Mitch McConnell Loses His Mind and Accuses Harry Reid of Intimidating Him

[Tx4obama]

Mitch McConnell Loses His Mind and Accuses Harry Reid of Intimidating Him

Mitch McConnell is claiming that Harry Reid is intimidating him by threatening filibuster reform if Republicans don’t cease their endless campaign of obstruction.

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McConnell said, “Recently, we’ve seen troubling signs that there are some in the Executive Branch who would use the power of the federal government to intimidate political opponents. For instance, reports that the IRS targeted conservative citizens’ groups for harassing and discriminatory treatment simply because they sought to exercise their First Amendment rights of association and speech. Or during the debate on Obamacare, when the Department of Health and Human Services issued a gag order on insurance plans in an attempt to prevent them from telling their customers about problems with the bill. Now, there are published reports that the same Department is trying to shake down some of those same companies for money so it can try to convince Americans to finally like Obamacare. And over at the FCC, the President’s allies are trying to shut down or make it difficult for people who want to buy advertising to exercise their First Amendment rights to criticize the Administration.”

He continued, “It all points to a culture of political intimidation. But, unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that the culture of intimidation is simply confined to the Executive Branch. The Administration’s allies in the Senate are trying to intimidate their political opponents as well. What I’m talking about, is the persistent threat by the Majority to break the rules of the Senate in order to change the Rules of the Senate—in other words, to use the nuclear option—if they don’t get their way.

Oh no, big bad Harry Reid is threatening the Republicans by suggesting that something be done to stop their obstruction. In the same speech on the Senate floor, McConnell tried to claim that the talk of Republican obstruction was all part of a Democratic power grab, “Let’s be clear. These threats to use the nuclear option because of obstruction are just pretexts for a power grab. The Senate has confirmed 19 of the President’s judicial nominees so far this year. By this point in his second term, President Bush had a grand total of four judicial confirmations.”

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Full article and vid here: http://www.politicususa.com/mitch-mcconnell-loses-mind-claims-harry-reid-intimidating-filibuster-reform.html

[elleng]

1. BS as usual. As to this:

'there are published reports that the same Department is trying to shake down some of those same companies for money so it can try to convince Americans to finally like Obamacare,'

This is in the STATUTE! (Heard it yesterday; sorry don't have cite.)

[PDJane]

2. That's just.....chutzpah is what that is. Cry me a river.

[rocktivity]

3. Sounds like a gig for the DU "Cry Me A River" String Quartet!

Mitch McConnell complaining about being intimidated is like Hugh Hefner complaining about being sexually harassed.


rocktivity

[Brigid]

7. We have our winner!

[Tx4obama]

4. Btw, 18 of the 19 judicial nominees were ones that the GOP blocked in Obama's first term.

Some of them were blocked for over a year!

There has been only ONE nominee that was 'originally' nominated in 2013 that has been confirmed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama

[gopiscrap]

5. The Turtle needs to STFU and retire!!!!

[King_Klonopin]

6. "...there are some in the Executive Branch...."

Whoare you talking about ?

A total jackass talking in perfect Newt-speak.