General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcConnell speaking now whining about Schumer.
He is whining about Schumer's letter and demands for the impeachment trial.
He needs to thread this needle. The democrats have the power to hold the trial back if it is clear that McConnell is planning to sabotage it.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)hedda_foil
(16,375 posts)Golden Raisin
(4,614 posts)The_Counsel
(1,660 posts)Hey Mitch? Until you follow the law and do right by the people, SHUT YER FUCKIN' PIE HOLE!
hedda_foil
(16,375 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)LOL!
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Maribelle
(4,783 posts)or he is drunk again.
grumpyduck
(6,265 posts)malaise
(269,186 posts)Make a complete fool of yourself
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)... on impeachment?
Whatever
The_Counsel
(1,660 posts)...and Trump hasn't even been impeached yet!
That's one of the fundamental problems with impeaching a president: It's impossible for the jury (in this case the Senate) to have not heard the facts of the case--at least the basics--before they are formally presented.
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,845 posts)Look around......He is talking to a bunch of empty seats........LOL
Was it Clint Eastwood that was talking to an empty chair years ago.........LOL
Satch59
(1,353 posts)Saying they didnt get the witnesses they wanted...yes because the administration obstructed it!! How can anyone in Kentucky vote for this POS??
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,794 posts)Moscow Mitch is another Putin Puppet
Deb
(3,742 posts)We get it.
GeorgeGist
(25,323 posts)It's not his style.
CanonRay
(14,119 posts)He'll agree to something, then screw you over later. He's a snake and cannot be trusted.
Cosmocat
(14,574 posts)In its impeachment process while publicly saying he is working hand in hand w the white house on it for the senate.
andym
(5,445 posts)Expect to hear that over and over and over from them. The answer is that the work was incomplete because Trump and his men obstructed their testimony.
Timmygoat
(779 posts)Can anyone shine a light on why Mitch McConnell was hurriedly pushed out of the military?
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)in the showers, I heard. Someone must have bent down to pick up the soap, and ol' Mitch thought he was making a pass at him. It only took 3 weeks!!
Timmygoat
(779 posts)I always wondered about that, no wonder they do not speak about it.
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)to much more accommodating working conditions - in DC. Remember when one of his male aides left to take another job (a few blocks away) Mitch CRIED when he said "Goodbye" He was heartbroken. I guess aides with "special skills" are more rare than we thought!
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,782 posts)In March 1967, shortly before the expiration of his educational draft deferment upon graduation from law school, McConnell enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve as a private at Louisville, Kentucky.[14] This was a coveted position because the Reserve units were mostly kept out of combat during the Vietnam War.[14][15] His first day of training at Fort Knox was July 9, 1967, two days after taking the bar exam, and his last day was August 15, 1967.[10][14] Shortly after his arrival, he was diagnosed with optic neuritis and was deemed medically unfit for military service.[14][16] After five weeks at Fort Knox, he was honorably discharged.[14] His brief time in service has repeatedly been put at issue by his political opponents during his electoral campaigns.[14][16] Although McConnell has allowed reporters to examine parts of his military record and take notes, he has refused to allow copies to be made or to disclose his entire record, despite calls by his opponents to do so.[14] His time in service has also been the subject of criticism because his discharge was accelerated after his father placed a call to Senator John Sherman Cooper, who then sent a wire to the commanding general at Fort Knox on August 10, advising that "Mitchell [is] anxious to clear post in order to enroll in NYU".[14][15] He was allowed to leave post just five days later, though McConnell maintains that no one helped him with his enlistment into or discharge from the reserves.[14][15] According to McConnell, he struggled through the exercises at basic training and was sent to a doctor for a physical examination, which revealed McConnell's optic neuritis.[10] McConnell did not attend NYU.[14][15]
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Next they will say he thought the other recruit was female.
atreides1
(16,093 posts)Alan Lynch, a Lexington Postal Clerk, served in the 100th Army Reserve Unit, Louisville, Kentucky. He was in another unit in 1964 but the Army did a consolidation of units and he was transferred to the 100th in 1965 or 1966. He performed several duties while he served in the military as a postal clerk and personnel officer. Mr. Lynch has a remarkable story about the summer of 1967.
The summary of the story is as follows:
In the summer of 1967 Lynch reported for his summer active duty in the 100th Training Unit Army Reserve. The Unit did their summer active duty at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. Lynch worked for S-1, the administrative arm of any army unit. Lynch worked for a Major, who was the assistant Adjutant and new to the unit. During his active duty in August of 1967 Lynch remembers coming into the office and noticed that the Major was upset. He asked him what was going on and the Major told him the following:
A new member of the 100th Army Reserve Unit in Basic Training at Ft. Knox was arrested in the barracks for sodomy. The guy is getting out of the military and the excuse will be due to an illness, an eye disorder. The Major then told a joke about it saying, "I guess the guy couldn't see the difference between guys and girls."
Lynch asked him how this guy could accomplish this and get a release from the army. The Major told him that the soldier had served as an intern to Senator John Sherman Cooper and Senator Cooper called the Commanding General of Ft. Knox to arrange the discharge.
At the time the Major told Lynch the name of the soldier but the name didn't stick to his brain. Lynch said frankly it was not important at the time because the name McConnell meant nothing to him. It was not until the issue was raised in McConnell's senate race of 1990 that he remembered the incident. Lynch provided the information to reporters with the Courier Journal and Herald Leader but they did nothing with it because they didn't have any real evidence. They only have the story of Lynch.
McConnell has been able to brush this whole thing off as a tempest in a teapot.
DENVERPOPS
(8,845 posts)is "buddies" with Lindsey?????????????????? Maybe Mitch gave some color glossies of the two of them to Trump in order to get Lindsey to throw a 180 and start supporting Trump. I was thinking it was Putin's Kompromat, it may have been Mitch's......
Mersky
(4,986 posts)I'll have to watch this later. Thanks to those commenting.
Have the rules committee going on over here: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12789856
Caliman73
(11,744 posts)Graham and Paul as well. McConnell has violated his oath to the Constitution (I know he has done it repeatedly) in this situation where loyalty should be to the rule of law not to one man. He has violated the trust of the American People in deciding that he is going to act as a defender of the president rather than a Trier of Fact who decides based on the oath to do "impartial justice based on the laws and Constitution".