Newt Gingrich: Left viciously attacks McConnell because he’s successful Senate leader and Trump ally
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has proven himself a master of both the Senate and the judicial branch.
McConnell was elected to the Senate in 1984 and is the longest-serving U.S. senator to ever represent Kentucky. He was elected Republican Senate leader in November 2006 and is today the longest-serving Republican Senate leader in history.
The story of McConnell’s steady and relentless rise to power is best understood by reading his own memoir, “ The Long Game .” He is candid and practical in exactly the down-home way he runs the Senate and his campaigns.
It is this steady, tough-minded, relentless approach to identifying priorities and sticking to them that has made McConnell so extraordinary. His tremendous success is largely what's fueling the recent vicious attacks on him.
Those on the left are hoping to use McConnell as a boogeyman for everything they hate, because he has so deftly outmaneuvered them in the Senate.
In fact, a large part of the success of President Trump comes from his ability to work with McConnell to get big things done.
Under McConnell’s leadership the Senate has confirmed two Supreme Court justices, 43 Circuit Court of Appeals judges, and 99 U.S. District Court judges.
There are only 179 federal appeals court judges, so in less than three years the Trump-McConnell team has nominated and won confirmation for almost one-quarter of them. Trump and McConnell have shepherded in one-seventh of the district court judges.
Capping off his impact on the judicial branch, McConnell insisted on blocking President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court seat vacated by Justice Antonin Scalia’s death.
Symbolically, Scalia was the most conservative member of the court and replacing him with an Obama liberal would have significantly shifted the court. McConnell’s calm, steady refusal to act until after the election allowed President Trump to nominate now-Justice Neil Gorsuch as a solid conservative.
In fact, a large part of the success of President Trump comes from his ability to work with McConnell to get big things done.
Similarly, when the left went all-out to smear then-Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, McConnell calmly and patiently worked to hold the Republicans together and get a second conservative seated on the high court. His Supreme Court achievements alone are historic.
If President Trump is reelected (and McConnell gets reelected in Kentucky) at this pace by the end of Trump’s second term they will have appointed and confirmed over half of all our federal judges.
When you think about the lifetime nature of these appointments, you can see why McConnell can legitimately be considered a master of the judiciary as well as the Senate.
McConnell’s mastery of the Senate is even more remarkable for the narrow margins with which he has had to work. To some extent, he owes a debt of gratitude to former Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, who set the precedent of limiting and weakening the filibuster and setting the stage for McConnell to use Reid’s rules to run over the Democrats day after day.
McConnell’s own innate conservatism is bolstered by his experience as a young man working in President Gerald Ford’s Justice Department, where he was a colleague of Robert Bork, Antonin Scalia and Laurence Silberman – three giants of the conservative legal resurgence.
McConnell has accomplished all these things through an amazing amount of focused hard work. He never thought about running for president. He thought about how to lead his fellow senators.
The Senate majority leader has an endless capacity to listen to others. He also understands that accumulating resources and being able to help elect your colleagues is a key part of building and sustaining a majority.
McConnell first chaired the committee helping elect Senate Republicans whose votes he would need. Then, beginning in 2003, he was elected whip – the second-highest post in the Senate GOP.
When Republican Leader Bill Frist retired in 2006, McConnell became the minority leader. In the election of 2014, Republicans retook the majority in the Senate (in significant part because McConnell personally intervened to ensure candidates won) and he became the majority leader.
It took about a year for President Trump and McConnell to learn to work together. Their experiences and styles are amazingly different. However, they have become more and more effective.
Another powerful breakthrough was McConnell’s use of the Congressional Review Act early in the Trump administration. The review act has been used 17 times to overturn rules and regulations. Sixteen of them were enacted during the 115th Congress to overturn Obama-era rules.
But these examples are only a small part of what McConnell has been able to do in the Senate. He has also been moving important legislation at a very quick pace – especially given the Senate’s political makeup.
McConnell successfully navigated and negotiated a bipartisan budget agreement that will keep the federal government running for two years. It also prohibits so-called “poison pill” amendments that can often sink otherwise good bipartisan legislation.
Despite the high-tension politics dealing with border security, McConnell was able to ferry through $4.6 billion in emergency appropriations to support federal agencies that are caring for the massive wave of migrants (particularly children) who are arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border.
McConnell has overseen the passage of $750 billion to rebuild our military and strengthen our national security against the likes of Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran.
As Democrats have led a fruitless witch hunt against President Trump over non-existent collusion with Russia, McConnell has led the passage of bills to improve our election security by hardening our laws against hacking and election interference, and bolstering our ability to counter and prevent cyberattacks from foreign nations.
