What is the typical Supporters view of this guy? He seems like everything Trump ran against in DC. A political lifer who is firmly entrenched in party before country.
Specifically, he is now ignoring cabinet confirmation procedures he demanded in 2009. McConnell letter to Harry Reid.
EDIT: Not to mention the times he filibustered himself, Blaming Obama for not stopping Congress when they overrode his veto, etc.
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I like Trump but I'm not a huge supporter and have disagreements. With that said I love threads like this where both sides completely agree some asshole politician is just an asshole politician
It's actually one of the reasons I really enjoy coming to this subreddit. The most avid Trump supporter and Trump's biggest hater can come together and realize that they have a lot more in common than they thought.
But then you realize Trump isn't actually doing anything against politicians like McConnell and his supporters have no justification for why it appears he swindled them.
Jesus, let him assume the office, at least.
Yo I am the biggest trump hater here.
I believe he is not following his intent with his cabinet picks. But we need to wait a little longer to fully denounce
He's the house majority leader, what can trump actually do?
Say anything at all about him? Not put the man's wife in his cabinet?
Establishment cuck. Hate him. He wagers far too much power in the Republican Party and needs to go asap.
He does seem to be the exact definition of "establishment politician."
Don't forget he just did a speech about how he and the American people wouldn't stand for Democrats "setting a new standard" by obstructing Trump's Supreme Court nominee, after having obstructed Obama's for ten months.
Filibustering as the minority party is something quite different than not calling a vote you know will be negative.
They refused to go to a vote for nearly a year, for no other reason than it was Obama who rightfully nominated him and too steal the nomination for themselves. Dont try and say that if Democrats do what they can too return the favor, now the practice is bad, you'd be as much a hypocrite and partisan hack as McConnell.
Seriously, the GOP is so blatant in its attempts to grab power everywhere they can and willingness too corrupt the system to get it. This is the party that advocates for a small federal government and letting the states decide, yet just passed legislation that would block cities passing local law on liberal issues, some as minor as banning plastic shopping bags. If they lose a position they'l be sure to strip all power from it on the way out. The first day of the new Republican dominated congress they attempt too eliminate what little oversight there is.
Establishment cuck
What exactly does this mean? I know that the word "cuck" comes from "cuckold" and I know what that means, I just don't know how it applies to this.
"Cuck" means "don't take me seriously."
Trump supporter here. Agreed.
Pretty much just means submissive, which sounds a whole lot like psychological projection when used in an ironic fashion on the Internet
They just need to drop the term.
Agreed on all points.
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It means "I'm an angry, immature person who resorts to insults when I don't agree with what I hear."
Sometimes people use it literally. sometimes people use it figuratively. As in this case, sometimes people use it generically to refer to anyone they don't like.
It means he sits around jerking himself off while the rest of the country gets fucked.
It means he likes to watch his country get fucked. Personally, it's a term I wouldn't use seriously since it sounds so immature and stops people from listening- much like "Drumpf".
Trump like him enough to put his wife in his cabinet. How do you feel about that?
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"reputable media" hahahahhahahahahaha
Unsolicited is one of my favorite guys to argue with, he really has some interesting ideas about what's true and untrue.
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What do you think about his wife being in the adminstration?
I really hope McConnell and Ryan get voted out soon.
One thing we can ALL agree on. Ryan is a tool and McConnell is an absolute dirt bag. He is everything that is wrong with politics.
We need to organize a movement to get rid of them both. All party affiliations hate them both. They are the swamp dwellers, I'm not afraid of trump it's the batshit congress and senate that makes me cringe. They are already trying to give him a bad name.
Good luck on Ryan. His district loves him. Unless some scandle or Republican wunderkid challenges him( I don't see a Dem winning there) he will hold the seat till he wants to retire or gets a higher government office.
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Asshole.
Mitch McConnell is just as much of an ass clown as Pelosi and Schumer. So is Ryan.
Agreed!
Turtleman needs physically removed from the statehouse. Who keeps voting for this guy?
Seriously! We need to keep the public informed for when he's up for re-election. He has to go!
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he and other republicans like him are one of the reasons why trump won the party nomination
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Political hack.
He's the Nancy Pelosi of the Republican Party.
He would seem to be the definition of swamp. Then Trump have his wife a cabinet position. That says a lot.
Wait, Trump is giving his wife a cabinet position? Seriously?
Elaine Chao - Transportation Secretary
She's not Trumps wife though.Misunderstood the posts. Carry on.
I think this was the swampiest pick so far.
Then again he might just be bringing the superpredator McConnell to heel.
Like that McConnell is the Gate-keeper of the Senate?
You cannot reform if you are ineffective. Trump still needs to play nice with Congress if he wants to get anywhere.
How is that cleaning up the swamp, I thought he told it like it was? Feels like he is just going to use the swamp until no one can tell the difference between trump and an alligator?
You seem to be under the misconception that "cleaning the swamp" means Trump will pretend not to know how things work in Washington and that he will cripple himself by not getting along with any other politician. That is completely incorrect.
What cleaning the swamp does mean is that he is going to work with Congress to severely restrict lobbyists and politically connected influence peddlers. That is going to take working with politicians and not sitting on the outside or taking a meaningless stand.
So can't beat 'em, join 'em?
More like if you need them, work with them.
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His wife who is the daughter of a state-connected Chinese billionaire. McConnell's networth jumped $5 million in one year when he inherited money from his mother-in-law.
It's a low level cabinet position and I haven't heard anything wrong about his wife in particular.
A low level cabinet position is still a pretty high level, all things considered. This looks like pretty transparent quid pro quo.
Considering her prior experience as both Deputy Secretary of Transportation and Secretary of Labor and the criticism Trump gets for lack of women and nonwhites in his cabinet, it's almost certain she would have been under strong consideration regardless of her husbands position.
I mean, he seriously helped Trump get elected by suppressing the Russian hack evidence in late summer. So there's that.
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/12/10/mitch_mcconnell_prevented_stronger_action_against_russian_election_meddling.html
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Damn, that's harsh.