There is a uni-party in Washington. It allows people who choose to be part of the uni-party to arrive in Washington as Middle Class Americans and become millionaires very quickly without actually building a business or selling a product. I don’t know if we will ever be able to end its reign. Sometimes it is even difficult to figure out which politicians are members of the uni-party. Eventually, however, they reveal themselves. Usually those in the uni-party are consistent is supporting the uni-party rather than the American people.<\/p>\n
Yesterday The Federalist<\/a> posted an article about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his long-time relationship with the uni-party.<\/p>\n The article notes:<\/p>\n Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell \u201cgot a load off his chest\u201d with his speech closing out Friday\u2019s second failed impeachment attempt against former President Donald Trump. \u201cUnfortunately,\u201d however, \u201che [also] put a load on the back of Republicans. That speech you will see in 2022 campaigns.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Who\u2019s responsible for that quote? It might surprise some it wasn\u2019t Donald Trump Jr. or Rep. Matt Gaetz \u2014 it was Sen. Lindsey Graham, a moderate, hawkish Republican not up for re-election for six whole years.<\/strong><\/p>\n So why would Mitch McConnell do something that would hurt Republicans? Because his power does not change whether Republicans are in the majority or the minority.<\/p>\n The article continues:<\/p>\n …So what\u2019s all behind this? After four years of yelling \u201cMAGA!\u201d while pushing his own classic, corporate Republican policies, McConnell had hoped to rid himself and his conference of the conservative populist nationalism the former president had championed and go back to the way things were. He wants a return to promising to tackle illegal immigration before winking at corporate America that nothing will change. He wants to raise money on fighting the abortion of our infants while comfortably lifting nary a finger. He wants to shrug and change the subject when asked about men dominating women\u2019s sports and using women\u2019s bathrooms. He wants fewer taxes and more wars. Hell, he wants someone to blame for the Republican losses in the Georgia special election, and with them the loss of his seat at the head of the Senate.<\/strong><\/p>\n Instead, his push to impeach ended with rebuke from his own conference. Angry and embarrassed, he blamed his own colleagues as well as the former president, performing a 20-minute attack ad for the left to use on Republicans for the next election cycle and beyond.<\/strong><\/p>\n The article concludes:<\/p>\n …The second impeachment trial was the final act in years of Democrats trying to usurp the former president and isolate and ostracize his supporters. After January\u2019s shocking $8.3 million post-election fundraising haul \u2014 driven largely by small gifts averaging $32 a person \u2014 the decline of corporate and PAC influence<\/a> in favor of base voters\u2019 influence is starkly visible. Corporate politicians like McConnell don\u2019t like this shift because it makes them responsible to that base, so this year, instead of trying to lead a changing party, he stamped his approval on Democrats\u2019 attacks on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n Far from over, as so many in power would prefer, the lines of the populist conservative fight for the Republican Party and the country are more clearly and publicly drawn than ever before. When they eventually take back the Senate as the pendulum of voter anger inevitably swings back against the current Washington rulers, Senate Republicans would do well to remember the opening months of 2021 \u2014 and remember Mitch McConnell.<\/strong><\/p>\n Until the American voters remove the uni-party from Washington, we will not see immigration reform, lower taxes, less spending, or government that is responsive to the American people. We are responsible for the government we have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is a uni-party in Washington. It allows people who choose to be part of the uni-party to arrive in Washington as Middle Class Americans and become millionaires very quickly without actually building a business or selling a product. I … Continue reading