The Democrats wanted to give stimulus checks plus aid to state and local governments. Mitch’s bill did none of that and gave employers protection against lawsuits for making employees work in dangerous conditions for Covid.
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage." – Alexander Fraser Tytle… I guess time will tell what is the next stage.
You’re blaming PELOSI for this? Have you actually read, you know, the news?
The Democratic legislators have had HUNDREDS of bills sitting on Mitch McConnell’s desk, which he has blocked. McConnell refused to enact another stimulus and sent the Senate home for vacation instead! This is just lying propaganda, and a shameful effort on someone who is supposed to be a political cartoonist.
Ummmm… Congress passed a bill that included stimulus. It sat on Moscow Mitch’s desk for months. Senate Republicans don’t want to pay for stimulus and believe that $600 a week unemployment aid makes American workers lazy.
You guys lie so easily it makes me wonder if you even recognize the truth any more
Put the blame on Mitch boysPut the blame on MitchMitch kissed a voter from out of townThat kiss burned the USA downSo you can put the blame on Mitch, boysPut the blame on Mitch
Right winger liar cartoonist. The covid spreading republicans stole the PPP money and gave it to their rich friends and ignored Nancy’s Hero bill for 8 months or so.
Mitch McConnell has continuously refused to help the American people.
‘This must be exposed’: Katie Porter ‘pulls back the curtain’ on Mitch McConnell’s stimulus sabotage
Porter continued, “Everyone at the negotiating table—including Senate Rs—has agreed to a compromise. Except one. Mitch McConnell is refusing to bring it to the floor unless it wipes away all COVID-related lawsuits filed that “allege injury or death” due to corporate negligence.”
“These lawsuits represent the worst of the worst examples of disregard for human life—cases filed on behalf of nursing home patients and grocery store workers who died because the company in charge of keeping them safe prioritized cutting costs over protecting them.”
She concluded, “The same McConnell who said that President Trump is “100% within his rights” to pursue baseless lawsuits alleging election fraud is now refusing to pass urgently-needed relief unless it strips those same rights from the most vulnerable among us. This must be exposed.”
Pelosi, Schumer blast $916B White House coronavirus relief proposalThe Trump-backed plan is said to include pared-down stimulus checks for Americans.
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer late Tuesday rejected a Trump-backed $916 billion coronavirus relief proposal that was offered by Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin.
The new Mnuchin plan landed on Capitol Hill late Tuesday and could boost prospects of an agreement, as it shows that the White House is willing to back a $900 billion plan. But it also complicated efforts given that much of the focus has been on a bipartisan group of lawmakers who have been working furiously to come to an agreement on their own $908 billion proposal
The Mnuchin plan has some distinct differences that have been immediately rejected by Democrats. Unlike the bipartisan proposal, it puts forth a $600 direct payment for individuals and $1,200 for couples, which is half the payment delivered by the March pandemic relief bill. And while the proposal would extend federal unemployment benefits, which are set to expire at the end of the month, for up to eight weeks, it would not provide an additional enhanced weekly federal benefit of $300 that Democrats are demanding and the bipartisan group has endorsed.
First McConnell has to make sure republicans don’t get sued for killing a quarter million Americans with their totally botched covid response. Like Trump said, “I take no responsibility.”
Katie Porter: Mitch McConnell is giving big corporations ‘a license to kill’ Americans
Speaking on MSNBC this Wednesday, Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) blamed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for putting the “imaginary need” of big corporations ahead of relief for Americans as coronavirus lockdowns continues to ravage the economy and shut down businesses.
According to Porter, Democrats “continue to want to negotiate” a new coronavirus relief package, adding that many Republicans are also willing to compromise, but “this is about Senator McConnell holding out, kind of basically giving a license to kill to big corporations that engage in reckless behavior to endanger workers and employees and Americans.”
“Republicans and Democrats agree there’s a potential to continue those [coronavirus relief programs] if [McConnell] will drop this ridiculous, and I think, corrupt attempt to try to put these imaginary needs of corporations ahead of the needs of the American people.”
RAGs over 3 years ago
I don’t know what Summers is drinking (or smoking) but he should share it.
painthacker Premium Member over 3 years ago
Nothing about this cartoon seems to make sense.
Mominexile Premium Member over 3 years ago
The Democrats wanted to give stimulus checks plus aid to state and local governments. Mitch’s bill did none of that and gave employers protection against lawsuits for making employees work in dangerous conditions for Covid.
Judeeye Premium Member over 3 years ago
Another strip where truth goes to die.
braindead Premium Member over 3 years ago
Trump Disciple Summers is just incapable of drawing a cartoon without LYING.
mikeyman over 3 years ago
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world’s greatest civilizations has been 200 years. These nations have progressed through this sequence: From bondage to spiritual faith; From spiritual faith to great courage; From courage to liberty; From liberty to abundance; From abundance to selfishness; From selfishness to apathy; From apathy to dependence; From dependence back into bondage." – Alexander Fraser Tytle… I guess time will tell what is the next stage.
mikeyman over 3 years ago
Sorry. Spelling is Tytler.
Nebulous Premium Member over 3 years ago
Hey, the relief bill from the House is still sitting on McConnell’s desk.Pelosi did HER part.
tbarry718 over 3 years ago
Gaslighting at its finest. How does this cartoonist lie with such ease?
brit-ed over 3 years ago
These are not getting any better; she sent #moscowmitch a bill months ago and only now have some republicans started working on a compromise bill.
