Following the Alabama special election, McConnell is pressing his advantage in the Republican Party’s civil war.
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McConnell’s New Motto: The Moore, the Merrier
Well, it’s not like he had any principles, anyway. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who once pretended to be outraged about the perceived perversity of Alabama US Senate candidate Roy Moore, made it clear today that he doesn’t think the alleged dirty old man is all that dirty: Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, who […]
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Republicans Won’t Pay a Price for Passing This Horrendous Tax Bill
It’s their only hope of avoiding being cast as failures when it comes to passing major legislation.
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Trump Just Set Up McConnell and Ryan to Get Pilloried by the GOP Base
What is more problematic for Republicans: a government shutdown or negotiating with Democrats?
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Moore’s the Pity: The Moral Horror of Alabama’s GOP Senate Nominee
C’mon. Despite the revelations of this past week, despite the polls showing his Democratic opponent ahead (remember those polls last November showing Hillary Clinton ahead of Donald Trump?), you might as well start calling him Senator Moore right now. It seemingly still has not dawned upon rational and logical Americans just how deep the rabbit […]
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The Alternative for GOP Reformers Already Exists
Pragmatism means embracing Democratic policies that actually work.
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Establishment Republicans Will Lose Their Civil War With the Insurgents
The real GOP leaders are right wing media personalities.
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What Is McConnell’s Ammunition in the Battle Against Bannon?
The majority leader finds himself between a rock and a hard place of his own making.
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Republicans Are Already in Deep Trouble on Tax Cuts
The finger-pointing of blame for failure has already begun.
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For Their Own Good, the Senate Republicans Shouldn’t Pass Their Budget
The GOP’s best opinion is to kill their tax reform effort in the crib.
