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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMcConnell: ‘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 Senates 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.
...........
more:
http://pageonekentucky.com/2013/01/25/oh-look-its-mitch-claiming-liberals-are-beat/
Dear Patriot,
Barack Obama and his allies are furious.
A group of the Senates 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.
...........
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
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. We beat the liberals, to hell with the country
looks like the Tortoise is coming out of the dog's ass
Lasher
(27,597 posts)2. Notice, Yertle never says explicitly that filibuster reform is inherently wrong.
He'll think it's a fine idea 2 years from now.
zbdent
(35,392 posts)3. along with not too many years back ...
I'm sure he was happy to join in with the ones wanting to use the "nuclear option" back then ...
msongs
(67,406 posts)4. sorry there mitch, harry reid is no liberal nt