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(85,919 posts)
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:13 PM Jul 2020

NYT editorial board: 'What is (McConnell) waiting for?

R. Saddler @Politics_PR 5m
Mitch McConnell’s inaction on stimulus blasted by NYT editorial board: ‘What is he waiting for?’ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opinion/mitch-mcconnell-coronavirus-economy.html

Mitch McConnell Could Rescue Millions. What Is He Waiting For?
The economy is in dire shape. Millions of Americans are about to lose federal aid. The Senate is going on vacation.
by The Editorial Board

Congress needs to extend the emergency aid programs that were created in March to help Americans endure a broad suspension of economic activity. Instead, even as the pandemic rages on, Congress is allowing those aid programs to expire...

The abject failure to act is not the fault of Congress in a collective sense. House Democrats passed a serviceable aid bill more than two months ago. Responsibility for the current debacle rests specifically and squarely on the shoulders of the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, and the other 52 Senate Republicans.


From the moment Congress passed the last big coronavirus aid bill, in March, it has been a matter of public record that the aid was going to end in August.

For a time, there was reason to hope that the worst of the pandemic could be over by now, too. But it has been clear for weeks that the United States has failed to control the pandemic and that many Americans still would need economic aid beyond July. Yet Mr. McConnell and his caucus chose to spend the summer confirming federal judges (like an unqualified crony for his state of Kentucky) rather than confronting the crisis.

Only in recent days have Republicans belatedly begun a frantic effort to devise a coherent response to the crisis. Like students who wait until the night before an assignment is due, they have pleaded for more time and asked if they could submit a part of the work. The nation will suffer the consequences...

read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opinion/mitch-mcconnell-coronavirus-economy.html

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NYT editorial board: 'What is (McConnell) waiting for? (Original Post) bigtree Jul 2020 OP
Goodbye, Republican Party Blue Owl Jul 2020 #1
That covers it. BootinUp Jul 2020 #2
+1 crickets Jul 2020 #7
+2 Takket Jul 2020 #11
All of them, traitors to their fellow Americans all across the land. No republican ever deserves to SWBTATTReg Jul 2020 #3
I'm Willing To Give Exceptions To The Sane repubs sfstaxprep Jul 2020 #4
entitled to your opinion stopdiggin Jul 2020 #10
Stomp and grind republicans into oblivion. They must be held accountable. Pepsidog Jul 2020 #14
I confess I thought Republicans had better self preservation instincts. gibraltar72 Jul 2020 #5
I'm right there with you. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #19
extorting Pelosi on sheild law and she can never give in beachbumbob Jul 2020 #6
What is he waiting for? I'll tell you what. totodeinhere Jul 2020 #8
Yet Kentuckians keep electing the evil bastard. Sneederbunk Jul 2020 #9
Moscow Mitch tiptonic Jul 2020 #12
Why do people think he cares relayerbob Jul 2020 #13
...and mitch had the nerve to blame it on the Democrats yesterday spanone Jul 2020 #15
Missed it! What did he say? Sentath Jul 2020 #16
Here you go....this asshole is evil spanone Jul 2020 #20
I'm sitting here with that expression where Sentath Jul 2020 #21
the lack of truth in our politics is frightening as hell spanone Jul 2020 #23
For the last freaking time: it's not Congress; it's Republicans, damn it! displacedtexan Jul 2020 #17
If Kentucky re-elects him, cut half of their federal dollars. roamer65 Jul 2020 #18
He knows Trump is going to lose Trenzalore Jul 2020 #22

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
3. All of them, traitors to their fellow Americans all across the land. No republican ever deserves to
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:25 PM
Jul 2020

hold office ever again in this Country. When rump is gone, every republican will be asked 'where were you?' when questions are asked later on in trying to repair the damages, to prevent such a disaster from ever happening again. The corruption, the ignoring of emoluments clause, the sidestepping by the WH of what the Supreme Court has ruled on DACA (ignoring the Supreme Court ruling), etc.

And where were republicans? Where? No matter if they retire, quit, resign, whatever, everyone of these people should be made to answer for their ridiculous and obviously very one sided and tainted behavior while ignoring what America, the Country needed, and causing literally the deaths of thousands of Americans.

sfstaxprep

(9,998 posts)
4. I'm Willing To Give Exceptions To The Sane repubs
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:32 PM
Jul 2020

I won't mind so much if President Biden invites some of the Lincoln Project folks to serve in his Administration.

I think that their support of Mr. Biden should be rewarded. And now that they're helping to turn the Senate control to the Democratic party, it shows that they're fed up with the way others are running the party.

stopdiggin

(11,095 posts)
10. entitled to your opinion
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 02:09 PM
Jul 2020

but the idea that Biden would invite Rs (including LP people) into an administration -- will be met with a screaming crescendo of outrage from supporters. Reconciliation and "forgive and forget" is simply not going to fly with the people that brought this (average Joe) candidate across the finish line. And (IMO) constitutes a real misreading of the mood and tenor of the country.
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gibraltar72

(7,486 posts)
5. I confess I thought Republicans had better self preservation instincts.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:33 PM
Jul 2020

I am utterly amazed they haven't wised up.

 

HotTeaBag

(1,206 posts)
19. I'm right there with you.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 04:25 PM
Jul 2020

I am really surprised that they didn't act.

There is a very good chance that I attributed a modicum of good will to them where none was warranted and that they are in fact as bad as I feared, as they can't be so stupid to think that America won't hold them accountable for this.

 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
6. extorting Pelosi on sheild law and she can never give in
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:35 PM
Jul 2020

we will make GOP pay even more dearly Nov 3rd

totodeinhere

(13,037 posts)
8. What is he waiting for? I'll tell you what.
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 01:42 PM
Jul 2020

He is waiting for millions of renters and mortgage holders to be thrown out on the street. He is waiting for millions of children to starve. And he is waiting for thousands of small businesses to go out of business forever. Meanwhile Mitch's friends with large corporations will be able to steal millions of the taxpayers' money. He is an evil bastard.

tiptonic

(765 posts)
12. Moscow Mitch
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:33 PM
Jul 2020

Sounds about right but was just wondering ,about his wife and where she came from. Maybe he's taking orders from China too. He must be 'confused'.

relayerbob

(6,510 posts)
13. Why do people think he cares
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 03:35 PM
Jul 2020

He, like Trump, intend to have the country go to hell in a handbasket. These actions aren't accidents, nor just plain stupidity.

It. Is. Treason.

Paid for by the Russians, backed up with a load of blackmail.

spanone

(135,636 posts)
20. Here you go....this asshole is evil
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 04:34 PM
Jul 2020



Republicans tried several ways to extend unemployment benefits. Democrats blocked them all. They're refusing any more COVID relief for anyone unless they get a massive tax cut for rich people in blue states.

The country can’t afford this cynicism. Americans need help now.


Sentath

(2,243 posts)
21. I'm sitting here with that expression where
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 06:30 PM
Jul 2020

my lip tries to crawl up my right nostril and hide from the stupid.

Wow

displacedtexan

(15,695 posts)
17. For the last freaking time: it's not Congress; it's Republicans, damn it!
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 04:08 PM
Jul 2020

I have absolutely had it with lumping the senate viper pit of Mitch McConnell's making along with the Dem controlled House.

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