Mitch McConnell’s Plan To Shut Down The Government Again

Posted by | August 20, 2014 09:35 | Filed under: News Behaving Badly Politics Top Stories


Politico profiles the Senate Minority Leader’s plan, should he become the Senate Majority Leader.

…the typically reserved McConnell laid out his clearest thinking yet of how he would lead the Senate if Republicans gain control of the chamber. The emerging strategy: Attach riders to spending bills that would limit Obama policies on everything from the environment to health care, consider using an arcane budget tactic to circumvent Democratic filibusters and force the president to “move to the center” if he wants to get any new legislation through Congress.

In short, it’s a recipe for a confrontational end to the Obama presidency…

McConnell risks overreaching if he follows through with his pledge to attach policy riders to spending bills. If Obama refuses to accept such measures, a government shutdown could ensue. Republicans bore much of the blame for last year’s government shutdown, and their fortunes rebounded only when the administration bungled the rollout of Obamacare.

But asked about the potential that his approach could spark another shutdown, McConnell said it would be up to the president to decide whether to veto spending bills that would keep the government open.

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42 responses to Mitch McConnell’s Plan To Shut Down The Government Again

  1. Progressive Republican August 21st, 2014 at 06:04

    Ya gotta admit that it’s rather sporting of him to let us know ahead of time that he’s going to commit treason.

    Again.

    Wotta guy.

  2. Progressive Republican August 21st, 2014 at 06:04

    Ya gotta admit that it’s rather sporting of him to let us know ahead of time that he’s going to commit treason.

    Again.

    Wotta guy.

  3. madame48 August 22nd, 2014 at 14:22

    So when the next GOP president is elected…I expect Dems to do the EXACT same to him.

  4. madame48 August 22nd, 2014 at 14:22

    So when the next GOP president is elected…I expect Dems to do the EXACT same to him.

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