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posted 24 January 2021 06:42 PM
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Why McConnell Dumped Trump

After the Capitol assault—and after losing his perch as Majority Leader—the senator finally denounced the outgoing President. Was it a moral reckoning or yet another act of political self-interest?


https://www.newyorker.com/maga...connell-dumped-trump


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posted 25 January 2021 10:44 AMHide Post
You're talking about Mitch McConnell.

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yet another act of political self-interest
This. It's all he knows.


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posted 25 January 2021 10:56 AMHide Post
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Originally posted by pianojuggler:
You're talking about Mitch McConnell.

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yet another act of political self-interest
This. It's all he knows.


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posted 25 January 2021 01:18 PMHide Post
B. Definitely B.


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posted 25 January 2021 09:17 PMHide Post
I like knowing his children completely repudiate their father's politics and priorities. (Want smug emoticon)

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posted 26 January 2021 01:06 AMHide Post
I won't be satisfied until he's left the Senate.
 
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posted 26 January 2021 12:37 PMHide Post
McConnell blinks first on filibuster

I'm still looking for the shoe to drop, like he wants to kill the filibuster for some other reason.
 
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