CNN just reported that McTurtle is so desperate about the...

[brush]

the Jan. 6 Commission that he has asked republican senators to vote against it as a "personal favor" to him.

It's quite despicable that the republican Senate leader is asking for a favor to him over a duty to the nation to get to the bottom of who actually caused the insurrection. It sure seems like he knows it was an inside job.

I'm beginning to wonder if DiFi is not the only senator displaying signs of questionable judgment. How can the Minority Leader think there won't be long term damage to him and his party by asking for a favor to him to not vote for a commission instead of a duty to the country to vote a commission in. This IMO is far beyond his usual partisan opposition to the Dem agenda. This is opposition to the nation.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. From the Lincoln Project

Link to tweet

[dlk]

4. As a new Lincoln Project video said, it was an inside job

Moscow Mitch is absolutely terrified of the truth being revealed. His behavior confirms it.

[RayStar]

28. Awful person

He needs to retire.

[lagomorph777]

57. He needs to be investigated for insurrection, and go to jail.

[dalton99a]

30. +1

[wnylib]

31. TLP asks who McConnell is trying to protect.

I think it's more than the former guy and the party that he is protecting. He has his orders to prevent an investigation. What are the consequences to him if he fails to prevent the commission from being approved? That is what he is afraid of. I'm betting that he has been threatened if he fails, so it is himself that he is protecting.

[NH Ethylene]

67. He wants to be majority leader again.

He believes that constant news and updates about this over the next year will hurt GOP chances for an upset in the Midterm.

He only cares about his power.

[GoCubsGo]

38. I'll start...

The wife of Supreme Court Justice and sexual predator, Clarence Thomas, who pad to bring in multiple busloads of these seditious fuckers to the riot. The head of that MAGA caravan was just charged with assaulting Capitol police officers. Just the very tip of the ice berg of those Moscow Mitch is trying to protect. I wouldn't be surprised if he's covering for himself, too.

[True Blue American]

47. Because his wife was in deep with favors for her Father and

Mitch is in trouble if they renew that investigation.

I noticed on Wednesday Mitch was wondering around the floor. Every time a Republican came down to vote Mitch would head for them, get right in their face as they voted. It was intimidation. He knows he has lost control

[Cha]

62. Rt TY & TLP!

[NH Ethylene]

70. I don't think McConnell was involved with the insurrection.

He never fell under the Trump spell, even as he placated him at every turn.

Everything he does is in his own self-interest. A Jan. 6 commission would implicate many GOP lawmakers and keep the horrors of the insurrection in the news for many months, right up to the midterm election season. If that happens, McConnell could lose his chance to regain a Senate majority, which is what he lives for.

[ananda]

2. All that kompromat.

And so many of them too.

[wnylib]

32. Including the turtle. He is protecting himself.

[everyonematters]

3. The Jan 5th meeting that Seth Abramson has talked about.

This makes me think that this is what they are trying to squelch. It is going to come out eventually. They have no control over what comes out with the commission, and it would be hard to spin. They can spin a congressional investigation as a partisan event. Either way it is a no win situation as long as the information comes out.

[brush]

8. Yeah, he's covering up something very damaging. But even if the commission is voted down...

Madame Speaker is smart enough to forma House Select Committee which will include some respected republicans. Liz Cheney maybe, or some out of office who can see the damage the current crop of repug office holders are doing to their party. That way it can be labelled a partisan committee.

[Rebl2]

16. McConnell is

likely deeply involved. I don’t trust Liz C. and any committee should be people no longer in office.

[brush]

40. She is anti-big lie but I get what you mean.

[PSPS]

35. Yes, that "war council" meeting the night before involves them all and would be hard to "spin."

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. Link from MediaIte

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/cnn-reports-mitch-mcconnell-frantically-pressuring-gop-senators-to-vote-down-1-6-commission-as-a-personal-favor/ar-AAKs9rW

[stillcool]

6. too many people to protect...

they can do their dog and pony show, but can not allow Democrats to question witnesses. They can't allow those answers.

[onethatcares]

54. and too many people

that will try to save their own hides. They forgot one of the main rules: The only person to trust with a secret is YOURSELF.

[Caliman73]

7. Unlike Feinstein, who is likely showing signs of cognitive decline, McConnell is evil.

Feinstein, and I am not a fan, has at least tried to serve honorably during her tenure in the Senate and in her public life. McConnell cannot claim that in any aspect of his wretched life. He doesn't care about the state of the Union. He cares about the power that he wields now at this moment. He likely knows his days are numbered so he doesn't care about what happens once he is gone.

