Sen. Mitch McConnell Is a Heckuva Busy Man!
Terri Whitehouse August 2nd, 2007
Between hiring a stealthy campaign strategist for his 2008 reelection campaign, working to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and reluctantly voting for greater transparency in government, how on earth does Sen. Mitch McConnell find the time to draft some b.s. anti-family and anti-children legislation and find the nerve to call it the “Kids First Act”?
Being a literary sort of person, I should probably recognize this whole nonsense of cleverly naming legislation so that Americans will not be outraged at what the legislation really says and does as an ironic device. Fortunately, my low-brow aesthetic most always trumps my literary one, and from here on out I will refer to this practice (system, manner, or condition) as it occurs in politics, as “oppositism.” The noun “oppositicity” will describe the state or quality of being of an “oppositist” mindset. An “oppositist” shall henceforth refer to any politician who insults my intelligence by engaging in oppositism.
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Everybody, be sure to check out that post from the Washington Post’s Capitol Briefing blog:
Earlier this week, when reporters pressed him on his decision about ethics reform, [Minority Whip Trent] Lott announced his opposition to the plan and then questioned whether his party had the right leadership to fight it. “After the exhibition I saw on immigration, I don’t suspect there’s going to be a lot of strength and dynamic leadership here, but we’ll see,” Lott told CongressDaily.
That was perceived as a direct shot across the bow at McConnell, who in late May agreed to push the controversial immigration reform package that was hammered out in an old-fashioned, bipartisan, back-room deal. As that immigration package unraveled in late June, McConnell changed his support on the plan and ultimately voted against ending debate and moving toward a final vote on the plan. Privately, but not very quietly, GOP aides wondered whether McConnell’s vote against immigration was more about protecting his own political standing back home in Kentucky, where the immigration deal was unpopular and McConnell must stand for reelection in 2008.
Things are not looking good for ol’ Mitch. Not good at all.