Turns out $600 extra Unemployment does NOT stop people from going back to work.

[Shadowferal]

McConnell's balls are in a vise. He doesn't want to lose his seat, but he doesn't want to lose his leadership position in the Senate either. He needs to placate his voter base, and placate vulnerable Republicans. He can work the former. But the latter are getting beat up.

McConnell's balls in a vise has a third party, and it has big hammer instead; monied interests financing him.
Businesses and yes, foreign interests, neither of which wants him to lose power. I firmly believe they are the ones pulling his strings. Fortunately they seem to be competitive interests.

[Felya]

McConnell's balls are in a vise. He doesn't want to lose his seat, but he doesn't want to lose his leadership position in the Senate either. He needs to placate his voter base, and placate vulnerable Republicans. He can work the former. But the latter are getting beat up.

McConnell's balls in a vise has a third party, and it has big hammer instead; monied interests financing him.
Businesses and yes, foreign interests, neither of which wants him to lose power. I firmly believe they are the ones pulling his strings. Fortunately they seem to be competitive interests.

Trump is a real estate tycoon, with a shit ton of business in hospitality, like his hotels and golf courses. This isn’t 2015, where you need to Kevin Bacon politicians to the special interest...

[Shadowferal]

He's "Moscow Mitch" for a reason. It's those "other strings" attached however that are more my focus since they demand capitulation.

[Felya]

He's "Moscow Mitch" for a reason. It's those "other strings" attached however that are more my focus since they demand capitulation.

What’s the reason he is “Moscow Mitch”?

[D3thray]

I love how transparently anti-worker this shit is. He's more interested in making sure companies can't be sued, just like Trump's use of the DPA to free meat packing plants from legal liability if their employees got sick.

Republicans don't care about people.

I mean food security is the least of our worries

[Shadowferal]

What’s the reason he is “Moscow Mitch”?

Began when he refused to believe every intelligence that said Russia was hacking/influencing elections. (Started during the Obama administration)

[D3thray]

Meadows...fuck that loser. His fuckin side wants billions for the military, a new FBI building, and hundreds of millions for White House renovations in a fucking pandemic response bill.

They can go sit on a rusty chainsaw. Republicans are making it abundantly apparent that they don't fucking care about Americans suffering.

They don’t agree with your bestie on how to help Americans suffering so they don’t care about Americans suffering. God I hope most of the voting base has a more developed opinion than that.

[Shadowferal]

Began when he refused to believe every intelligence that said Russia was hacking/influencing elections. (Started during the Obama administration)

To add; McConnell blocks two election security bills

[Themius]

They don’t agree with your bestie on how to help Americans suffering so they don’t care about Americans suffering. God I hope most of the voting base has a more developed opinion than that.

Mind pointing to proof they actually care then?

[alexw]

I mean food security is the least of our worries

Americans getting to continue eating far too much red meat than is healthy has absolutely nothing to do with food security.

In fact if you cared about food security you'd welcome a reduction in meat consumption given how environmentally damaging cattle rearing is.

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Mind pointing to proof they actually care then?

Agreed. I want to see his evidence that republicans put average Americans first.

[Shadowferal]

I don't see anyone posting specifically about meat.
Food security however;

[Zan15]

I don't see anyone posting specifically about meat.
Food security however;

i wonder how that 2008 map would look today after unemployment benefits end....

[Shadowferal]

That is indeed out of date and way off today.
Ugh.
More than doubled it appears.

[D3thray]

Mind pointing to proof they actually care then?

I mean there’s the five previous aid packages. But they don’t care, clearly.

[D3thray]

You clearly haven't been paying attention.

Like at all.

I have actually, have you? Disagreeing on the method doesn’t mean the goal isn’t the same. More people need to remember that.

[alexw]

I mean there’s the five previous aid packages. But they don’t care, clearly.

So then I'm sure you can tell us the republican negotiating demands that made it into those packages that were designed to help the average American.

List them for us.

[Felya]

I have actually, have you? Disagreeing on the method doesn’t mean the goal isn’t the same. More people need to remember that.

No, the goals are very different... remember your “too bad” reply? That means goals are very different... Trump, the billionaire tycoon who owns gold courses and hotels, wants to pretend covid is nothing? I wonder why... greatest mystery of all time...

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So then I'm sure you can tell us the republican negotiating demands that made it into those packages that were designed to help the average American.

List them for us.

FBI building renovation and subsidies for hospitality industry?

[D3thray]

No, the goals are very different... remember your “too bad” reply? That means goals are very different... Trump, the billionaire tycoon who owns gold courses and hotels, wants to pretend covid is nothing? I wonder why... greatest mystery of all time...

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FBI building renovation and subsidies for hospitality industry?

Subsidies to a performing arts centre? I can do this too. Your name is on the bill? Then you advocated for it. Pretty sure there were lots of republicans voting to pass the aid packages as well. Nice try though.

[D3thray]

While what you said is technically true, that has zero bearing on the conversation at hand, other than hand waving away the actions, words, and inactions of the GOP over the last, idk, 30 years (hell the past 3 is chalk-full of enough evidence, since you say you have been paying attention and all).

Republicans have proven time and again that their loyalty is to big business and not the American people.

So no Americans work for these businesses? No Americans shop at these businesses? Am I not typing this on an iPhone from one of these businesses? It’s disingenuous at best and lying at worst to say Republicans don’t want to help Americans.

[Shadowferal]

Bear in mind that McConnell has already come out and said that there are 15-20 Republican senators that aren't won over by any the gop bills being passed around.