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McConnell: Obama a
´Bully´ on Spending

Breitbart´s Big Government, by Ben Shapiro

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Posted By:Dreadnought, 1/3/2013 11:02:25 PM

Today, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) blasted President Obama’s unwillingness to talk about spending. Speaking to radio host Hugh Hewitt, McConnell said, “The President thinks he can bully us into not talking about spending. And it clearly won’t work.” Later, he reiterated: “This is the time to engage, and he’s not going to bully us into not talking about spending.” McConnell stated that he would not be discussing the tax rates further. “But now, the tax issue is over, and we move on to engage on the biggest problem confronting the future

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: jimboendaatl, 1/3/2013 11:06:14 PM     (No. 9097475)

Hey Mitch, clearly it is working. Grow some stones, come back to me when you guys have actually cut some spending.


Reply 2 - Posted by: cgood, 1/3/2013 11:09:05 PM     (No. 9097478)

McConnell and Boehner need to stop weakly whining and start presenting the facts to the American people...relentlessly. The idea that the government is spending money recklessly and this runaway spending is a threat to our way of life is NOT a difficult point to make.


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: kanphil, 1/3/2013 11:11:22 PM     (No. 9097482)

Mitch, don´t you know how to stop a bully in his tracks? Give him a high hard one right on the beezer, figuratively of course in the case of the Preezy. Don´t go whining to the press. Fight damn it, fight!


Reply 4 - Posted by: CentralFLMom, 1/3/2013 11:28:23 PM     (No. 9097503)

McConnell, McCain, Boehner, and Graham are all RINO´s who need to be thrown out On thier bony behinds.
They talk a good game, but when the rubber meets the road they spend our tax dollars like drunken sailors on shore leave. And they cave to Sir Zipalot like tarts with round heels.
No nerve, no honor, no reason for taking up space in the People´s House!


Reply 5 - Posted by: doctorfixit, 1/3/2013 11:28:47 PM     (No. 9097504)

Walk away and stop trying to deal with him or Reid. You either have the votes or you don´t.


Reply 6 - Posted by: grandpa, 1/3/2013 11:43:11 PM     (No. 9097521)

The course is set; the president has enough something-for-nothing support to keep increasing the deficit spending. Give up, Republicans, and help us plan for the ultimate default. If not soon, it will happen eventually and nothing can stop it.

Inflating the money supply with the printing presses can make it lool like it won´t happen, but such phony money is in effect a form of default as U.S. debt holders are repaid with monopoly money. That is already happening as evidenced in the current boooming housing market as vulnerable cash assets are beng turned into real property assets which will appreciate as inflation increases.


Reply 7 - Posted by: bob913, 1/3/2013 11:45:52 PM     (No. 9097524)

McConnell and Boehner are setting all of us for another cave to the democrats come March.
talk tough then say gosh we have to raise spending before we can cut.


   

 

  


 
Reply 8 - Posted by: Nimby, 1/4/2013 12:19:34 AM     (No. 9097566)

Grumble, grumble, grumble. That´s all he does


Reply 9 - Posted by: King of all trolls, 1/4/2013 12:35:02 AM     (No. 9097582)

Try putting your neck on the line, sir. Take it out of the trough.


Reply 10 - Posted by: LanieLou, 1/4/2013 1:29:14 AM     (No. 9097601)

Would someone please say Who wrote the cliff bill? Since no one read it, I assume it´s fresh off Soro´s desk.


Reply 11 - Posted by: Trigger2, 1/4/2013 3:40:01 AM     (No. 9097645)

Barry´s version about taking care of spending is to tax and spend more. Just look at the tax deal he won. It´s loaded with gold-plated benefits for his favored donors in GE, Whirlpool, and Tinseltown. GE & Whirlpool paid no taxes in the 2011 tax season and they won´t pay a dime in 2012 either. I refuse to buy anything GE makes and now Whirlpool is on my list.


Reply 12 - Posted by: Rinktum, 1/4/2013 4:43:25 AM     (No. 9097683)

#2, of course that is the solution. Simple and effective if done correctly. Strategy and messaging are key. The Republicans have neither.


   

 



 
Reply 13 - Posted by: PoliticalJunky, 1/4/2013 7:08:30 AM     (No. 9097784)

I still think the Republicans will say no and make a stand, for better or worse, probably when the debt ceiling is reached. We´ll see.


Reply 14 - Posted by: mickturn, 1/4/2013 9:03:55 AM     (No. 9098008)

Bullies should be punched in the face, hard.
What have you done for us lately?


Reply 15 - Posted by: RayLRiv, 1/4/2013 10:00:37 AM     (No. 9098136)

Aside from being one of my Senators you´re also Mr. Milquetoast, Mr. McConnell. Until you prove to me otherwise.



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