Meg: All Seriousness Aside over 3 years ago
I don’t understand why Moscow Mitch is in drag.
fullplatebeta Premium Member over 3 years ago
This could be the dumbest cartoon I’ve ever read.
Motivemagus over 3 years ago
You’re blaming PELOSI for this? Have you actually read, you know, the news?
The Democratic legislators have had HUNDREDS of bills sitting on Mitch McConnell’s desk, which he has blocked. McConnell refused to enact another stimulus and sent the Senate home for vacation instead! This is just lying propaganda, and a shameful effort on someone who is supposed to be a political cartoonist.
Madzdad the bard over 3 years ago
I think you meant Yerttle the Turtle. Nancy had a bill on his desk since March that he wouldn’t even offer to negotiate.
Alberta Oil Premium Member over 3 years ago
Let us not forget where the “hold” was and “who” caused it.
6.6TA over 3 years ago
Bizarre. Dead and Wrong.
ChristopherBurns over 3 years ago
Ummmm… Congress passed a bill that included stimulus. It sat on Moscow Mitch’s desk for months. Senate Republicans don’t want to pay for stimulus and believe that $600 a week unemployment aid makes American workers lazy.
You guys lie so easily it makes me wonder if you even recognize the truth any more
walfishj over 3 years ago
Put the blame on Mitch boysPut the blame on MitchMitch kissed a voter from out of townThat kiss burned the USA downSo you can put the blame on Mitch, boysPut the blame on Mitch
The Love of Money is . . . over 3 years ago
If they issued a stimulus check BEFORE Trump leaves it would ALL GO IN HIS POCKET !!!
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
Right winger liar cartoonist. The covid spreading republicans stole the PPP money and gave it to their rich friends and ignored Nancy’s Hero bill for 8 months or so.
Mitch McConnell has continuously refused to help the American people.
DrDon1 over 3 years ago
More misinformation from Summers….
lobo1939 over 3 years ago
Ug
librarylady59 over 3 years ago
Summers is declaring the Dems will now pass the Republican small “care” package since Biden won.
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
‘This must be exposed’: Katie Porter ‘pulls back the curtain’ on Mitch McConnell’s stimulus sabotage
Porter continued, “Everyone at the negotiating table—including Senate Rs—has agreed to a compromise. Except one. Mitch McConnell is refusing to bring it to the floor unless it wipes away all COVID-related lawsuits filed that “allege injury or death” due to corporate negligence.”
“These lawsuits represent the worst of the worst examples of disregard for human life—cases filed on behalf of nursing home patients and grocery store workers who died because the company in charge of keeping them safe prioritized cutting costs over protecting them.”
She concluded, “The same McConnell who said that President Trump is “100% within his rights” to pursue baseless lawsuits alleging election fraud is now refusing to pass urgently-needed relief unless it strips those same rights from the most vulnerable among us. This must be exposed.”
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/this-must-be-exposed-katie-porter-pulls-back-the-curtain-on-mitch-mcconnells-stimulus-sabotage/
JanaKralovna over 3 years ago
Yeah, and Moscow Mitch had NOTHING to do with the delay.
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
Pelosi, Schumer blast $916B White House coronavirus relief proposalThe Trump-backed plan is said to include pared-down stimulus checks for Americans.
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer late Tuesday rejected a Trump-backed $916 billion coronavirus relief proposal that was offered by Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin.
The new Mnuchin plan landed on Capitol Hill late Tuesday and could boost prospects of an agreement, as it shows that the White House is willing to back a $900 billion plan. But it also complicated efforts given that much of the focus has been on a bipartisan group of lawmakers who have been working furiously to come to an agreement on their own $908 billion proposal
The Mnuchin plan has some distinct differences that have been immediately rejected by Democrats. Unlike the bipartisan proposal, it puts forth a $600 direct payment for individuals and $1,200 for couples, which is half the payment delivered by the March pandemic relief bill. And while the proposal would extend federal unemployment benefits, which are set to expire at the end of the month, for up to eight weeks, it would not provide an additional enhanced weekly federal benefit of $300 that Democrats are demanding and the bipartisan group has endorsed.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/pelosi-schumer-blast-916b-white-house-coronavirus-relief-proposal-n1250515
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
First McConnell has to make sure republicans don’t get sued for killing a quarter million Americans with their totally botched covid response. Like Trump said, “I take no responsibility.”
DeepState over 3 years ago
Moscow Mitch said NO stimulus checks, except maybe for corporations…..
Jack Dawson over 3 years ago
Everything about this cartoon makes sense.
Radish the wordsmith over 3 years ago
Katie Porter: Mitch McConnell is giving big corporations ‘a license to kill’ Americans
Speaking on MSNBC this Wednesday, Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) blamed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for putting the “imaginary need” of big corporations ahead of relief for Americans as coronavirus lockdowns continues to ravage the economy and shut down businesses.
According to Porter, Democrats “continue to want to negotiate” a new coronavirus relief package, adding that many Republicans are also willing to compromise, but “this is about Senator McConnell holding out, kind of basically giving a license to kill to big corporations that engage in reckless behavior to endanger workers and employees and Americans.”
“Republicans and Democrats agree there’s a potential to continue those [coronavirus relief programs] if [McConnell] will drop this ridiculous, and I think, corrupt attempt to try to put these imaginary needs of corporations ahead of the needs of the American people.”
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/katie-porter-mitch-mcconnell-is-giving-big-corporations-a-license-to-americans/
mistercatworks over 3 years ago
So, so simple-minded. McConnel has been holding up the stimulus checks for months single-handedly.