Don’t get us wrong, we do not disagree with this comment from Gary Bauer about Mitch McConnell’s reelection rhetorical strategy :
Senator Mitch McConnell is vowing to rein in Obama’s abuses if Republicans retake the Senate this November. During a recent interview, McConnell said: “We’re going to pass spending bills, and they’re going to have a lot of restrictions on the activities of the bureaucracy. That’s something he won’t like, but that will be done. I guarantee it.” I know some of you are skeptical. But publicly telegraphing his strategy now is a good move.
Barack Obama is not very popular in Kentucky. But McConnell is locked in a tough campaign for reelection against a very well-funded Democrat. This focus on Obama will highlight the choice facing Kentucky voters: A senator who will fight Obama’s radical agenda — a war on coal and Kentucky’s traditional values as well as amnesties for illegal immigrants — or another Democrat senator who will support Harry Reid and Barack Obama.
But the next day Erick Erickson, editor of RedState, reacted as we did when we read Bauer’s comment, Erickson referencing a Politico report with, shall we suggest, more humorous quotes:
Holy crap this is the funniest thing I’ve read today. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. . . .
Here. Here is how the whole thing opens. (via Politico)
Mitch McConnell has a game plan to confront President Barack Obama with a stark choice next year: Accept bills reining in the administration’s policies or veto them and risk a government shutdown.
Do any of you really think McConnell would risk a government shutdown? Really? Seriously? . . .
But asked about the potential that his approach could spark another shutdown, McConnell said it would be up to the president to decide whether to veto spending bills that would keep the government open.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.
Holy cow. Remember, last time the President chose to shut down the government, McConnell was one of the first people out of the gate to blame Ted Cruz, not the President. In fact, McConnell and his team made it clear that the Congress will always get the blame.
