Mitch McConnell threatened to hold up COVID RELIEF if the vote wasn't today

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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[BlueLucy]

1. Schumer has a hard time standing up to McConnell.

I thought we had the majority, no?

[Hortensis]

8. McConnell's in trouble, most of his prior power gone.

Certainly not all, he still has power, but he can't even control his own caucus, much less ours.

[BlueLucy]

9. I can't tell.

[Hortensis]

19. That's okay. None of us know even 9/10 of what we'd need

to tentatively critique strategy. And we certainly don't get it from "influencers" trying to convince us reading their product will fix that.

Frum's a very smart, well connected outsider. He's wondering what Biden would have extorted (nicely, of course, in his gentlemanly "across the aisle" manner ) from McConnell. McConnell can block a lot we want to do, but he also can't get even one little thing he needs passed that Biden and congressional Dems don't all agree to.

[Iliyah]

2. I can't see how he can do that since he is not Majoirty Leader . . .

[BlueLucy]

3. Schumer forgot he has power?

[soothsayer]

4. That's what I wondered but someone said it's in budget reconciliation

But I don’t see why he couldn’t have offered to let it pass later or threatened it. But then I don’t really understand how things work, so there’s that.

[JimGinPA]

10. There Are Probably Better Places To Denigrate Democrats Than Democratic Underground

Maybe you're in the wrong forum.

[BlueLucy]

12. I don't think so.

I should be able to criticize my own party.

[JimGinPA]

13. Yeah, It's Certainly Your Right To Be Wrong About Something...

But bashing Democrats isn't allowed here.

[BlueLucy]

14. I'm not bashing democrats.

and you know it. I have sincere questions is all.

[JimGinPA]

15. Whether You Think You Are Or Not Is Irrelevant

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. I missed it. What did it say?

I don't know what the best path is regarding witnesses. The MAGATS would never convict their GOD-EMPEROR. Given that fact I saw the trial as an opportunity to dirty them up as much as possible.

[KayF]

6. so we've gone from wondering whether Mitch will CONVICT TRUMP

to wondering whether he's going to LET US pass Covid relief?

[Wawannabe]

11. ...

[Wounded Bear]

16. Meh. Not sure he can when they're operating under reconciliation...

Schrum reverting to his repub roots.

[mvd]

18. I agree - how does he even have that power?

This forum should never become a complete echo chamber, but I don’t see how Dems backed down over this.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. I am always wary of post hoc explanations

Calling witnesses was a great idea to everybody until it wasn't. I knew the MAGATS would never convict their GOD EMPEROR so therefore I saw the trial as a vehicle to dirty up Trump and his supporters as much as possible.

[jorgevlorgan]

21. Read it in the reverse

He promised to not hold up the stimulus bill if the vote was today. Blocking the bill would prolong passing but the bill would still pass. Now mcconnell has agreed to help move the bill forward with unanimous consent, I think?