Comments on: Mitch McConnell Just Proposed the “Pontius Pilate Pass the Buck Act of 2011″

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:12:23 +0000

Mitch McConnell’s strategy might be to give Obama enough rope to hang himself? Let Barack really show the American people that he’s just a tax-and-spend liberal and doesn’t mean anything he’s saying right now about spending cuts and deficit reduction. Then, no matter who the GOP nominates they’re all but assured a win next November.

By: rickbull

rickbull — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:57:29 +0000

and he probably doesn’t want to leave Texas. I know _I_ wouldn’t trade Texas for Kentucky.

By: rick57

rick57 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:27:29 +0000

Paul Rand should let the people of KY know exactly what this means. Get his grass roots organizations there that worked for him to re-call McConnell quite really one of the biggest idiot RINOS ever to bear the republican logo, along with just the same McCain.

By: funwithknives

funwithknives — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:32:21 +0000

Compromise is the way to ruin and what got us to this moment in time. Progressives use this term like a club and like seeming male nerd morons, who want a date with MISS POPULARITY, we always fall for it again. The word should always bring GOP leaders up short to consider: “What is it, THEY Are Giving up?” A Peanuts cartoon is more instructive politically, than 1000 conservative speeches. Make them state what THEY give up and the silence will speak ,loudly. Getting along is always bandied about as a way to good government. But yet that is “our normal” and look where we are. “Time for a little bud-nippin”.

By: funwithknives

funwithknives — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:16:15 +0000

They all got stings,with poison and to use them is instictive and automatic, to a JAY-FISH. What is instinctive to Mitch? Diving for cover and doing NADA. Please, in the future use An Appropriate Animal Metaphor. POSSUM, perhaps? Some form of DEAD MEAT would be agreeable, even believable. Submitted From the Jellyfish Appreciation Society; “Doing Good Works and what God intended, for millions of years”

By: JSobieski

JSobieski — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:39:26 +0000

The idea that on August 3rd the government will somehow have no liquidity is laughable. If our side can make that point clear enough, we can convince the mushy middle that Obama is lying.

From their build outward and focus on Obama’s failure to actually propose definitive cuts in anything besides defense.

The debt ceiling will need to be raised, but I don’t think the Republicans will get a decent deal without letting the August 2nd deadline pass. To get the best deal, you essentially need to plan on cutting it sometime in mid/late August. Before that, we shortchange ourselves. After that, it could blow up in our faces.

By: dnha14

dnha14 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:38:10 +0000

I take back my disparaging comments regarding Sen. McConnell that I made yesterday. After listening and reading a number of commentators, both pro and con, I have come to the conclusion that we will not get what we want with control of only one house of Congress. We need patience and McConnell’s plan firmly puts the responsibility for the debt ceiling and the increasing debt squarely on Obama. I would rather run on that in 2012 than any of the other scenarios, where Republicans start to take more of the political blame. Give it to Obama. Let him drown in his own creation. It is the best result we can expect with our limited resources (one house) until after 2012 where we have a better chance of gaining more power to actually make the changes we need. Saddle Obama with the responsibility. Do not let him off the hook. The country will not go bankrupt before 2012.

By: dnha14

dnha14 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:36:59 +0000

I take back my disparaging comments regarding Sen. McConnell that I made yesterday. After listening and reading a number of commentators, both poro and con, I have come to the conclusion that we will not get what we want with control of only one house of Congress. We need patience and McConnell’s plan firmly puts the responsibility for the debt ceiling and the increasing debt squarely on Obama. I would rather run on that in 2012 than any of the other scenarios, where Republicans start to take more of the political blame. Give it to Obama. Let him drown in his own creation. It is the best result we can expect with our limited resources (one house) until after 2012 where we have a better chance of gaining more power to actually make the changes we need. Saddle Obama with the responsibility. Do not let him off the hook. The country will not go bankrupt before 2012.

By: themarathonman

themarathonman — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:50:29 +0000

and voted out at his last election. He has always been a wimpy jellyfish that Reid and the dems have manipulated for years….

That being said, I can see McConnell’s endgame here. It appears to me that, IN MCCONNELL’S MIND, if the GOP cannot, or will not, stand up to Soetoro on this issue, giving him sole control of the debt ceiling switch can then be used as yet another issue against Soetoro in the 2012 election.

Interesting political maneuver on the surface, as it gives ownership of the debt issue exclusively to Soetoro and his minions, assuming Soetoro is stupid enough to bite, which I don’t think he will. Therefore, McConnell is throwing this out there as a no-lose situation in his mind to tempt Soetoro, while continuing to seek political cover behind Boehner and Cantor. McConnell knows that any bill involving the debt ceiling has to originate in the House, so whatever Boehner and Cantor decide to do he is going to vote for in the Senate anyway. So he gets the Erick Ericksons of the world stirred up temporarily, but in reality its a pig in a poke.

