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allgood33

(1,584 posts)
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 11:20 AM Jan 2019

Dems MUST put the blame for all of this where it belongs,,.first on Ryan but now on McConnell.

McConnell will be the person who become responsible for the length and breath of any shutdown after Thursday. He and Ryan are the biggest reason for Obama not being able to get his jobs bill through, for Obama not being able to get his SCOTUS appointment, and now the government shutdown will be on McConnell's shoulders. Ryan started the ball rolling down hill when he allowed that bill with 5 billion to pass out of the House into the Senate after both the House and the Senate had agreed to a bipartisan CR.

We need to stop directing o much attention toward Trump and concentrate on McConnell. This is do two things: call the public's attention to what McConnell is doing. And it will point out that the real power behind running the government is Mitch and not Trump. This will enrage Trump and possibly push him to make some decisions against what McConnell is doing.

But most importantly the focus on Mitch will prepare the voters to reject even more GOP in 2020 and possible help unseat McConnell.

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Dems MUST put the blame for all of this where it belongs,,.first on Ryan but now on McConnell. (Original Post) allgood33 Jan 2019 OP
Well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2019 #1
Kick...n/t bluecollar2 Jan 2019 #2
I like the way you think, allgood33. kag Jan 2019 #3
K&R lilactime Jan 2019 #4
I believe that is the plan pecosbob Jan 2019 #5

kag

(4,079 posts)
3. I like the way you think, allgood33.
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 02:10 PM
Jan 2019

Turtle has been public enemy #1 since Obama took office. He's done more damage to this country than even Cheetoh. In fact, if it weren't for Turtle, Cheetoh never would have gotten into office. He needs to go. And soon.

pecosbob

(7,542 posts)
5. I believe that is the plan
Tue Jan 1, 2019, 02:19 PM
Jan 2019

They will introduce a clean CR and then execute a mic drop. They simply need to make their voices loud enough to ensure that they are heard clearly over the media telling us all apples are oranges. Their two primary avenues of attack should be Republican's malfeasance at governing and the stench of corruption in the Republican Party. Linking the most prominent of the Senate Republicans (specifically Graham and McConnell) repeatedly to Trump's Russian benefactors will seriously damage their credibility among all but the most hard-core deplorables.

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