Mitch McConnell Tag

Democrats follow Harvard Law Prof. Laurence Tribe off the impeachment cliff

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 20, 2019 103 Comments

Harvard Law School Professor Laurence Tribe has a somewhat storied history, long considered a leading liberal legal light, someone who was talked about in the past as a possible Supreme Court nominee. Tribe's scholarly accomplishments always mixed with pugilistic politics. He was involved in developing what now is known as "Borking":

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McConnell: Pelosi gains no ‘Leverage’ by ‘Refraining From Sending Us Something We Do Not Want’

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 19, 2019 45 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi still will not commit to sending Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. She claims that her party has not "seen anything that looks fair to us." McConnell laughed it off.

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McConnell: Dems Appear ‘Too Afraid’ to Hand Senate Their ‘Shoddy Work’ on Articles of Impeachment

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 19, 2019 84 Comments

After the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said the Democrats may wait to send the Senate the Articles of Impeachment to try to exert pressure on the Senate at to impeachment trial rules. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Pelosi and the Democrats on the floor this morning.

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Mitch McConnell Responds to Chuck Schumer Impeachment Trial Demands: Get Stuffed

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 17, 2019 37 Comments

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's request to call four new witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.

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Democrats are going to try to “Kavanaugh” the Impeachment Trial with new accusations

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 16, 2019 43 Comments

The most dangerous place on earth, Bob Dole wisely observed, is between Chuck Schumer and the TV cameras. Not surprisingly, while Mitch McConnell usually gets his way, Schumer gets the headlines and TV coverage.

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Schumer Wants Mulvaney, Bolton to Testify in Senate Impeachment Trial

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 16, 2019 40 Comments

The House has not voted on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. That fact has not stopped Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer from writing out his demands for the trial in his chamber.

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Democrats Explode After McConnell Vows “Total Coordination” With White House on Impeachment Strategy

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 15, 2019 39 Comments

Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) did an interview on Sean Hannity's show Thursday night and did not mince words.

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Wrong Whole Foods: Boycott Calls After WholeFoods Magazine Names Mitch McConnell ‘Person of the Year’

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 29, 2019 13 Comments

Outrage culture leads to many misunderstandings because people react before they think or even educate themselves. The latest incident involves Whole Foods. A magazine called WholeFoods, which is not associated with the grocery store, named Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell its Person of the Year.

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McConnell Anti-Impeachment Campaign Ad: “Nancy Pelosi’s in the clutches of a left wing mob”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on October 05, 2019 17 Comments

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has been vocal about his disdain for Democrats and their "impeachment obsession" and their seemingly endless "impeachment parade."

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Twitter Locks Out “Team Mitch” for Sharing Video of Protesters Chanting Death Threats At McConnell Home

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 08, 2019 38 Comments

Twitter locked out @Team_Mitch, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign account, after it posted pictures of people protesting outside of his home and literally calling for his head. That meant the account could not post new tweets. The social media platform took this action even though it allowed the hashtag #MassacreMitch to trend for days after the shootings in Dayton and El Paso.

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Left Wing Mob Outside Mitch McConnell’s Home Shouts Death Threats

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 07, 2019 31 Comments

An angry mob descended on the Kentucky home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday night after two deadly shootings. A video captured people making violent comments and threats, such as asking someone to stab McConnell "in the heart."

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While you were watching the Democrat debates, Mitch McConnell rammed through more judges

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 01, 2019 22 Comments

The mainstream media focus on attacking Trump over everything has once continuously curious gap - federal judicial confirmations. This is a theme we have covered for the past two years, including in this May 2019 post, While you were distracted by [insert news cycle], Trump continued to reshape the federal judiciary:

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More Russian-collusion delusion: Pathetic and Sleazy “Moscow Mitch” attack on McConnell

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on July 28, 2019 8 Comments

Election security is no joke, and it should not be politicized and used as a weapon against political opponents.  And yet.  House Democrats on Thursday sent two "election security" bills to the Senate that they knew Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) would not take up and then screamed that McConnell doesn't care about election security.

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Democrat 2020 Challenger to Mitch McConnell Compared Trump’s Election to 9/11

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 10, 2019 44 Comments

Democrats can't stand Mitch McConnell. As Senate Majority Leader, he has been far too effective confirming judges and supporting other aspects of Trump's agenda for the left's liking. To the left and media's delight, retired Marine pilot Amy McGrath announced her candidacy to unseat McConnell in 2020. Yes, the same woman who ran unsuccessfully for the 6th Congressional district in 2018.

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NBC News Finds Slave Owners in McConnell’s Family History. Will They do the Same to Other Politicians?

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 09, 2019 28 Comments

NBC News released a hit piece on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) on Monday about slave owners in his family history since he stands against reparations. This is not journalism. This is not reporting. NBC News can legitimize (sort of) if the network investigates every senator's family. Something tells me the reporters will not take that action because they will find information about President Barack Obama and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA).

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Senate Committee Strikes Bipartisan Deal On $4.6 Billion Border Bill

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on June 21, 2019 52 Comments

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $4.6 billion emergency spending bill to address the border crisis.  Approval was achieved only after explicit wording was included that prevents diverting any of the monies to the building of the wall.  The bill will move to the Senate next week for a vote.

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Mitch McConnell Explains Why Reparations Aren’t a Good Idea, and Democrats Pounce and Seize

Posted by Stacey Matthews on June 20, 2019 37 Comments

The issue of reparations took center stage in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday and, as expected, the Usual Suspects were standing at the ready with some familiar absolute moral authority cards to play against those who oppose the idea.

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McConnell pours salt in Democrats’ Merrick Garland wound: Yes, we’ll confirm Trump SCOTUS nominee in 2020

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 29, 2019 16 Comments

Mitch McConnell's decision not to permit confirmation proceedings for Obama Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland in 2016 is an open, oozing, and painful wound from which Democrats have not emotionally recovered. McConnell just poured salt in that wound.

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