McConnell also helped pass the widely bipartisan effort to make permanent federal funds to aid first responders who were injured or have become ill from their service during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. This will improve the health and security of these brave men and women and their families.
Finally, McConnell’s Senate has passed a package of more than 100 bills to protect natural areas, wildlife, historic sites and conservation efforts. He has led the largest reform of the Internal Revenue Service in two decades, and even helped enact laws to stop annoying robocalls.
When you look at the sheer productivity of the Senate in a time of enormous partisan bitterness and fighting, you can see why McConnell has earned the right to be considered one of the historic masters of the Senate in a way that has seldom happened in our history.
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich is the host of the " Newt’s World " podcast and author of the New York Times bestsellers " Understanding Trump and Trump’s America ."
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“Murder Turtle!” the demonstrators can be heard shouting on video , in reference to McConnell’s infamous nickname.
“Come out, come out, wherever you are,” a person says at one point, while the others continue to yell.
“The bitch home — we keep seeing the lights go on and off,” another says. “This hoe really thought he was going to get ready to be at home after he hurt his little punk ass shoulder. Bitch, don’t nobody give a f–k! F–k your thoughts and prayers, Mitch. F–k you, f–k your wife, f–k everything you stand for. ”
The “emergency protest,” as the demonstrators described it, took place Sunday night while McConnell, 77, reportedly was home recovering from a broken shoulder after a fall he suffered . About 20 to 30 people attended.
Louisville metro police confirmed that the group was outside the senator’s residence, telling The Post they were “protesting peacefully.”
I have to disagree with the Louisville metro police, harassment and threats are beyond protesting. The animals need to be treated accordingly.
You disagreeing with police? (Clutching my pearls!) Should we be worried or 'alerted' at the loss of a 'patriot' over this? /S
Yup and the ACLU and the ABA and the SPLC. Surprising isn't it?
Just some people using rough language. Mind you, the statements about "die" and "stabbing in the heart" are over the top. But, this is a high octane/corrosive moment at Moscow Mitch's home. It never should have been uploaded to a server. On this I agree.
Of course, you would find the words to call them, "animals" @1 and disagree with police (and anybody else) instead of opening your mind to Mitch McConnell "doing something." Shame, too. That blood has been pouring from the end of mass murders guns for decades now and all we have to fight against such AK-47s' is a sorry, limp, chant: "Do something."
Our international enemies can take comfort in the understanding that we are our own worse enemies!
Yet Twitter allowed that to trend - McConnell's account was closed when he posted it (as the victim). Where is the outrage over Twitter's blatant bias?
I leave Twitter outrage (if any) to its users. I have an "inactive" Twitter account, because I hadn't used it since Keith Olbermann was last around NBC! (Funny thing too. The account has not been closed, and I still get notifications from time to time.)
Moscow Mitch refuses to hear any bills to protect our election process from attack, or, any bill that might reduce mass shootings in the USA...
Exactly who is this motherfucker working for? Because it DAMN sure isn't the American people.
You mean bills that might be un-Constitutional?
Exactly who is this motherfucker working for?
The Good! He's like Robin Hood! (Feared by the bad, loved by the good, Robin Hood, Robin Hood!)
Because it DAMN sure isn't the American people.
He's the "Grim Reaper" for fuckin liberals! Bless him!
What's unconstitutional about shoring up our election process to secure it from outside influence? From I don't know........the RUSSIANS?
Uh, Robin Hood was a thief and a criminal, how fitting. Like I said, he isn't working for the American people.
How did McConnell go from a net worth of just over 1 million dollars in 2009, to over 21 million in 2019, making $194,000.00 a year? In 10 years his net worth went up by 809.01%, to dumb that down? He had an income of 2.4 million a year, for 10 years, while making $194,000.00 a year.
Can you explain that? I can, look at the stretch marks around his mouth.
When a personal political agenda overrides what is best for the country as a whole.
"I don't care if it's bad for the country as long as it pisses off the liberals!!!!".
Pretty sad.
Plus, the left wants elections all on one unified system. Makes it easier to hack.
The exact opposite actually. Securing ONE point is far easier than securing a few hundred. That's why most high security buildings have one entrance.
As far as I know they haven't tampered with voting, only posted amateur nonsense on social media. The msm did far more damage with their biased 24/7 anti Trump crusade!
Can you explain that?
Actually, I couldn't care less about his personal finances. Please look at his accomplishments in the article. Oh, that's right, your'e against all that!
When a personal political agenda overrides what is best for the country as a whole.
