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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....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuNPCqcsInQ

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...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzNyrFhzew

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.

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.

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.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-16/mcconnell-blames-entitlements-not-gop-for-rising-deficits

“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.

https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1352641773760356352

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.

https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1345226531199733761

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qasm0iuoy7k

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.

https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1341194168782245889

No Pushback When CNN Guest Suggests ‘a Little Cheating’ Reelected McConnell

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 22, 2020 27 Comments

Retired Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson claimed "there was a little cheating" to reelect Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront. Fill-in host Kate Bolduan and the other panelists did not dispute Wilkerson's suggestion.

While You Were Focused on The Kraken, the Senate Continued Confirming Trump Federal Judges

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 19, 2020 50 Comments

Mitch McConnell long ago promised to leave no federal court vacancy unfilled by the end of Trump's first term. Depending on what happens in the next three weeks, this may be Trump's only term and McConnell has continued moving judicial nominations through to confirmation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv5vhF77f_I

McConnell Suspends Senate Floor Proceedings, Judge Barrett’s Hearings Remain on Schedule

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 03, 2020 13 Comments

Republican Sens. Mike Lee (UT), Thom Tillis (NC) and Ron Johnson (WI) have each announced positive tests for COVID-19, and in light of these announcements, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has decided to delay floor proceedings until October 19, 2020.

Democrat Mobs Gather at Homes of Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham Over RBG Replacement

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 22, 2020 18 Comments

The ground troops of the Democratic party are now showing up at the homes of Senator Lindsey Graham and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The media insists on calling these people protesters, but that's not correct. These are angry mobs meant to intimidate and inspire fear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29a0kDfsHOU&feature=youtu.be

Judicial Crisis Network Launches $2 Million SCOTUS Ad

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 21, 2020 13 Comments

The Judicial Crisis Network (JCN) launched a $2.2 million ad campaign to support President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat.

Republicans gearing up to fill possible Supreme Court vacancy this election year

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2020 33 Comments

Can you feel the tension? Every time Ruth Bader Ginsburg goes to the hospital or has a medical diagnosis or procedure, you can feel it. What if this is the time?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cldpQa_kCwI

While you were locked-in and focused on #Obamagate, the judicial confirmation train kept rolling towards November

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 14, 2020 38 Comments

The "while you were focused on [fill in name of event or crisis]" paradigm for posts about Trump judicial nominations is now an unofficial series:

Next big funding fight – Bailing out blue state pension problems

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 23, 2020 67 Comments

Nancy Pelosi, dragging Chuck Schumer along by his collar, caused enormous damage in delaying both the massive $2 trillion relief bill and then the follow up expansion of funding of the Paycheck Protection Program. Remember when the media lost its mind over closure of some national monuments during various Obama-era government shutdowns (which weren't really shutdowns, more scalebacks)? Pelosi has caught none of that hell despite causing millions of workers and thousands of businesses real pain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sHfoVhz71A

Democrats block expansion of Paycheck Protection Plan, demand more unrelated spending

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2020 14 Comments

Yesterday I reported that Pelosi/Schumer may stymie Paycheck Protection Program expansion over unrelated new spending demands. The PPP provides forgivable loans to small businesses on the condition that the funds be used for paying workers, with a portion permitted to be paid for certain fixed costs like rent.

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