Mitch McConnell has been named the worst Senate Majority Leader since the early 1920’s when the era of electing a Senate Majority Leader began. This appraisal comes from Norm Ornstein, a political science scholar and lauded expert on the U.S. Congress who is a registered Dem but considers himself a centrist. He shared his evaluation of MCConnell and included McConnell’s submissiveness to Trump, his total lack of leadership re the shutdown. and damaging changes to the Senate rules as reasons for placing him at the bottom of Majority Leader rankings. Ornstein shared this assessment on MSNBC last evening with Lawrence O’Donnell.
This ranking for McConnell seems appropriate especially today when his enabling of Trump has fostered this record-breaking government shutdown. Pressure must continue to be put on McConnell to place a bill on the floor that will reopen the government. Any more delays on his part will simply foster more suffering and fuel the speculation that he is hiding something as well.
Unlike other Senators, McConnell as Senate Majority Leader must listen to the voices of all Americans. Call, email, fax or snail mail McConnell demanding that the government be reopened. Consider sending your message all four ways to make sure that MCConnell gets the message.
McConnell’s Contact Info: This link provides phone numbers for his satellite offices as well as phone number in Washington D.C., his fax #, snail mail address and email address. https//www.numbersusa.com/content/my/congress/328/contactHere is this week’s Americans of Conscience checklist.
https://americansofconscience.com/1-20-2019/
The Checklist, as it does every week, warms the heart. It provides news about people all over the country, doing what they can to make things better to counter Trump’s cruel policies.. Just reading the list makes one feel solidarity with activists who refuse to remain passive in the face of great need.
Celebrities and ordinary citizens alike, believe that the suffering of the innocent victims – government workers, contractors and ancillary victims like Native Americans rest squarely at the feet of Trump and McConnell. They also believe that this bald face cruelty, so glaring and obvious, demands action. And so in small ways and large, groups and individuals are stepping up to do what they can to aid the victims Click on any one of them to give yourself a boost