Our newly minted Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said the following in the course of making some prepared remarks, yesterday.
“Let’s pass legislation that focuses on jobs and the real concerns of the Middle Class.
“After so many years of sluggish growth, we’re finally starting to see some economic data that can provide a glimmer of hope; the uptick appears to coincide with the biggest political change of the Obama Administration’s long tenure in Washington: the expectation of a new Republican Congress. So this is precisely the right time to advance a positive, pro-growth agenda.
Every single thing that Mitch McConnell did over the last six years that could have possibly impacted the economy was designed to keep unemployment high and growth low. He limited the size of the initial post-recession stimulus bill and refused to consider a second bill to make up for a bigger than expected trough. He blocked all the president’s proposals for making smart investments and juicing the economy. Even as private sector jobs trickled back at a constant rate, McConnell refused to consider adding public sector jobs or aid to the states so that they could avoid public sector lay-offs.
But now he suggests that the improving economy is the result of people anticipating a Republican-run Senate.
We just experienced job growth in all 25 of our largest metro areas, and McConnell and his Republicans deserve credit for none of it. We could have had this kind of recovery four years ago.
And yet none of the corporate media ever called him out on it then, or now.
How much is being juiced by lower gas prices down the chain? Thank you, Saudi.
Given the people who have the real power over the economy, the power to invest in the plant and equipment and hiring of new employees, the expectations statement is a declaration by the 1% that now that they’ve won, they will throw some crumbs to the 99%.
There is no finer statement that McConnell’s of how Republicans and Democrats have made popularly elected government completely irrelevant to the lives of ordinary people.
McConnell is dancing on the New Democrats’ graves. They just don’t know it yet.
…..and may they forever rest in peace.
No! Let them suffer the torments of the damned!
How dare you question the Turtles wisdom?
After all, as President Obama has being elected, the stock market started to plummet.
And the Turtle said it was plummeting in anticipation of an Obama Presidency.
And look at how RIGHT he was!
The stock market has continued to plummet, and, after 6 years has reached depths unseen since…
What?
Record highs?
Oh…
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEver mind………….
The “uptick” also coincides with Kathy Griffin taking the helm at Fashion Police, a somewhat more likely explanation for our good fortune.
Conservatives have always been challenged in the area of cause and effect. Does anyone, honestly, listen to Mitch McConnell? Just because he blabs about stuff on TV, does anyone care?
It’s a good question. It’s a question whether anyone actually listens to any of our elected figures anymore. It may be that they talk, but no one listens….
There’s perhaps a distinction to be made between being given a media platform for one’s absurd and risible blather, and being listened to. The latter can’t really be demonstrated. It would be interesting to see how many corporate media appearances the lying McConnell receives in the coming year compared to Reid’s annual level of coverage.
Standard TP/GOP talk do all you can to hurt the country. Then take credit for positive results caused by those working to save the country, President Obama and Democrats. Only ones that will believe Mitch is his party members that are desperate for attention and acceptance. They are like scared children.
Sure hope nothing happens to it, says McConnell.
Typical of what I would expect this shitheel to say. Yertle lives, breathes and eats petty, opportunistic partainship. Without it he would have no reason to exist: the last thing this sonofabitch is interested in the the welfare of ordinary Americans.