Opinion: Not a dime's worth of difference between McConnell and McCarthy

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

When it comes to the big lie that propelled the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) had positioned himself in the past as somewhat more reasonable than his counterpart in the House, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield).

But in joining McCarthy in opposing an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection, McConnell has shown that, as the late George Wallace once said about the two major parties, there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the Republican leaders.

After suggesting that he might be open to arguments in favor of a commission, McConnell last week came out against the idea, calling the House proposal for an independent panel “slanted and unbalanced.”

He got his way Friday, when Senate Republicans, with a few honorable exceptions, filibustered the House-passed bill to create a commission.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-not-dimes-worth-difference-221245906.html

[lees1975]

1. McConnell is the worst demagogue in the history of the Senate

and that is exactly why the Democrats must break the filibuster. I think, if they take away his only means of obstruction, he loses his purpose and becomes irrelevant and he will not be able to handle that. He'll quit.

https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2021/05/an-open-letter-to-senators-joe-manchin.html

[MurrayDelph]

3. Plus, we all know that if he had

the same slim majority (pui-pui-pui!), he would gleefully blow up the filibuster and blame it on the Democrats.

[captain queeg]

2. I remember when people said that about Dems and GOP

Maybe it was kind true 40-50 yrs or more ago, but the divide nowadays couldn’t be more obvious.

[Stuart G]

4. Thank You For Posting...K and R