If Republicans Win the Senate, What Crisis Will Mitch McConnell Cook Up Next?

[UCmeNdc]

The most recent forecast by Fivethirtyeight gives Republicans a sixty percent chance of winning a majority of the Senate in November’s elections. Given that any bill already has to pass the Republican-controlled House, the effect of a Republican Senate upon President Obama’s legislative agenda can be calculated at zero, with a margin of error of zero. You can’t kill something that is already dead.

On the other hand, what is currently alive, albeit barely, is a fragile peace that has enabled the functioning of the traditional separation-of-powers relationship between the branches of government. The survival of that peace depends entirely on a Democratic Senate. Almost nobody seems to be thinking about the potential chaos that could lie ahead.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/04/what-would-majority-leader-mitch-mcconnell-do.html

[davidpdx]

1. If they win the Senate things will come to a complete standstill for two years

I think chaos is an understatement. There is no guarantee that McConnell will survive his own reelection bid given his strong opponent. Winning that seat is perhaps the best chance we have of taking him out AND preventing a take over of the Senate

[Turbineguy]

2. He won't have to cook anything up.

Crises will come like a flood.

[B Calm]

3. I hate the thought of that turtle neck sob in charge! Hopefully the

voters in Kentucky vote him out.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

4. More debt ceiling/govt shutdown showdowns I'm sure

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They seem to love them whenever a Democrat is in the WH, never mind that it's always been a losing idea for them (not to mention the public) but, hey, if they want to help us increase our margin of victory in the House, Senate, and WH in 2016.............

[bigdarryl]

5. Your assuming he's going to win in November

He may be a ex senator by 2015 Grimes might take him out

[davidpdx]

8. Very true

It may end up being his seat that decides whether we keep the Senate. Wouldn't it suck if they ended up with 49 seats and the D's with 51 and Grimes knocks him out.

[kiranon]

6. Nothing. Mitch McConnell will lose the election.

Wishful thinking but it could come true.

[McCamy Taylor]

7. Thank God for the Veto.

[ChisolmTrailDem]

12. MIRT alert!

[Sunlei]

10. republicans will 'cook-up' anything that keeps OUR Fed. $$ flooding into 'for profit' private Corps

They own or invest in a lot of those 'for profit' industries-like our health insurance companies the USA is stuck with.

The more 'free Gov. money' the higher the private profits!

Heck, I even have 10 shares of that private prison stock (just playing the stock game) and made 67% !!!! off those stocks in 2 years

[ChisolmTrailDem]

11. But...but...

Woo!

We can't talk about November, what about the woo!!1???

[Joe Bacon]

13. If the GOP gets the senate and gains seats in the House, the #1 item on the agenda will be...

Impeaching Obama, Biden and I'm sure Blake Farenthold will also lead a drive to impeach Holder.