[whopis01]

18. Thank you for posting what I was thinking

Comparing Dianne Feinstein’s questionable judgement to Mitch McConnell’s decision process does not hold up very well at all.

He knows exactly what he is doing and why he is doing it. Any cognitive dissonance between his actions and his statements is entirely intentional and calculated.

[quaint]

48. I'd love to see Katie Porter replace DiFi...

if Rep. Porter's district wasn't reddish-purple.

[Caliman73]

56. You know where Katie Porter would be great?

Speaker of the House... eventually. I know she is relatively new, but I can see her in the position.

[quaint]

59. That would work for me, too!

[Skittles]

9. sounds like SOP for GOP to me

since when do they EVER put country above party?

[yonder]

34. Yep. SOP for GOPPP&F

GrandOldPartyofPersonalProtection&Favors.

[ace3csusm]

10. Sounds to me that he might get implicated

...no one ties this hard if they are clean ....

[demosincebirth]

20. ...up to his triple chins!

[dflprincess]

11. In the long run, Republicans voting against this may work out for the best

Now the Democrats can form a committee to investigate, they don't have to make it 50/50 representation, and they don't have to give the Cons subpoena power.

And all the time they can remind the public the Republicans didn't want it investigated.

[NH Ethylene]

68. I agree. If this had passed, I expected the GOP members to gum up the works.

The Dems had conceded so much. The Republicans could have put all the obstructionists on the committee and it would have been immobilized by inner conflict.

[quakerboy]

72. can you imagine who they would have appoiinted?

Im thinking.. trump, the my pillow guy, etc

[bahboo]

12. bury the son of a bitch....

[ProudProgressiveNow]

13. KR NT

[slumcamper]

14. C'mon--just say it, Brush!

You aptly characterize his and DiFi's "questionable judgment." So why not take this line of reasoning to it's logical conclusion?

Turtle exhibits the indicators of cognitive impairment, irrationality, senility. He's the poster boy for a TERM LIMITS. I'd include at least 10 other mugs on that poster--including Iowa's Grassley.

There; I said it for you. Pardon me if I we overly presumptuous and misspoke, but I will stand by my own statements and opinions.

[brush]

15. Agreed. Grassley should definitely be included.

[babylonsister]

17. I think McConnell is just that evil, still. nt

[ShazzieB]

61. I do, too.

McConnell is pure, unrefined, straight up evil. He knows exactly WHAT he is doing and WHY he is doing it. He's no more senile than a kindergartener and as wily as an old fox. Every move he makes is carefully planned and calculated to produce maximum benefif to HIM.

[wnylib]

33. This is too typical of the evil behavior

of McConnell to consider it a cognitive problem.

Calling it a personal favor is a power message. "Do this for me and I will see that you get some favors in return. Refuse and I will see that you never get any favors."

He is not senile, just evil.

[electric_blue68]

37. Also think he's cruel, evil, and not cognitively impaired.

[NH Ethylene]

69. I don't think he's impaired either.

He's just a real asshole, as we have all seen.

[OldBaldy1701E]

45. Yep

And, you can also understand that this will NEVER happen. The powers that be would never allow anything to limit their people or the ability to keep them in power. I feel that strong, across the board term limits would go a loooooong way towards repairing some of the issues in our government. Which is why I expect nothing to ever come of it.

[whopis01]

19. I think the comparison to Dianne Feinstein isn't warranted

There is nothing about Mitch McConnell’s actions that can be explained or excused through cognitive decline. He is knowingly and understandingly (if that even is a word) taking action in his own personal best interest at the cost of others.

I don’t believe that there is any impairment present in him (other than being an evil, selfish asshole. But that doesn’t seem to impair a whole hell of a lot of people today)

And just to clarify - I get the point you were trying to make. I don’t think for one moment that you were comparing Feinstein to McConnell.

[Baitball Blogger]

22. Calling Joe Manchin.

Feeling stupid, yet?

[monkeyman1]

23. him & his ol'lady both need to be ckecked out !!

[Blue Owl]

24. McTurtle is still protecting the Slobfather

What gives, Mitch?

[Poiuyt]

26. There won't be any long term damage to the Republican Party because most Republicans

support Donald Trump and all that he stands for. They don't care about policies, or character, or anything like that. They only care that there is an (R) after their name.

[Retrograde]

27. Got something to hide, Mitch?

Or does Donnie have something on the missus that you don't want made public?

[IcyPeas]

60. right. he asked for a "personal favor"

wtf?

