021 26 Comments

The homes of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were vandalized in recent days.  The messages painted on their homes suggest that the vandals were motivated by the failure to approve passage of an additional $2,000 stimulus check.

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McConnell Blocks Quick Vote on $2,000 COVID Checks

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 29, 2020 38 Comments

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put a stop to a quick vote that would have increased the COVID stimulus checks to $2,000 from $600.

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