On the Senate floor this afternoon, minority leader Mitch McConnell asked for a vote on President Obama’s craptastic proposal for averting the fiscal cliff. Harry Reid swiftly shot him down:
Sen. McConnell asks consent for a vote on the President's tax hike/debt ceiling proposal, and Maj. Ldr Reid objects #FiscalCliff #Senate
— Drew Brandewie (@DBrandewie) December 5, 2012
Dem Majority Leader calls voting on the President's tax hike 'a stunt,' blocks vote on it.
— STEW ??? ⚾️ ? (@StewSays) December 5, 2012
Reid’s own little stunt proved McConnell’s point: that the president’s proposal is lousy.
Sen. McConnell: The President's plan would not have passed the House "when Nancy Pelosi was Speaker."
— STEW ??? ⚾️ ? (@StewSays) December 5, 2012
McConnell: "even the most liberal members of Congress, the President’s most ardent supporters, haven’t come forward to support" POTUS plan.
— STEW ??? ⚾️ ? (@StewSays) December 5, 2012
McConnell on Obama/Geithner Plan: "If this proposal was made in good faith, Democrats should be eager to vote for it."
— Allison Moore (@MAllison_Moore) December 5, 2012
Moreover, Reid insisted that the Obama and Geithner’s plan wasn’t even real:
Sen. Reid on the Geithner proposal: "There is no Geithner proposal. This is all made up." #FiscalCliff
— Ryan Wrasse (@RWrasse) December 5, 2012
"There is no Geithner proposal. This is all made up," said Sen. Reid in opposing an attempt by McConnell to put Geithner proposal to a vote.
— Tom Curry (@TCurry_Himself) December 5, 2012
Is that so?
So what does it say when the Democrats won’t even touch The One’s idea with a ten-foot pole?
So the President persents a plan, and Harry Reid says "no" to holding a vote on it, must be afraid of another zero vote count. LOSER!
— Sue Spofford (@salsanbluechips) December 5, 2012
Oh. You mean like this one?
Dems object to even holding a vote on the President's tax hike/debt ceiling proposal. #NotSerious #FiscalCliff
— STEW ??? ⚾️ ? (@StewSays) December 5, 2012
Voting on what you claim to want is now a stunt? https://t.co/GSTBYNBm
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) December 5, 2012
According to Harry Reid, voting on a proposal all Democrats are supposed to support is a "political stunt."
— Matt Exotic (@MattCover) December 5, 2012
So Sunday's TV blitz was nothing? RT @RWrasse Sen. Reid on the Geithner proposal: "There is no Geithner proposal. This is all made up."
— David Popp (@davidpopp) December 5, 2012
Reid says there was no proposal from Obama/Geithner… "All of this is made up." What? What was that proposal then? #Senate
— Judd Deere (@JuddPDeere) December 5, 2012
Good question.
WOW! RT @RWrasse: Sen. Reid on the Geithner proposal: "There is no Geithner proposal. This is all made up." #FiscalCliff
— Mike Long (@MikePLong) December 5, 2012
https://twitter.com/jrios68/status/276429061251796992
Harry Reid won't allow senate to vote on Obama's fiscal cliff proposal because he doesn't want to have to vote against it. LOL
— Steven Miller (@slmiller222) December 5, 2012
Obama's fiscal cliff plan is so serious, Harry Reid won't even hold a vote on it.
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) December 5, 2012
Democrats don't want to vote on Obama's proposal because even they don't really support it.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) December 5, 2012
Harry Reid refuses to hold a vote on Obama's #FiscalCliff proposal. Who is holding the economy hostage again? https://t.co/ZEQTJb1G #tcot
— RBe (@RBPundit) December 5, 2012
Reid again labels the act of voting on an *actual Obama plan* a "stunt." By Republicans, of course.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) December 5, 2012
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Sen. McConnell’s response:
Sen. McConnell's speech on the Dems obstructing a vote on the President's tax hike/debt ceiling plan is here: http://t.co/HzJAtAnf
— STEW ??? ⚾️ ? (@StewSays) December 5, 2012
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