McConnell: GOP Will Have Political Winds 'In Our Face' During Midterms

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By Matt Shuham | April 4, 2018 1:00 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said Tuesday that the political winds will be “in our face” during the 2018 midterm elections.

“This is going to be a challenging election year,” McConnell told Kentucky Today. “We know the wind is going to be in our face. We don’t know whether it’s going to be a Category 3, 4 or 5.”

“I’m hoping we can hold the Senate,” the majority leader added. “And the principal reason for that, even if we were to lose the House and be stymied legislatively, we could still approve appointments, which is a huge part of what we do.”

Separately in the interview, McConnell said that blocking former President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, from receiving a confirmation hearing following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia was “was the most consequential decision I’ve made in my entire public career.”



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[Le Gaucher]

1. Winds flying out of Trump's Ass.

No wonder it is going to stink

[joshdawg]

20. Those "winds" are a cat 5 hurricane.

[CrispyQ]

2. I hate McConnell most of all.

“I’m hoping we can hold the Senate,” the majority leader added. “And the principal reason for that, even if we were to lose the House and be stymied legislatively, we could still approve appointments, which is a huge part of what we do.”

[woodsprite]

3. I hope they're a Cat 5 Hurricane Force to usher in the Blue Wave!!! n/t

[Frustratedlady]

4. My, my...look at how proud he is of his decision to block Merrick Garland.

He should have said it was one of the dirtiest tricks I pulled in my career.

He should also take credit for the Republicans having to face hurricane-type winds. McConnell and Ryan will always be remembered for the horrible job they did. Hopefully, the mid-term election will wipe those stupid grins off their faces.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

13. "My proudest accomplishment was violating my oath office to protect and defend the Constitution"

Yes, nothing like having your legacy be as a traitor to your country's principles.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Screw him.

I wish him nothing but misfortune and misery.

[PatrickforO]

6. Yep, you Repubs are gonna get PASTED this November because

you have a big, orange, corrupt, maggoty-rotten, treasonous criminal millstone hanging about your necks. And you're going out into deep water.

[NCDawg]

7. Make NO mistake,.....

McTurtle's confession speaks loudly of the GOP's pathway forward. They worry NOT about meaningful legislation, they worry NOT about a Constitutional crisis brought upon this republic by Cheeto Tweetler. No....His and the GOP's only concern is to potentially and dramatically change the Judicial landscape of this Country. If for no other reason; and there are MANY, everyone that is not a part of Don the Con's moronic base or a tacit enabler of same, needs to vote for every Democrat on every ticket. This republic and our very livelihood depends upon the midterms!!!!

[Freethinker65]

8. Yes. Your denying Merrick Garland an up or down vote will be your legacy. Enjoy hell, Mitch.

[turbinetree]

9. Hey dirt bag "turtle" ever hear of a category 6, its fucking coming, so bury your head in the sand

and has for appointments.....................I am really sick and tired of activist conservative justices just being appointed to the bench to fuck the little guy and woman in the country------------------you didn't even think "one iota" about what you did about Merrick Garland----------------your a fucking asshole................it's really a bunch of bullshit to have a conservative courts for the last 45 years just attack labor, voting rights, education------------------the list goes on and on.....................and your saying this happy horse shit---------------you broke the advise and consent rule of law in the Constitution dirt bag, you have no fucking principles, your wife is a fucking lackey in this corrupt white house did you ever fucking read the CONSTITUTION.................nope.....................


You want to know what you are "turtle" and your fascist party-----------your are a DO NOTHING CONGRESS, all your party has done his generate hate and fear

hey McConnell did you see what happened in Wisconsin last night-------------------did you read and see it, that's 40 seats and counting asshole, and that one was really important it was court position



November 2018 cannot get here fast enough

[dogknob]

10. A "Blue Wind"? Let's dance!

[MurrayDelph]

11. I'd be less worried about the "wind in your face"

than the boot up your ass.

[truthisfreedom]

12. What a deceiving metaphor. Its going to be a political

Assault weapon.

[gibraltar72]

14. Mitch that's Trump

breaking wind in your face.

[Flaleftist]

15. Cat 5

Motherfucker

[marble falls]

16. Heh-heh! "Challenging", eh? Brother, you don't know the half of it. We'll see how bi-partisan...

you are from the minority party in Congress.

[Xipe Totec]

17. You will have us in your face, Mitch. The wind will be incidental. nt

[Doitnow]

18. Proud

Proud of being hateful

Proud of being stupid

Proud of being greedy

Proud of being devious

Proud of being shameless

Proud of being dishonest

Proud of being a Republican

[NNadir]

19. Being a racist pig might have that effect, Mitch.

The fact is that because you couldn't stand it that an African American President was your intellectual, moral, and professional superior, you chose to overturn the precedent set by none other than founding fathers John Adams and Thomas Jefferson with respect to the appointment of John Marshall, a lame duck Chief Justice appointee by the former.

The fact is that you allowed your country to be run by a mindless and corrupt Russian agent.

It's not "political winds" traitor, it's a hurricane.

[scipan]

21. he's talking to the base

I think, telling them to get out and vote because judicial appointments. Notice how he sidesteps any call to support Trump.

Remember, whatever McConnell says is calculated to produce an effect.