McConnell has spent years blocking gun control legislation, including after Sandy Hook. His claims to want to work on a bipartisan solution should be taken with a grain of salt—but hey, writes besslevin, he should feel free to prove everyone wrong!
to meet with Democrats to try to come up with a legislative solution in response to the tragic event that left at least 19 small children and two teachers dead. “I met with Senator Cornyn this morning,” he told CNN. “As you know, he went home yesterday to see the family members and begin the factfinding of this awful massacre, and I have encouraged him to talk with Senatorand others who are interested in trying to get an outcome that is directly related to the problem.
If you were just dropped on the planet today and didn’t know anything about the Senate minority leader, that would probably sound very encouraging, hopeful, and like the right thing to do.
Don’t get us wrong—it’ll be great if McConnell actually follows through here with meaningful legislation and the type of response that other countries have had when such tragedies have occurred. And we really hope he does! But we’re also not expecting anything whatsoever from him, and the reason for that is he’s a power-hungry ghoul with no soul who has an extensive track record ofTake Sandy Hook, for instance, i.e.
But the vote failed along party lines, raising fresh doubts about the possibility of robust debate, let alone eventual compromise, on gun safety measures. The final vote was 47-47, short of the 60 needed to take up the bill. All Republicans voted against it.In other “Obstructionist lawmakers pretending this time it’s different” news
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