Sen. Whitehouse on MSNBC: "McConnell Caved"

[berni_mccoy]

Those were sweet words to hear.

Apparently his wealthy backers didn’t want Mitch messing with the economy.

[Budi]

1. Definately THIS ⬇️

"..his wealthy backers didn’t want Mitch messing with the economy."

[wryter2000]

3. That's it, exactly.

And Biden stood his/our ground.

Let's hear from the "The Dems are weak!" crowd.

[Budi]

8. Wut? You mean Dems are NOT in Disarray afterall? But..but.. Media said so!

Seee!

Dems are fierce negotiators, standing solid in our belief of right over wrong, good vs evil, strength before cowardice.

And onward we go!

#JoeBiden💙TeamDemocrats

[CaptainTruth]

21. Dems in Delight!

We need a counter phrase to the Dems in Disarray BS.

[Budi]

38. Lol. I do like that one!

How hard is it to get it trending?

We need to buy that Zuckerburg algorithum to blast it out on social & msm

[PortTack]

34. +++++

[wryter2000]

2. Not sure it's wise to rub it in.

But I wills say...

McConnell Caved!

[Ursus Rex]

11. I actually think that rubbing it in may not be a bad idea.

Yeah, it may PO McConnell, but he's already gonna do what he's gonna do, whereas it's a MAJOR PR statement that Dems can fight and win, but only if you elect them ...

[berni_mccoy]

19. Mitch is cold and calculating. Rubbing it in might bring his heart

Warmth.

[calimary]

24. What heart?

[berni_mccoy]

26. Lol

[wryter2000]

30. Aw, come on

Reptiles have hearts. They are, however, cold-blooded.

[Hortensis]

25. Of, rub it in! Loud! Democrats saved our nation from Republican

willingness to blow the economy up to spite us, and with it the wellbeing of millions of people and businesses.

[yaesu]

40. oh, its wise, remember mcturtle did the same on fox news bragging about his obstructionism. nt

[themaguffin]

4. Great. Now what/ What did he agree too?

[SoCalDavidS]

5. Basically He Agreed To Kick The Can For 2 Months

The new deadline is now in December.

ZERO chance they let the economy blow up right before Christmas. But we'll see what the next 2 months bring.

[Beetwasher.]

12. And Dems Can STILL Tinker With The Filibuster at that time if he dicks around

[totodeinhere]

36. No unless Uncle Joe and Aunt Kyrsten go along with it. n/t

[themaguffin]

14. That's a TERRIBLE idea.

[SoCalDavidS]

16. You're Not The First On DU To Say This

But it sounds like a done deal.

[PortTack]

27. Politics is messy! This is an improvement over letting the US default

[themaguffin]

37. it's just delaying the end. We've seen this before. A shit show before Christmas

[DallasNE]

23. Same Timeline Now

As FY2022 appropriations. This makes sense Now the spending and debt ceiling can be set in unison, as they should be. Can Congress pull it off?

[msongs]

6. there is no supporting evidence for this beyond his statement during an interview nt

[berni_mccoy]

20. I don't know about you, but I'll take Sen. Whitehouse

At his word.

[gratuitous]

7. Yes, McConnell caved

But how long will it take our faultless popular media to morph this into "Biden's narrow escape"?

[Budi]

9. They're frantically rewriting the headline, as we speak!

"Biden's narrow escape"

"Dems are This Close to total Disarray!"

[Budi]

17. "McConnell Save Dems From Total Disarray!"

[budkin]

10. How so?

More details please.

[Vinca]

13. Sweet words to hear, but I don't think they're necessarily true. All this did is delay

the whole exercise a couple of months. What could be better for Mitch than if people think they won't get government checks or services around Christmas?

[Johnny2X2X]

15. He did

Let McConnell frame it any delusional way he wants, but he blinked, thankfully.

[Budi]

18. K & R

He did.
What he says to save his 'dignity' is of no concern at all.

He Caved!

[triron]

22. Not sure Sheldon should have been so explicit.

Hope it doesn't put McConnell into a threatened corner; maybe Mitch might change his mind?

Otherwise very good news.

[berni_mccoy]

28. I'm quite pleased that Dems are finally in the mode of

Let’s not give a shit about GOP feelings

[OnDoutside]

31. What's he going to do that he hasn't already done ? I think he was genuinely beaten on this one.

Maybe it was Big Finance, maybe it was the fear that Manchin would back a carve out on the Debt Ceiling, I think the truth will out on this soon enough.

[PortTack]

29. The gqp tried this with President Clinton and President Obama. It didn't work then either, and they

Were the ones blamed.

The kicking it down the road 2 months.....how many times have they pulled this stunt? A lot more than 2! They will cave again. turtle is wanting to save face.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

32. Repigs will have to learn the hard way

Do not fuck with President Joe Biden

[helpisontheway]

33. Traitor..Definitely believe that the donors pushed him

Jonathan Lemire said Romney was backing McConnell up on it. He was gonna fall in line behind his leader..🙄

[Orrex]

35. I dislike the phrase "his wealthy backers"

I prefer "his wealthy owners."

Regardless, this is great news!

[liberalla]

42. You are SO Right!!! . . . . "His wealthy owners" is the correct description!

[ecstatic]

39. His perception of things was interesting

At first I thought he was a little too naive but as the interview progressed, he seemed to be fully aware of the stakes. He also acknowledged that mbitch may have been concerned about democrats using the filibuster. I hope he heard some of what was said prior to his interview. Use your power, Dems!!!

[kentuck]

41. I suppose 3 or 4 Republican Senators politely told Mitch they could not go along with his idea...

..about not voting to raise the debt limit and he simply did not have the votes. That is the only language he cares about and the only language he understands.

[ffr]

43. In so doing, McConnell gets to flex his political muscle.

being both the bad guy working against the United States for not funding payments on the deferred tax debt he and his republican colleagues have run up and by being the seemingly good guy, trying to insure fiscal responsibility for the deferred tax debt he and his republican colleagues have run up.

But will anyone phrase it that way? Hell no!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

44. For this thread

Link to tweet

[femmedem]

45. Sen. Whitehouse is always so smart and so eloquent.

He's also appealingly straightforward with his messaging.

[manicdem]

46. Good or bad?

Is this a good or bad thing for us? I don't see it as a win since it's only temporary and still limits what we want to achieve.

[Patton French]

47. We'll see..

Lucy, football?