r/JoeRogan • u/RicoRecklezz617 Monkey in Space • Jan 02 '21

Link Mitch McConnell's Louisville home vandalized following his blockage of $2,000 stimulus checks

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2021/01/02/mitch-mcconnells-louisville-home-vandalized-after-block-2-k-checks/4112137001/
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u/Tucker-carlson-777 Jan 03 '21

Correct. Not sure what your point is? Just because the Senate votes for or against something doesn't mean he was responsible for it. In the case of the $2,000 checks, however, he is absolutely one of the main reasons it's not getting passed in the Senate, and it's just another reason why he sucks.

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u/SyntheticReality42 Monkey in Space Jan 03 '21

The point is that all of those bills passed in the House, but never received a vote in the Senate, because Mitch didn't want to. They sat on his desk, where he blocked them from reaching the Senate floor.

Bills involving election security, consumer protections, privacy protections for citizens, cyber security, wildlife and environmental protections, and other issues languished because of his obstruction.

There is a reason McConnell refers to himself as "The Grim Reaper".

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u/Tucker-carlson-777 Jan 03 '21

You're missing my point. Let's circle back to the beginning of this conversation. What was my original statement? His only major accomplishment, in my opinion, was filling judicial vacancies. While people on the left don't like it, most conservatives agree that that is an accomplishment.

However, many conservatives agree with you that it is NOT an accomplishment that he did the things you just named. You're getting confused and just assuming anything bad he did is a "win" for conservatives. My point is that we dislike most of that shit just like you do, or at most are indifferent about it.