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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe only reason McConnell is offering any kind of a deal on debt limit right now
is because he's deathly afraid that this time the Democrats will ACTUALLY take away the filibuster for this issue.
And if it goes away here it will be easier to take it away everywhere permanently later.
Mitch knows this.
That's it.
The only reason.
Mitch needs that filibuster to destroy Democrats and their agendas.
leftieNanner
(14,997 posts)I believe that Mitch wants the Dems to do a special carve out of the filibuster. Then "when" he is back in power in the Senate, he can ditch it altogether and force through his toxic legislation. He will claim that the Democrats did it first, so he's justified in expanding it. Just as he did with SCOTUS nominations. He forced Harry Reid to do a carve-out for Obama's judges, then he blew the whole thing up for SCOTUS.
Who the hell knows what McConnell is doing? Whatever it is, it's not good.
Raven123
(4,714 posts)Mitch
Fullduplexxx
(7,818 posts)every reason to believe he will. That's his history.
Fullduplexxx
(7,818 posts)themaguffin
(3,805 posts)the filibuster hurts Democrats much more
leftieNanner
(14,997 posts)But I wouldn't be surprised that he'd be happy to pass some toxic right wing legislation too.
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)Then carve out another drumstick on voting rights, for starters, then save the rest of the turkey for leftover carving.
aocommunalpunch
(4,223 posts)McConnell listens to the business interests. I imagine theyll do poorly if the country goes into default. So, he smears the Dems again and again and will eventually pass something because hes a good dog and will bow to the donors. The question is why we dont smear the ever living fuck out of every last Republican we can spot? Theyre not friends or colleagues. Theyre fascist fucksticks and should be identified as such.
Vinca
(50,168 posts)was previously incurred and this is just the bill coming due. That's even simplistic enough for the cult to follow. You charge on the credit card, then the bill arrives. Don't spend the money if you don't want to pay the bill and Trump did plenty of spending and Mitch put his stamp of approval on it.