Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) on Sunday brought up “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd’s controversial comment that Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes “disqualified herself” when she wouldn’t say whether she voted for President Obama.
The NBC host asked Portman whether Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was a problem for Republicans.
“No, but I think Mitch is going to win in Kentucky. By the way, you’re the one that he said that she had disqualified herself, her opponent, by saying that she wouldn’t tell people whether she voted for President Obama or not,” Portman responded, referring to Grimes.
“Well, I meant that voters might think that at the time,” Todd said about his comment, which he has already called “sloppy.”
Todd then asked Portman if he thinks McConnell should be the Republican leader in the Senate.
“Yeah, I think he should,” Portman answered.
I can’t stand Portman but good on him for calling Todd to task. That was a BS comment. However, PORTMAN fails by pretending that if the Senate goes Republican that with the House they will get EVERYTHING done! Really? Where were you during the first six years of the aughts when you owned all three branches? Oh yeah…working for Bush.
In Chuck’s defense, he’s an idiot.
Sadly, I noticed some in the media seem to be pushing that line as well. They seem to think Democrats are blocking everything and not even remembering the times GOP has blocked procedures or shut down government. They haven’t been willing to work with Pres. Obama before, what makes people actually believe they would be willing to now. And the idea that Obama would just approve what they pass and they would not need a veto proof majority in the Senate is fucking laughable.
Here is what will happen if GOP goes Senate - hearings into everything from Fast and Furious to ISIS and whatever else in between, they will still talk about sueing the president, they will start with the impeachment threats and they will try to repeal ObamaCare. In the meantime, NOTHING will get done - no jobs bills, no unemployment benefits, food stamps will be cut but the military will be bloated with money. And, yeah, you can believe we will start hearing the loud beat of war being drummed.
The only thing that was holding these assholes at bay was the Harry Reid heading the Senate and without that, they will be like kids running wild and free in the candy store.
Yup, and his comment wasn’t “sloppy”, he’d been practicing saying that for at least a full day.
Chuck many of us knew what you were and now no matter how you try you have dug this hole all on your own,no fan of David Gregory but he must be ROTFLHAO at you.