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| Somebody give this guy a piece of lettuce, and maybe he'll go away. Image from Think Progress |
Not every person interviewed on Meet the Press or Face the Nation is a partisan parrot, but McConnell surely is. So the third thing that hits me is, "If I were a Republican, how would I react to this man?" And I simply can't imagine it. He has to be one of the least charismatic, least inspiring politicians in Washington, this side of Lindsay Graham. And he's still openly admitting that making Obama a one-term president is his A#1 priority, ahead of jobs, ahead of everything. And gee, how could you make that more likely? Crash the economy on purpose! Think he can do that, and escape notice?
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In Midst Of Debt Ceiling Standoff, McConnell Reaffirms That Defeating Obama Is GOP’s ‘Single Most Important’ Goal
Last October, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell confessed that his “single most important” objective was to make “President Obama to be a one-term president.” In an interview on Fox News Sunday this morning, host Bret Baier asked McConnell if his motivations in the midst of the debt ceiling negotiations are still to defeat Obama. McConnell reaffirmed that it is indeed his “single most important political goal” next year. . .
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"Second, I get irritated because McConnell is the embodiment of a pandering, posturing, talking point machine who will say whatever is on this weeks list of Things That Republicans Are Saying This Week."
ReplyDeleteKind of what Obama does day in and day out. And most politicians do the same.
But I do like the turtle reference- it really fits.
Yes, every president has to some degree the same affliction. But to a much lesser degree than those folks that they wind up and throw out there on the Sunday morning shows. Both sides: Ed Gillespie, David Axelrod, etc. There are some--and frankly (and sadly) Anthony Weiner was one--who are much more frank (no pun intended), and don't seem to be reading from a script. Alan Grayson and Russ Feingold were two othere, and both got voted out last time. Whatever you think of those guys, it is refreshing to see a politician who speaks his mind, rather than reciting a script.
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