Mitch McConnell is reveling in destroying our democracy, and Politico is lionizing him for it
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Because politics and government are just one big game to Politico, here's a story from Burgess Everett reveling in how much Mitch McConnell is enjoying destroying government. There isn't one word about the damage the «cartoon villain» is inflictiMitch McConnell is reveling in destroying our democracy, and Politico is lionizing him for it
Because politics and government are just one big game to Politico, here's a story from Burgess Everett reveling in how much Mitch McConnell is enjoying destroying government. There isn't one word about the damage the «cartoon villain» is inflicting on all of the institutions of the federal government, but plenty about how much fun he's having doing it. Everett tell us that «he’s loving every minute of it,» and quotes him saying «'We need to have a little fun in this business. […] I used to call myself Darth Vader when I was back in the campaign finance wars.» Ha ha ha ha, wasn't it great when he was fighting to sell Congress to unaccountable corporations and billionaires? And «when he hears liberals complain about him killing their priorities on health care, the environment and gun control, McConnell can't help but crack a smile.» Because it's so much fun to watch people die needlessly when you can stop it! McConnell «has a wry and self-deprecating sense of humor, according to senators and aides,» Everett reports. That's in contrast to all those Democratic scolds who say things like «The fact is, he has changed the Senate in ways that I think may never be the same.» That's Sen. Dick Durbin. Or Sen. Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, who says «No one should be proud of being the Grim Reaper of middle-class legislation that Americans desperately need.» Look at those wet blankets who don't know how to give a good quote to Politico. Meanwhile, the Senate has done almost nothing in the way of legislating, including responding to ongoing national disasters that are racking up billions in costs to states. On the Senate calendar Monday: advancing another circuit court judge, this one to the 9th, the court that has been most steadfast in resisting Trump's unconstitutional efforts and one that is at the verge of flipping to be controlled by Trump-friendly judges. He'll be the second California judge advanced over the objections of the state's Democratic senators, and the fifth judge in history to be confirmed under those circumstance, all of them in the past month. But, you know, Darth Vader's having fun doing it, so that's all that really matters, right? Read more