McConnell: Republican Agenda 'Is Exactly The Same As The Trump Agenda'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By MATT SHUHAM Published FEBRUARY 27, 2017, 3:35 PM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Monday that congressional Republicans’ agenda "is exactly the same as the Trump agenda."

McConnell, addressing reporters alongside House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) outside of the White House on Monday afternoon, made reference to Trump’s planned address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday.

“I think for virtually all Republicans, the chance to actually do things we felt would move the country in the right direction and have the President sign them into law is a pretty exciting prospect, so we're looking forward to a positive, upbeat presentation tomorrow night,” McConnell said, “and then proceeding with our agenda, which is exactly the same as the Trump agenda.”

That is a bold commitment, given that parts of Trump’s professed agenda that run against Republican orthodoxy.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-agenda-is-republican-agenda-mcconnell

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Keep digging that hole, Turtle Boy.

The Trump Agenda is getting to be about as popular as a case of hemorrhoids

[Hortensis]

29. Umhm. Largely because it's shining light on what

the dark-money people are up to in Congress. 45's agenda is as much theirs as they can make it.

As we're seeing, even most conservatives didn't believe they'd really destroy the ACA. Medicaid, the VA, funding for public schools all on the block. The EPA gutted, to be eliminated. If Congress insists on having its way on the budget, they'll have to face up to the reality of cuts to Social Security and Medicare--a first step to significant numbers admitting that their "representatives" really did intend to destroy-by-privatizing these programs all along.

Plus, various things that will go wrong, like deaths of ground troops, deaths in deportation camps, old Uncle Bob coming live in their home office, etc.

Painful hemorrhoids are going to turn to serious worry that it's cancer.

[lagomorph777]

33. Perfect alignment of the Reputin party will make it so much easier to destroy them in 2018.

Just one gigantic target, like the Death Star.

None of them can say they didn't collaborate in the looting of America and handing it over to Trumputin.

[Scarsdale]

38. Start in 2018

Finish it in 2020. Clear out all the deadwood, who did next to nothing for 8 years.

[lagomorph777]

41. Start in 2017. We are electing all state offices in VA this year.

Let's show them what we're made of!

[Volaris]

36. That quote can get written on his political tombstone/urinal when

He gets indicted for collusion to commit treason.

[lagomorph777]

42. Love it! A sculpture of him, facing up, mouth/anus open and ready.

[unblock]

2. perfect! hopefully we can hang this albatross around all their necks!

[MBS]

19. " " " " n/t

[BeyondGeography]

3. Glad that's settled

Your ball, Tom and Keith.

[bdamomma]

4. the republican party is over

and our country is over the cliff if they do not stop this wicked man's agenda with Bannon and his cabal.

I hate them for what they are doing to our country.

Don't stop letting them know.

McConnell and Ryan need to be voted out.

[OliverQ]

6. McConnell has 6 years left

6 years is a lot of time to be immune.

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. on this earth?

That's 5-3/4 years too long.

[Ccarmona]

10. Actually

McTurtle has four years to go. He was re-elected in 2014.
He is a splineless, soulless poorest excuse of a human.

[C Moon]

11. That's 62 in turtle years.

http://www.age-converter.com/reptiles-age-calculator.html

[AgadorSparticus]

25. Too bad it is not in dog years? Hehe

[bdamomma]

31. welcome to DU

he should just go home and retire and count his money, I hope all that greed will choke him.

[Scarsdale]

39. Treason

McConnell would not allow investigations when he was informed about the Russian interference in the election. He KNEW tRump was going to win. That is obvious when he insisted "There will be NO hearings on Obama's selection for the Supreme Court. The NEXT PRESIDENT will chose" Bastard KNEW who that would be. No wonder they do not want investigations. Too bad, we must INSIST this entire fiasco be scrutinized. Meanwhile tRump and family are draining the treasury. He is now building a helicopter pad at Mar-A-Largo. That way, he can avoid the crowds of protesters.

[mikeysnot]

5. Time to hang this turd tire of trump around the republican, conservative movement

and light it on fire.

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. His chin must dock perfectly with Trump's fat ass.

God, how I hate McConnell.

[JudyM]

13. I'm not religious, but I pray for his demise on a daily basis.

[bdamomma]

32. I guess they are okay

with the pu**y grabber. Republicans are scum. Kentuckians know him well, he never did anything good for them either.

[Scarsdale]

40. Mrs McConnell

was rewarded for her "husband's" treason with a lucrative government job. Mitch must not be collecting enough lobbyists money, he needs the old lady's help.

[TheCowsCameHome]

43. There's nothing like a good, old fashioned

BRIBE to get a corrupt politician to come around.

It works(ed) like a charm.

[TomCADem]

8. No kidding. Trump Is The Establishment Now

Nt

[Dopers_Greed]

12. DNC...save this footage

Run it with every political ad until the end of time

[JudyM]

14. +1

[JudyM]

15. Turtley tumescence.

[Angry Dragon]

16. Someone ask him what the Trump agenda is ............. no one knows

[bucolic_frolic]

17. The only thing they understand

is when the money or the votes stop flowing their way.

So adjust your lives according to your wishes.

[Solly Mack]

18. K&R

Snort

[tanyev]

20. That's it, Mitch. Hitch the party on real tight.

[OnDoutside]

26. Exactly. Use that as a weapon against him.

[eppur_se_muova]

21. Well, he's nailed his colors to the mast now ... nothing more to do but go down with the ship. nt

[neeksgeek]

22. You heard it straight from the turtle's mouth, folks!

The Republican Party supports the deconstructionist agenda of President Bannon.

Remember this in 2018. Assuming Democrats are still allowed to vote that year.

[canetoad]

23. Well, there goes their chance

Of using the Nuremberg Defence: "We were only following orders."

[Crash2Parties]

24. So they're admitting they are conservative Christian white suppremecist corporatists.

I'm not exactly surprised, but I'm amazed they're coming out so early in the game.

[Mc Mike]

27. Yeah.

Right you are, you bulgy-eyed, jawless freak.

He really thinks he's made this earth shaking revelation, by saying that.

Repug stupidity is matched only by their treasonous proclivities. You guys are all best buddies with Putin now, right Mitch?

[Vinca]

28. Stick to him like glue, Mitch. Dems have won 3 out of 4 special elections in recent days.

[bdamomma]

30. K&R

I hate repigs.

[Cosmocat]

34. The Party of Trump

EVERY democrat, every patriotic american, should refer to the GOP as such at every opportunity.

[Volaris]

35. I'll say this for them,

It must be nice for their voter-base to have their elected Reps so utterly terrified of them...One wrong whisper and you're immediately turned into a traitorous commie liberal and blackballed to 'never work in this town again.'

I understand that we ACTUALLY dirty liberals much prefer our reps to function from a place of courage, logic, and facts instead of outright fear, it can't be said that it doesn't work for them.

[NNadir]

37. We know. Klansmen everywhere. We never thought you were anything but a racist. n/t.

[Nitram]

44. This is great news. They are on the recod now supporting evrything in Trump's "agenda."

Helps us pin this presidency on the GOP for the 2018 elections.