Wow! Is that rich - as the border is left WIDE OPEN and the new trade deal sits in the House!
I don't care if it's bad for the country as long as it pisses off the liberals!!!!".
Correction: What he is doing IS good for the country and liberalism is NOT!
The amazing part of all of this is that it wasn't the "Russians" that interfered with an American election, but the Clinton campaign, the DNC and the highest levels of the Obama administration, which weaponized the FBI, CIA, the State Department and foreign intelligence services to derail and spy on the Trump campaign. They came very close to defeating the will of the American people.
This is ridiculous propaganda nonsense. You are attempting to undermine the security of the country with propaganda. You clearly have not read the Mueller Report or like Donald Trump so into denial for Trump sake that a security chasm is opening up right under your 'talking points'!
The American people will be fools if they listen to any of this nonsense. Now, Donald Trump under the guise of some stupid notion of "deep state" (should'nt that be "experienced state"?) is running highly trained and honorable employees of all the agencies, instead seeking "yes men and women" to collaborate with him in a partisan running of the affairs of this country.
Only a fool could believe this country became great under a set of Yes men! It will not work. And, when the bottom of systems finally fall, and an enemy finds its way through a bore hole of some kind left by inexperienced hacks of the president - the fallout will be huge.
This is not the will of the "American people" at work on behalf of America. This is some subsect of stupid, immature, and irresponsible men seeking to have one last 'hurrah' at the expense of this country.
Independent voters, seriously, it is time to wake up! Alternative reality is not real. You can not delay the real world by allowing an illusion to take hold of this country for the duration. The outside world is suffering from an illusion (of Trump), it is clear-eyed on what it has to and can do. Donald Trump can only play the 'tough guy' so long. Because actually, no nation worth its salt should consider that Trump would deploy a nuclear weapon against it - it would be political and national suicide. The world would condemn us and turn its back on us. Then were will be be.
Trump is all bluster, and so are his surrogates and enablers fanned out across social media. So there!
It's late. I will not reread this for accuracy. I'm tired. Good night, my fellow Americans! And, good night to Trump enablers too.
No, it is a fact. American Intelligence agencies leaked, lied, spied and committed serious abuses.
Then give us somebody better to vote for.
That would exclude Sanders, Warren, Booker, Harris and several others currently competing for the nomination.
I didn't vote for Trump. I can't stand Trump. But if I go to the polls and my choice is either Trump or one of those whackjobs.... Well.... Trump it is.
Then we know who to blame if he is re-elected. You.
None of the Democrats is a "whack job" on the level of Donald Trump. None of them have his dishonesty, megalomania, narcissim and buffoonishness. None of them.
Booker and Harris are moderates, and either Sanders or Warren would have their progressive inclinations constrained by the reality of the need to compromise due to Congress. And of course there are many "moderates" running for president on the Democratic side.
The idea that it is up to the Democrats whether or not you vote for a piece of garbage like Trump is nonsense. Just do the right thing. You know the right thing is defeating Trump and preventing 4 more years of this insanity, so do it.
I want some of that blame too! Put my name first and you better prepare yourself for another good ass-kicking!
So now I'm "Sleepy CB"? Don't even try it, "Bothsides Wally."
Lies. Spin. Alternative reality. Propaganda. Some people look at a 'blue sky' and itself of seeing joy they hold the light and brightness against it!
Just don't vote. "Suspend it." It's better than being confused.
Who else? Himself. If he agrees to tighten up the election voting, it could make it harder for him to get re-elected.
What does that mean?
Weird ? (in the article):
"As Democrats have led a fruitless witch hunt against President Trump over non-existent collusion with Russia, McConnell has led the passage of bills to improve our election security by hardening our laws against hacking and election interference, and bolstering our ability to counter and prevent cyberattacks from foreign nations."
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"or, any bill that might reduce mass shootings in the USA.."
And which new kneejerk bill would stop any of those from happening ?
Doesn't he have a dying wife to cheat on? What a pathetic loser, thrown out of congress by his own party, if you needed an idea of how fucked up he really is.
rown out of congress by his own party, if you needed an idea of how fucked up he really is.
No he wasn't.
Your own source doesn't claim he was thrown out of Congress by Republicans.
READ:
Newt Gingrich: Left viciously attacks McConnell because he’s successful Senate leader and Trump ally
Newt. Newt. Right there in the title! There's Newt!
Didn't happen either. Lot's of misinformation in just a single sentence.
While his wife was recovering from cancer surgery, he started divorce proceedings.
Newt the fucking disgraceful piece of shit who left his wife while she was recuperating from cancer.....go back under your rock you fucktard