McConnell keeps calling Reid "my friend"… to quote the world's greatest Spaniard, I do not think that means what you think it means.
— Jesse O'Connell (@jesseocnl) July 11, 2013
They’re still friends, mind you. But a big part of friendship is honesty, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell felt it was time for Majority Leader Harry Reid to know the truth: he’s on his way into the history books as the worst Senate Majority Leader of all time. Don’t shoot the messenger, though.
@jaketapper Since you are of their generation, could you clarify that statement? I think there's a generational gap impeding comprehension.
— emokidsloveme (@emokidsloveme) July 11, 2013
@emokidsloveme the gentlelady from the magnificent state of Georgia should go eat a sour apple
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) July 11, 2013
The accusation came as part of floor debate over the GOP’s blocking of executive branch nominees, which has Reid threatening the “nuclear option” next week when seven more executive appointments will come to a vote. Sixteen of President Obama’s nominees have been blocked already, leading Reid to threaten to change Senate rules to lower the threshold from 60 votes to 51. McConnell fired back that such a move would “kill” the Senate, and his team even has the tombstone to prove it.
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McConnell: If Nuclear Option Goes Through, Reid Will Be Remembered As Worst Leader of Senate Ever via @FreeBeacon http://t.co/VP8aYbiwQu
— Team Mitch (Text MITCH to 47360) (@Team_Mitch) July 11, 2013
RT if you agree: If Reid changes the rules to kill the filibuster, "Killed the Senate" will be on his tombstone pic.twitter.com/VDAmiiSYpI
— Team Mitch (Text MITCH to 47360) (@Team_Mitch) July 11, 2013
Not classy from @Team_Mitch https://t.co/M0yKyM9a4X
— Jed (@TheJedReport) July 11, 2013
We get the point, but that’s not the Senate’s grave; it’s Reid’s. What was his family thinking when they had that made? Probably not the classiest move on McConnell’s part, but it’s just a metaphor, and it’s one that Reid came up with back in 2009.
If Senate Majority ldr calls nuclear option vote next wk, he'll go down in history as "destroying" Senate by his own definition from 2009.
— ChuckGrassley (@ChuckGrassley) July 11, 2013
Pretty sure McConnell's whole "This will kill the Senate," is just his ambitious attempt to troll the whole country.
— Michael Rader ☣️ (@raderm) July 11, 2013
Is anyone prepared to shed a tear over the death of the Senate? It’s been sick for a while.
Mitch McConnell has been saying filibuster reform will "kill the senate"… but how can one kill something that has been dead for years?
— Rob Cohen (@Rob_Coh) July 11, 2013
Seriously: is there anyone besides Mitch McConnell who gives a flying fuck if something "kills the senate"?
— Chris C, Esq. (@chriscesq) July 11, 2013
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