Barney Frank throws down with GOP strategist: “[Your] party has put itself above a functioning feder
Barney Frank throws down with GOP strategist: [Your] party has put itself above a functioning federal government"
by Brendan Gauthier at Salon
http://www.salon.com/2016/03/19/barney_frank_throws_down_with_gop_strategist_your_party_has_put_itself_above_a_functioning_federal_government/
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Real Time host Bill Maher last night welcomed Sisters of Social Service lobbyist Sister Simone Campbell, former-Congressman Barney Frank, and GOP strategist Rick Wilson.
Among a slew of topics, the panel discussed GOP obstructionism with respect to Obamas SCOTUS nominee, Merrick Garland.
I think its strictly the principle of Mitch McConnells decision that President Obama should only be a one-term president, Campbell said. Hes been successful on certain issues, but in the end I dont think hell be successful on this one.
I think what McConnells doing is actually some very important, smart politics, Wilson countered. If they allow an Obama Justice to go forward at this point, it will blow a gigantic hole in the Republican coalition like weve never seen before.
Frank added that hes disappointed by the GOPs
explicit elevation of (its) needs of keeping the coalition together over the functioning of the federal government.
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