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kpete

(71,993 posts)
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 04:03 PM Jan 2013

McConnell: ‘We Beat The Liberals’

‘We Beat The Liberals’: McConnell Campaign Brags About Defeating Filibuster Reform

The email, subject line “We Beat the Liberals,” bragged that President Obama was “furious” after liberal senators and left-wing groups failed to pass their “dangerous scheme” to break down the checks and balances in the Senate.

Subject: We Beat the Liberals

Dear Patriot,

Barack Obama and his allies are furious.

A group of the Senate’s most liberal Senators, fueled by left-wing groups like Move On, have been pushing a dangerous scheme to change the rules of the United States Senate and fundamentally alter the checks and balances of our system.

You see, they had been pushing a plan to end the filibuster, allowing Harry Reid and the Obama Democrats to pass their agenda with a simple majority.

Well, Mitch McConnell stood strong and stopped that scheme dead in its tracks.

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more:
http://pageonekentucky.com/2013/01/25/oh-look-its-mitch-claiming-liberals-are-beat/


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McConnell: ‘We Beat The Liberals’ (Original Post) kpete Jan 2013 OP
We beat the liberals, to hell with the country Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #1
Notice, Yertle never says explicitly that filibuster reform is inherently wrong. Lasher Jan 2013 #2
along with not too many years back ... zbdent Jan 2013 #3
sorry there mitch, harry reid is no liberal nt msongs Jan 2013 #4

Lasher

(27,597 posts)
2. Notice, Yertle never says explicitly that filibuster reform is inherently wrong.
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 04:16 PM
Jan 2013

He'll think it's a fine idea 2 years from now.

zbdent

(35,392 posts)
3. along with not too many years back ...
Sat Jan 26, 2013, 04:50 PM
Jan 2013

I'm sure he was happy to join in with the ones wanting to use the "nuclear option" back then ...

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