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Mitch McConnell reaching out to Obama for a fresh start on entitlement reform

Now that Obama has been reelected, McConnell’s top priority is reforming Medicare and Medicaid, and he knows he needs the president as a partner, not an enemy.

“Given the serious nature of the challenge, I hope the president uses his inaugural address to acknowledge both the seriousness of the debt crisis and lays out ways, working with both parties in Congress, to get our profligate spending under control,” McConnell wrote.

Sources close to McConnell say he wants Obama and his advisors to meet with Republican and Democratic leaders and negotiate before another fiscal deadline forces a hasty, incomplete compromise. McConnell wants Obama to “turn off the campaign” tactics and stop trying to pummel Republicans into submission from the bully pulpit.

McConnell delivered this blunt message to Obama personally in a brief telephone conversation after the election.

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Ole Mitch is reaching out to cave!

BJ* on January 18, 2013 at 12:22 PM

keep dreaming there bub

what a waste of time…

cmsinaz on January 18, 2013 at 12:24 PM

WE’RE SAVED !!!!!!

lm10001 on January 18, 2013 at 12:25 PM

Like reaching out to Stalin.

SirGawain on January 18, 2013 at 12:26 PM

Reach ~~out~~ around.

portlandon on January 18, 2013 at 12:28 PM

The Obama Campaign will listen politely and announce that Republicans still want to push Grandma off a cliff, but they reject that notion.

forest on January 18, 2013 at 12:28 PM

Well , well , well …..
I signed a petition yesterday to stop McConnell
from caving on the filibuster rule . Is that part of
the next deal ?
Lucy , Lucy , Lucy……..

Lucano on January 18, 2013 at 12:29 PM

“Given the serious nature of the challenge, I hope the president uses his inaugural address to acknowledge both the seriousness of the debt crisis and lays out ways, working with both parties in Congress, to get our profligate spending under control,” McConnell wrote.

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Where has Mitch been the past 4 years??

McConnell wants Obama to “turn off the campaign” tactics and stop trying to pummel Republicans into submission from the bully pulpit.

HumpBot Salvation on January 18, 2013 at 12:31 PM

I’m not sure if kneeling under obama’s desk, with mouth wide open, is considered “reaching out”, in the traditional sense – but, whatever.

Pork-Chop on January 18, 2013 at 12:32 PM

Insanity.

katy on January 18, 2013 at 12:33 PM

The only way to effectively reach out to Obama is with a closed fist, hard to the jaw.

novaculus on January 18, 2013 at 12:34 PM

Lots of luck, Mitch. If Le Petite Compromise taught you anything, it’s that the only one willing to wheel and deal over your terms of surrend…er, any compromise is Plugs Biden.

Steve Eggleston on January 18, 2013 at 12:35 PM

…and he knows he needs the president as a partner, not an enemy.

I lack the freaking words.

JellyToast on January 18, 2013 at 12:38 PM

Lets confirm with McConnell’s office that “reform” doesn’t include making entitlement programs bigger.

BobMbx on January 18, 2013 at 12:38 PM

Stop caving!!! GOP can be exaspafrustrating!!!!

sauldalinsky on January 18, 2013 at 12:39 PM

What an incompetent chinless boob. How many times will you have to be snookered before you realize they will never negotiate in good faith?

Ted Torgerson on January 18, 2013 at 12:47 PM

Affable dunce is affable.

CurtZHP on January 18, 2013 at 12:59 PM

“Given the serious nature of the challenge, I hope the president uses his inaugural address to acknowledge both the seriousness of the debt crisis and lays out ways, working with both parties in Congress, to get our profligate spending under control,” McConnell wrote.

Obama will use his inaugural address the same way he uses every public appearance, to demonize Republicans and tell everyone he is the only one who can save the country from our evilness.

Night Owl on January 18, 2013 at 1:01 PM

Given the serious nature of the challenge, I hope the president uses his inaugural address to acknowledge both the seriousness of the debt crisis

Oh he will. He will say that its the Republicans fault, then say he is going to cut/balance the budget, then spend the next four years running up huge deficits.

We need Joe Wilson at this event.

tommer74 on January 18, 2013 at 1:12 PM

Lucy. Football. Charlie Brown.

tommyboy on January 18, 2013 at 1:34 PM

You’d think that he’d have learned by now that doesn’t work.

Repeating the same thing over and over and expecting different results…….it’s a sign….

ProfShadow on January 18, 2013 at 1:51 PM

*facepalm*

They’re not called the Stupid Party for nothing.

single stack on January 18, 2013 at 2:33 PM