[ShazzieB]

63. Of course he has something to hide.

The turtle probably has more skeletons in his closet than an anatomy professor.

[Mike Nelson]

29. Well...

... he should never be called "Majority Leader" since he's never been the leader of the majority of American people! Also, he's always displayed questionable judgement.

[cstanleytech]

36. Not surprised Mitch is doing this as he is a piece of shit just like every other Senate Republican.

[bdamomma]

39. Treasonous bastards

they were all involved period. We need to keep pushing for an investigation. Corrupt and dangerous bastards, they didn't care what people were killed, and for those families who visited today was a slap in the face.

GQP should be placed under arrest, they were totally involved. I remember McCarthy said to tRump to call it off the insurrectionists, so what changed??? Money is all behind this.

[Progressive Jones]

41. All the more reason for the Democrats to "do what they gotta do". Good luck, GOP. nt

[SwannieK]

42. Hey, Moscow Mitch...how about doing America a personal favor?

R E S I G N!!!

[bucolic_frolic]

43. Yes, Republican Senators, tether yourselves to a fading politician for loyalty

See what that gets you. As if Trump wasn't enough.

[Best_man23]

44. If McTurtle doesn't want the 1/6 Commission, fine, we'll play that game

That just gives us the excuse we need to appoint a Special Prosecutor (I'm thinking Glenn Kirschner).

They can pick their poison, either way, we're not letting this "go by".

[brush]

53. I was thinking House select committee but I must say I like the special prosecutor idea.

[Deminpenn]

46. There's going to be some kind of commission

The House-passed bill is bi-partisan and favorable to Rs what with equal membership and subpoenas needing the agreement of both majority chair and minority co-chair.

Now there'll be a select committee, just like for Watergate.

[kimbutgar]

49. Does he not realize that the anger over January 5th is not going away and some investigation will

Occur and the Democratic Party and activists will bring it up until 2022?

And by his voting no shows he and his party are guilty of trying to overthrow our government.

January 6th is December 7th 1941 and September 11th 2001 except the attackers were our fellow Americans and the fascist gop orange maggot.

[BobTheSubgenius]

50. I'm sure he realizes this, and, while he hopes the fervor will at least die down a bit,

I think he's just stalling, hoping to put it off for as long as possible. If you knew Armageddon was inevitable, wouldn't you at least try to delay it for a year or two?

[brush]

52. Yes, it's a huge day in history, and the only once since the Civil War with Americans...

fighting against other Americans and democracy.

[Tiger8]

51. Crooked Moscow Mitch, the traitor.

If there was any justice, Mitch McConnell should be wrestled to the ground of the Senate floor by the FBI, handcuffed, read his rights, and never see a day of freedom again, as long as he lives.

Everybody knows McConnell is owned by Russian mobsters.

[AngryOldDem]

55. McConnell and his ilk don't give a rat's ass about this nation.

That should be crystal clear by now. All that matters is holding on to power by any means necessary. Scorched-earth politics.

Their denial of this commission confirms that Jan. 6 was an inside job, as anyone with two functioning brain cells figured out long ago.

[homegirl]

58. Does ot really matter?

The Lincoln Project, the Democratic party and the media will remind voters of the GQP Insurrection of January 6, 2021, every day until, and after, the November 2022 election.

Mitch must have been involved all the way up to his wattles in the planning and execution of the insurrection. And he, and the participants will pay the price!

[panfluteman]

64. The Republicans Just Keep On Kicking the Friggin' Can Down the Road...

And at each subsequent stage, things only get more desperate because Trump is a total MONSTER. McConnel and his ilk thought they could "ride the tiger" to get what they wanted, but boy, were they wrong. It's like Ted Lieu said on Lawrence O'Donnel last night - the Republican senators had a chance to just impeach Donald Trump and be done with him forever - but they didn't have the courage, the resolve, the political will, or whatever you want to call it - and now their karma is coming around to bite them in the butt.

[FlyingPiggy]

65. I sure wish karma would move on his ass...what an evil man.

[COL Mustard]

66. Well, I Never!

I never thought Mitch and the GQP would want to protect Antifa and BLM supporters from an investigation! Politics gets weirder and weirder.










(Yes, of course it's sarcasm. Mitch sucks big time.)

[quakerboy]

71. Why would this appear any different than normal?

The only difference between this and the impeachment votes is the likely margin. could 3 more republicans be persuaded to join, this could have passed. Impeachment was much further off, so no need to wrangle votes to get the desired outcome