Morning Plum: The real consequences of GOP control of the Senate

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Morning Plum: The real consequences of GOP control of the Senate

By Greg Sargent at the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/08/20/morning-plum-the-real-consequences-of-gop-control-of-the-senate/?hpid=z2

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In an interview with Politico, Mitch McConnell spelled out the consequences of GOP control of the Senate in surprisingly stark terms: It could lead to more government shutdowns.


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 risk a government shutdown.

In an extensive interview here, the typically reserved McConnell laid out his clearest thinking yet of how he would lead the Senate if Republicans gain control of the chamber. The emerging strategy: Attach riders to spending bills that would limit Obama policies on everything from the environment to health care, consider using an arcane budget tactic to circumvent Democratic filibusters and force the president to “move to the center” if he wants to get any new legislation through Congress. In short, it’s a recipe for a confrontational end to the Obama presidency…

…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.




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[Thinkingabout]

1. McConnell has provided another good reason to get his butt out of the Senate.

He has proven several times he is not up to the task to lead.