Everyone knows giving Soetoro control of the debt ceiling is the most dangerous game, given the fact that Barry wants to convert this country to European Socialism by fiat. McConnell is throwing that option out there as a political football, and is then running and hiding behind his House compadres, who have true control of the negotiations. Spineless jellyfish indeed.

By: kliff

kliff — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:39:04 +0000

whole heartedly. You can’t effectively battle an opponent without when you are eaten up with cancer within. ‘Neville’ McConnell is as big a threat to our republic as Obamanure. I would suggest that it is time to bombard our Senators with demands to replace McChamberlain as minority leader.

By: geah

geah — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:32:37 +0000

and I am still on S.S. afraid? no I am not, I have a small safety net, if all hell breaks loose so be it, yet I feel sorry for those who live so close to nothing it breaks my heart, Is there a person in DC who understands that all the fuss is heard in the purse of the poor rather than the ears and both parties are so careless with purse,health and home of so many it takes ones breath away. While they are insured, after leaving office they get perks that would keep normal people in good welfare. Obama is giving mega money to a southern nation to drill. Egypt is getting money along with many middle eastern countries , Israel gets money but that nation repays so I will leave her out, what is given away would keep all our infrastructure paid and the{ middle class} worry free. saying nothing of the poorest of the poor and those who fall into the cracks of finance, not poor and never enough to live well.

By: Finrod

Finrod — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:58:42 +0000

We don’t need McConnell’s bad idea to get Obama on the record.

So how do you propose to get Obama on the record then, instead of letting him just sit back and slamming everything Republicans propose?

Remember, the media will cover for Obama; we can’t count on a fair fight here.

By: audax

audax — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:32:52 +0000

By: mbecker908

mbecker908 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:30:08 +0000

McConnell.

Or his dad for that matter.

By: Freedoms Truth

Freedoms Truth — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:09:13 +0000

McConnell?s plan at the least makes Democrats and Obama put themselves on record, in an election year, for growing the deficit and the debt”

Hello, McFly! That is exactly what the Democrats had in 2010. yes, it was good for the GOP politically, but that was because candidates – remember them – promised to repeal Obamacare cut spending, and get teh government under control.

Not a SINGLE candidate ran on ‘lets give President Obama more power to make all the spending decisions” NOT ONE.

This means that and GOP vote for this is a BROKEN CAMPAIGN PROMISE.

McConnell’s pass-the-buck is a split-the-GOP RINO move to the max. Its a complete cavein. ALL IT DOES is put the President on the record … well, hello, Obama IS ALREADY ON THE RECORD. His statements, his budget plans, all the rest. Eveen the smoke and mirrors proposals.

We dont need mcconells bad idea to get Obama on the record.

By: mikeevergreen

mikeevergreen — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:44:06 +0000

This is a great way to describe the McConnell plan.

By: Freedoms Truth

Freedoms Truth — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:10:16 +0000

McConnell ‘pass the buck’ TAKES POWER FROM CONSERVATIVES.

That’s why we need to be hopping mad about this. We only have two leverage points – the House majority and enough GOP Senators to maintain a filibuster.

McConnell just threw in his hand in a hissy fit over Obama not being fair and nice. Politics aint beanbag, and McConnell lacked the cohones to stand firm … and just after he made a very stong statement that explained what end is up.

By: Freedoms Truth

Freedoms Truth — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 04:01:29 +0000

“Something like, ?lets see what Obama is really going to offer re: entitlement reform before we even discuss taxes? would work. Something like ?I hope that Obama can inspire confidence by providing a detailed plan? would work.” ”

Correct!

Cantor and other have challenged Obama on this. What the Democrat did was behind Cantor’s back share it to the media. The Democrats and the media are tag-teaming to win the PR war for Obama, spinning madly.

you know what is sad? It is REAL simple for the GOP.
1. Pay a spending cut +debt celing bill in the House. DO IT NOW.
2. Go into negotiations and say “Our position is #1, before we do anything or talk about any proposal, pass it in the senate, and we will work from there.”

END OF STORY.

This ‘strategy’ of meeting daily with the president, as part of the president’s own bid for re-election and partaking in a Kabuki theatre negotiation, is pathetic and hapless, giving the President far more power than he deserves. He does not legislate. the Congress does. Why give the president the power of legislation? All obama has is a veto pen. Does he want to vetoe a debt ceiling increase just because it doesnt have exactly what he wants? MAKE MY DAY!

By: rickbull

rickbull — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 03:55:25 +0000

-nt-

By: jcrestonm

jcrestonm — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:30:59 +0000

Downtown Louisville, KY had a water main break and many businesses were closed today due to a boiled water advisory and no waterpower in the high rise buildings. I highly doubt his staff even went to work today at the office in Louisville.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/2011307120050