It seems impossible that one man can change the fate of the country by simply opposing the other party on ANY legislation.
Yet, Mitch McConnell has been doing that since President Obama was sworn into office, promising no cooperation with the newly elected Commander-In-Chief.
Even though McConnell now leads a minority in the Senate, he's still doubling down on ANY agenda the Democrats propose.
In his latest rant, McConnell threatened the Democrats if they change the filibuster, or did away with it.
Standing behind the podium on the Senate floor recently, McConnell promised a "totally scorched-earth policy in Congress" if the Democrats dare to make changes to the filibuster.
Listening to Moscow Mitch swear to "...unleash furies the Democrats can barely imagine," one would think he's running the country and not Joe Biden.
Claiming the the Senate will become even more divided if there are any changes to the rules - is a blatant misrepresentation. The Senate Republicans have already put up a solid wall of opposition with no means of reconciliation.
It's time for the Democrats to stand up to McConnell's obstructionist tactics. If that means changing, or doing away with the filibuster, then so be it.
Otherwise, there will be no progress at all in the next few years.
What's the difference between letting McConnell call all the shots with a minority in the senate, or standing up to him and making rule changes?
In both cases, McConnell intends to stop any legislation that he doesn't approve of. Trying to reason with him has proved impossible.
If the Democrats really want to enact big legislation, like Voting Rights and infrastructure improvement, the only way it's going to get done is to take charge and do away with the filibuster.
The can worry about the rolls being reversed someday all they want - with a Democratic minority helpless to do anything about it. But, unless they take bold measures now this country is never going to see progress.
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