politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 3/30/2009
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – A leading congressional Republican did not pull any punches Sunday when asked whether President Obama had kept one of his most prominent campaign promises.
“I must say I'm disappointed,” Senate Minority Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union.. “After two months, the president has not governed in the [...]
firedoglake.com - 3/30/2009
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firedoglake.com —
It's not Glenn Beck saying this. It's the
Senate Minority Leader. “I’m not sure that’s what people...
voted for. I mean they were angry with President Bush. They were not happy with the economy…. Whether they intended to see America kind of turned ...
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Mitch McConnell: Obama is Turning America into France
kentucky.com - 3/24/2009
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kentucky.com —
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning is
blaming his fundraising difficulties on a fellow Kentucky Republican,...
Senate Minority Floor Leader Mitch McConnell. Bunning said during a conference call Tuesday that McConnell and Texas Sen. John Cornyn have ...
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Bunning: McConnell making fundraising difficult - Latest ...
thinkprogress.org - 3/31/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
Yesterday on CNN’s State of the Union, Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told host John King...
that he’s “ disappointed ” in what he considers President Obama’s failure to live up to his promises to govern in a ...
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McConnell: I’m ‘Disappointed’ In Obama’s Attempts At ...
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Mitch McConnell: Obama is Turning America into France
Firedoglake —
It's not Glenn Beck saying this. It's the Senate Minority Leader.
“I’m not sure that’s what people voted for. I mean they were angry with President Bush. They were not happy with the economy…. Whether they intended to see America ...
Mitch McConnell, bullshitter
The Reaction —
By Michael J.W. Stickings Here was Senate Minority Leader McConnell yesterday on John King's State of the Union: I must say I'm disappointed. After two months, the president has not governed in the middle as I had hoped he would. But it's not too late. He's only been in office a couple of months. Still before him are the opportunities to deal with us on a truly bipartisan basis. It would be one thing if a ...
GOP Senate Leader whines that Obama isn't being bipartisan enough
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Mitch McConnell is as insincere and duplicitous as they come. When Obama reached out to the Republicans, the Republicans shut him down. So, Obama is moving ahead to pass the agenda of change, which is what the American people want. McConnell doesn't like that: ...
McConnell: I’m ‘Disappointed’ In Obama’s Attempts At Bipartisanship
Think Progress —
... Yesterday on CNN’s State of the Union, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told host John King that he’s “disappointed” in what he considers President Obama’s failure to live up to his promises to govern in a bipartisan manner. King noted that in January, McConnell had ...
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