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McConnell says Obama wants more revenue than Bowles-Simpson. It’s not so.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (J. Scott Applewhite — Associated Press, File) Thursday afternoon, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) claimed that Obama’s opening bid of $1.6...
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What Mitch McConnell fears
Steve Benen asks a sensible question: Harry Reid’s proposed filibuster reforms are quite modest. If they pass wholesale, the 60-vote supermajority requirement will remain unchanged. So why’s he so...
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The best idea in American politics: Kill the debt ceiling
First, a quick correction based on further reporting: Contrary to the initial reports, the White House’s opening bid for resolving the fiscal cliff included $600 billion, not $400 billion, in proposed...
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Why Republicans think they’re winning the ‘fiscal cliff’
Consider the ongoing “fiscal cliff” negotiations from the Republican Party’s perspective. Not the revanchist conservatives who never believed they’d need to compromise, but the realists who knew, when...
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McConnell to conservatives: ‘It may not seem like it now, but we’re actually...
At CPAC this morning, Donald Trump was given the first speaking slot. “The Republican Party is in serious trouble,” he said. He complained that the White House didn’t give him a contract to build a new...
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Mitch McConnell’s problem: How can he threaten to obstruct the Senate even more?
There’s a reason the Senate majority rarely goes through with filibuster reform: The minority can make the aftermath hellish. Will Harry Reid actually change the rules? (Michael Reynolds/EPA) Robert...
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One Senate staffer’s theory: Mitch McConnell actually wants to get nuked
Perhaps McConnell wants Reid to go nuclear. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A Senate Democratic staffer e-mails with an interesting — and off-message — theory: I always thought that McConnell is...
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The Senate might go nuclear today. Here’s everything you need to know.
This is a photograph FROM THE FUTURE. (Dswa-Dasiac, Reuters) Today’s the day. This afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) might finally detonate the “nuclear option” and abolish the...
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Mitch McConnell’s campaign manager doesn’t love him. So?
Not beloved by all members of his staff! (Getty Images) As part of his ongoing effort to shore up his right flank, Mitch McConnell tapped Jesse Benton, Rand Paul’s 2010 campaign manager, to lead his...
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Mitch McConnell delivers some real talk to House Republicans
Mitch McConnell sounds pretty frustrated with House Republicans. (Getty Images) Robert Costa of National Review, who has aced coverage of the fiscal showdown over the last three weeks, has a new...
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