Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) invoked an iconic 1991 film to highlight what he sees as recklessness on the part of Democrats.
“At a moment when more Americans are signing up for disability than finding jobs, Democrats said they think it’s a good idea to drive the country off what economists are calling America’s fiscal cliff this coming January,” McConnell said during a Thursday morning floor speech. “You might call it ‘Thelma and Louise’ economics — right off the cliff.”
McConnell was referring to remarks from Democrats such as Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), who said earlier this week that her party will resist efforts from Republicans to pass tax cuts for high earners — even if that runs the risk of no deal being struck before the end of the year, when the Bush-era tax cuts are slated to expire.
