Democrats Immediately Make McConnell And McCarthy Pay For Blocking 1/6 Commission

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BY JASON EASLEY at PoliticusUSA

Democrats Immediately Make McConnell And McCarthy Pay For Blocking 1/6 Commission

https://www.politicususa.com/2021/05/28/democrats-immediately-make-mcconnell-and-mccarthy-pay-for-blocking-1-6-commission.html

"SNIP......

The minute that Mitch McConnell successfully blocked the creation of the 1/6 Commission, Democrats started fundraising and pounding on the GOP.

Business Insider reported:


Party leaders almost immediately began fundraising and pounding on Republicans who opposed a procedural Senate vote Friday on legislation to create the commission to investigate the pro-Trump insurrection at the US Capitol.

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Campaign staff tasked with defending the 14 Democratic senators up for re-election in the midterms wasted no time hanging the failed vote around the necks of Trump’s loyal cheerleaders.

“By voting against a bipartisan, impartial examination of the deadly insurrection on January 6th, Sens. Johnson, Rubio, and Senate Republicans sent a clear message to voters: they aren’t strong enough to stand up to Trump and do what’s right for our country, and their only goal in the Senate is looking out for their own self-serving political interests,” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Jazmin Vargas told Insider.

.....SNIP"

[Indykatie]

1. Improved Fundraising is NOT the Punishment I Want to See Dems Deliver to Mitch.

[jimfields33]

2. I thought that wasn't punishment as well

I was expecting something out of the box that would stick. Guess not. I’d rather each candidate get 20K dollars to campaign and that is it. No donations at all. This way it’s an even field and those with millions don’t get an advantage. How you spend You’re 20 grand, I don’t care.

[soothsayer]

3. +1

[former9thward]

41. 20k is absolutely nothing.

So it would mean that incumbents would automatically win every election. There would be 2 (or more) names on the ballot and voters would simply choose the one they had heard of before.

[Biophilic]

5. Yea, that's not a punishment. Damn, I had my hopes up. Getting Dems to give more money

is NOT punishing the Repugs. I'm just now beginning to get my finances back under control from giving way too much last year. Being made to feel badly because I can't give any money right now feels punishing to me not the Repugs. I am so heartily tired of deleting requests for money and feeling guilty about it.

[Ferrets are Cool]

30. This

[stage left]

8. + a million

hear,hear!

[Pepsidog]

16. Good point.

[smirkymonkey]

23. +1000

Yeah, not good enough. Try harder. Fucking do something that will actually make a difference.

None of them are getting any money from me until they start pushing back in a way that shows me they are serious about stopping the republican dismantling of Democracy. So far, I'm not impressed.

[BobTheSubgenius]

24. No, it most certainly isn't...but it could lead to a lot more, because money is

power in shaping public opinion. Plus, I have every confidence that this is just the prelude, and the opera will start soon enough. It's early days.

[LiberalLovinLug]

39. Well, its one step up from a strongly worded letter

[Leith]

4. Make them eat it!

If rethugs can't vote for a bipartisan commission to look into the worst attack on the Capitol since the War of 1812, they deserve to have the country hear about it.

[Mr.Bill]

6. Actually McCarthy did not succeed in blocking it.

But he sure tried.

[sarchasm]

7. Sounds like it was was written by a GQP operative.

[Chainfire]

9. The payback should include money for tar and feathers.

[monkeyman1]

10. we need is a " SPECIAL PROSECUTOR - NO HOLD'S BAR 'D PERIOD"

[bahboo]

11. pummel the ever loving fuck out of them...

relentlessly. Use the damn media. Do unto them, as they would do unto us....

[HUAJIAO]

12. Quote sounds like spoken or written by some politician, not a PISSED OFF human being !!

Too wimpy.

I'm not good with words or I would volunteer something,,,

traitors
guilty of treason
protecting their own guilty asses
afraid of trump and putin
LIARS!
TERRORISTS !

[justgamma]

13. insurrection

sounds so mild. These people tried to overthrow the United States government. Insurrection has been overused.

[roamer65]

14. Follow the money.

For Repukes, all roads lead to Moscow.

[Chicagogrl1]

15. Why should we have to pay

For the right thing to happen?!? 🧐

[ShazzieB]

17. 😁😁😁GOOD!!!!!😁😁😁

Calling this a "punishment" for the GOP misses the mark, as some have observed. Nevertheless, it's good news, and beating them over the head with it helps some Democratic candidates win, it will be a punishment for Repugs.

[keithbvadu2]

18. Why would the republicans not want an investigation?

Why would the republicans not want an investigation?

Who was in the Jan 06 insurrection/riot smearing poop on the walls of Congress, attacking police, seeking Mike Pence for execution, and vandalizing the Capitol Bldg?

The ONLY proof you need that Antifa had nothing to do with January 6th is the Republicans' refusal to form a commission to investigate it.

Link to tweet

[Beartracks]

25. That tweet sums it all up VERY thoroughly.

[crickets]

29. Yep. Nailed it. nt

[FBaggins]

34. They don't have the power to stop an investigation

House/Senate/DOJ can and will investigate.

Ask they can do is keep it from being labeled as a bipartisan commission.

[Orrex]

19. Golly, that'll teach him.

I’m sure he’ll change his obstructionist ways notices the slight and temporary uptick in Democratic fundraising.

[spanone]

20. i suspect the traitors did the same thing.

[Ruby the Liberal]

21. Fundraising?

Odd how GOP priorities like tax policy and lifetime judicial appointments aren't subject to the filibuster, but Dem priorities like voting rights and civil rights are DOA without 60.

But glad they are able to fundraise off of it. Lord knows, our election victories are shallow - and we always need to be gearing up for the next one.

[cayugafalls]

22. Not. Good. Enough. Sorry. The commission needs to happen. Period. End of story.

Fight like democracy is in the balance.

Because it is.

[Sneederbunk]

26. Implement the House investigative committees now.

[Autumn]

27. I don't think fundraising off of the GOPs treason is much of a punisment. nt

[Doremus]

28. Yeah, that'll get 'em. :eyeroll:

Goddamn it, Dems. Grow a fucking spine and GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER. There are ways to persuade the few D's who might disagree. Figure it out and get it done before it's too late. The clock is ticking.

[superpatriotman]

31. Schumer showed up in a YT ad today

I was not moved to help.

[GoodRaisin]

32. I believe McConnell will regret not taking advantage of his chance for a bipartisan commission.

Aside from the obvious problem Republicans will have defending their action to voters in 2022, there will be a commission and investigation of some kind, and he will have less control of the process than he would have had otherwise.

I think he's made a big mistake on this one.

[mnhtnbb]

33. Obstruction has worked well for McConnell for years

I suspect he doesn't see any reason to change his tactics.

[GoodRaisin]

36. Yes, and it appears to me that it blinded him in this case. He's become so full of himself that

he put himself and his party in a bad light and gave up his chance to have a voice in the investigative process.

[Crowman2009]

35. What a joke! If you really want to make em' pay, GET RID OF THE FILLIBUSTER!

While we're at it, the party should never endorse or allow official DNC events to be attended by Manchin & Sinema.

[GoodRaisin]

37. How do you propose to get rid of the filibuster without Manchin and Sinema?

[Crowman2009]

40. By getting rid of them once their terms end.

Not gonna happen this year since they are about as useless as moldy cheese.

[Marrah_Goodman]

38. How is that "making them pay"

Seems more like just "yay we can make money off this"

[CaptainTruth]

42. Saying "I will do Thing X" is not the same as saying...

..."Thing X is the ONLY thing I will do."

Reading comprehension is your friend.