So sick of this SOB....

[spanone]

McConnell warns of ‘scorched-earth Senate’ if Democrats kill filibuster

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Democrats Tuesday that Republicans would counter any attempt to eliminate the filibuster, the 60-vote supermajority requirement to move most legislation, with “immediate chaos” that would grind the chamber — and the Democratic governing agenda — to a halt.

McConnell delivered his admonition less than a day after he signaled he would move forward with a power-sharing agreement governing operations of the 50-50 Senate — only after two Democratic senators made public assurances that they would not support eliminating the filibuster.

Both senators, Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), had previously said they opposed ditching the rule, and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared victory Tuesday — thanking McConnell for accepting “exactly what Democrats proposed from the start.”

“I'm glad we're finally able to get the Senate up and running,” Schumer said. “My only regret is that it took so long.”

**PayWall**https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/26/mcconnell-scorched-earth-fillibuster/

[Bettie]

1. "Scorched Earth"? Guess that goes along with "Grim Reaper"

the ultimate message is that Mitch McConnell doesn't want to work WITH anyone.

He believes that he is a king and should unilaterally make all decisions with regard to our laws.

He has told us this. We need to listen.

ETA: He will never work with anyone, so there should be no expectation of cooperation with him. He will derail and disrupt at every turn.

[woodsprite]

2. Would love to know what the "wait and see" was that he was telling Rachel last night.

He had a grin on his face when he was saying it. If it's powder he has to keep dry to use at a later date against McConnell, I understand, just as long as he actually uses it if it's ever needed.

[notinkansas]

14. He was also adamant that 100% of the Democrats

were behind eliminating the filibuster. Did mcconnell know about the two defections before Schumer did?

[woodsprite]

18. OR were they part of a plan..... nt

[StClone]

3. It causes scorched earth already. Get rid of it.

How could there be more damage without it than already has been inflicted with it. Doubt it Will make anything worse. That's just a way of threatening, so to keep it.

You know Mitch only wants it to monkey wrench and do more evil. The long ugly history of the Filibuster is reason enough to get rid of it! https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/04/17/elizabeth-warrens-historically-sound-case-against-filibuster/

[Irish_Dem]

4. I am also so sick of this SOB. Threatening the majority party.

He is evil to the core.

Hey Turtle, how about talking about helping out the American people instead of threatening
your colleagues.

[Demsrule86]

5. Ha...he doesn't have the ability...if the filibuster is removed he won't be able to do shit about it

[Demsrule86]

6. He took a beating with GOP voters as he is seen as 'caving' so he is just trying to save face.

[dalton99a]

7. Like the 2017 tax heist, and the hundreds of Trump judges in the federal judiciary

[moondust]

8. He's going to do that no matter what.

Ruthless power grabber not going to suddenly change his ways.

Fuck him.

[spanone]

12. Right, he didn't give up anything. he got assurance by sienna that she wouldn't vote to eliminate...

the filibuster. Otherwise he'd still be obstructing.

hate the SOB

[uponit7771]

16. RIGHT !? So frustrating to think thing are working at all in the senate !! They're not, the kGOP

... couldn't express that they don't care about democracy anymore clearly than after Jan 6th.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

9. McConnell can't stand the thought that he no longer controls the Senate.

I so hope he forces Democrats to nuke the filibuster so we can watch the little fascist squirm.

[magicarpet]

10. Offer ReThugs a max of permissible filibusters per year like 3, or 5, or 7.

They must be real filibusters read the phone book or buy-bull for 10 hours or whatever.

Once you reach the max, no more filibusters called by your party until following senate sessions.

You of course pick what legislation to choose on which receives your limited numbers of available filibusters.

This may help curtail ReThug habitual use of filibusters to freeze up congress so nothing an be accomplished and bills allowed to be voted on.

[KPN]

19. Get rid of the filibuster. It has never really worked to our benefit -- because as a general rule,

we behave in a spirit that is framed by having the nation's best interests in mind. They do not. They have their own, their contributors', and their Party's best interest in mind.

Don't play games or pussy foot around with rattlesnakes -- didn't your parents ever teach you that?

[AleksS]

11. So he's saying that...

If we don't give him the tool to grind everything to a halt and stop all legislation from advancing, then he'll........

grind everything to a halt and stop all legislation from advancing?

[uponit7771]

17. +1, at this point screw them and we don't have time to mess around with their stupid games

[GeorgeGist]

13. Traitors in our midst.

[uponit7771]

15. We don't have that now !? WTF ?! How much worse can it get ?! 1.9 billion is a START to get the ...

... economy going until next year and these assholes are acting like its too much.

They're not even working with facts, how in the hell is the flat earther party not scorching earth every time they open their mouths.

[KPN]

20. THIS -- it couldn't be clearer! I'm dumbfounded by the notion that anyone who has been paying

attention hasn't figured out that they are out to virtually destroy opposition to their supremacy. Covid 19 should be enough for anyone to realize they don't care about harming -- or even eliminating -- you or me.

Time to wake up and get real folks! We need to do what is right for the nation, right for the average person come hell or high water -- and we are living hell and high-water now!

[uponit7771]

22. +1, and if we don't and we stand around in 2022 complaining about process we lost !! No one is

... going to pay attention to the process even during the debates.

[spanone]

21. McConnell just voted with Rand Paul questioning constitutionality of trump impeachment trial

in the senate...he will never convict trump