I see Mitch is gearing up for Biden being sworn in

[thewayne]

"The Senate is not going to be bullied into rushing out more borrowed money into the hands of Democrats' rich friends who don't need the help."
-- Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, on why he blocked $2,000 stimulus checks

He didn't have a problem passing Trump's tax cuts for the rich, which added a trillion dollars to the deficit in one swell foop. But now that a Dem is going to be POTUS, it's time to flip the switch and start complaining about the budget and deficit financing. That stuff is only okay when the Republicans are in charge of the country.

I cannot wait for him to be out of office. He's done pretty much nothing for the last four years and especially the last two except rush mostly unqualified judge appointments through and hold a mock impeachment trial.

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[kathmandu]

Right. The Senate Republicans already made sure far more money went to their rich friends than to across-the-board aid to American people.

[elayna]

Every once in a while, I do think DW could use a Like button. Because...yes.

Except instead of the last four years, I'd make it the last 12. He didn't do much while Obama was POTUS except block everything.

[thewayne]

Quite true.  This is simply typical Republican behavior.

[dewline]

"Senator NO MERCY of Kentucky", right?

[thewayne]

Economically ranked 44th in the nation, so it's not like its people would have benefited from an extra $1400 per person, right?  New Mexico is 47th.

[moxie_man]

Sadly, Kentucky voted him back in last month. I bet a good portion of them could have used that extra $$$ in their pocket. I guess they get to reap what they sow. Too bad the rest of us have to experience it too.

[thewayne]

I just looked it up, Wikipedia says they're 44th in the nation, so I guess they don't need the money.  Or at least the big businesses funding the GOP think the people don't.  NM is 47th.

[silveradept]

Anything politically advantageous to a Democrat must be stopped, anything politically advantageous to a Republican cannot be stopped is his philosophy, much like everyone else in his party. The only way to beat him in the halls of government is to vote out all of the people who would give him any power at all levels.

[thewayne]

I came across this a while back, he seems to embody it: "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

[silveradept]

That's it, yes, and everyone who isn't him or trying to be his friend is the out-group.