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babylonsister

(171,065 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:35 PM Apr 2018

McConnell looks at longer workweeks for Senate to keep Dems from campaigning: report

More dirty tricks from this asshole.

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/383855-mcconnell-looks-at-longer-workweeks-for-senate-to-keep-dems-from-campaigning

McConnell looks at longer workweeks for Senate to keep Dems from campaigning: report
By Max Greenwood - 04/18/18 07:29 PM EDT

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is reportedly looking to hold longer workweeks as a way to keep vulnerable Democratic senators off the campaign trail.

White House legislative director Marc Short told a group of GOP donors this week that McConnell planned to prolong the Senate's workweek in order to reduce the amount of time vulnerable Democrats spend campaigning, according to The Washington Examiner.

One GOP donor told the Examiner that the tactic is intended to keep Democrats, like Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Claire McCaskill (Mo.), "tied up from campaigning."

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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/383855-mcconnell-looks-at-longer-workweeks-for-senate-to-keep-dems-from-campaigning

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McConnell looks at longer workweeks for Senate to keep Dems from campaigning: report (Original Post) babylonsister Apr 2018 OP

Why does evil live so long? dalton99a Apr 2018 #1

STUNNING, what a huge filthy fucking PRICK Eliot Rosewater Apr 2018 #2

Senators can just make sure they miss some of them he votes but come back for really blake2012 Apr 2018 #3

Doing what, though? Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2018 #4

Unfortunately there are only like 2 or 3 of them. Ace Rothstein Apr 2018 #14

Swamp monster madamesilverspurs Apr 2018 #5

After winning control in 2018 we bluestarone Apr 2018 #6

By remembering why we got here Fullduplexxx Apr 2018 #9

Oh, good. EVERYONE suffers. Sugar Smack Apr 2018 #7

Will he increase it to 2 days a week lame54 Apr 2018 #8

Oh good...so that means Republicans don't get to campaign either right? He really is fucking Kirk Lover Apr 2018 #10

only 6 incumbent republicans in the run. Amimnoch Apr 2018 #11

YEA, keep Ted Cruz in DC, so Beto can campaign against him MagickMuffin Apr 2018 #12

It still isn't going to help you stop the blue wave Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2018 #13

Will Turtle consider this to be his second greatest accomplishment LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2018 #15

dalton99a

(81,488 posts)

1. Why does evil live so long?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:36 PM

Apr 2018

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)

2. STUNNING, what a huge filthy fucking PRICK

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:37 PM

Apr 2018

blake2012

(1,294 posts)

3. Senators can just make sure they miss some of them he votes but come back for really

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:40 PM

Apr 2018

Critical votes. Fuck McDickwad.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,412 posts)

4. Doing what, though?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:41 PM

Apr 2018

What about vulnerable Republicans? Oh, wait a minute, don't care about them.

Ace Rothstein

(3,163 posts)

14. Unfortunately there are only like 2 or 3 of them.

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 08:07 PM

Apr 2018

madamesilverspurs

(15,803 posts)

5. Swamp monster

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:41 PM

Apr 2018

mccconnellism--n. -- deliberately destructive governance, most often fueled by greed or a need to flaunt malicious power for political gain.

bluestarone

(16,940 posts)

6. After winning control in 2018 we

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:42 PM

Apr 2018

better NEVER FORGET THIS EVIL!!!!

Fullduplexxx

(7,863 posts)

9. By remembering why we got here

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:45 PM

Apr 2018

Sugar Smack

(18,748 posts)

7. Oh, good. EVERYONE suffers.

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:44 PM

Apr 2018

And mitch always wants to be the guy who makes this happen.

This so-called administration has been the biggest waste of everyone's precious time & precious lives. You can never get this time back.

lame54

(35,290 posts)

8. Will he increase it to 2 days a week

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:44 PM

Apr 2018

Kirk Lover

(3,608 posts)

10. Oh good...so that means Republicans don't get to campaign either right? He really is fucking

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:46 PM

Apr 2018

disgusting...him and his maneuvers.

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)

11. only 6 incumbent republicans in the run.

Reply to Kirk Lover (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 18, 2018, 07:53 PM

Apr 2018

Of those 6x, only 2x (Heller and Cruz) are in any real run (even considering the blue wave). I have a feeling McTurtle will find a way to "excuse" those 2 from the extra work.

Most of the seats that the blue wave has real potential of capturing are retiring members.