Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell will address the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington at noon. According to prepared remarks, he will tell the crowd that Washington has “undergone a bizarre transformation over the past few weeks: Olbermann is out . . . and Reagan is in.”
“I mean, you can’t turn on C-SPAN or cable news these days without hearing some liberal Democrat saying nice things about Ronald Reagan. It’s a nice development, don’t you think?” McConnell will joke. “Now, you all know the reason they’re doing it: they want you to forget what they’ve been up to the past two years. The good news is, nobody’s buying it.”
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So I came over here today to do two things: first, I want to thank you. You did it. You stuck to your principles. You shouted them from the rooftops and at the town halls. You recruited great candidates. You believed it could happen. And we have embarked on our comeback.
Second, I wanted to make sure none of us overlooked one of the most important lessons of the past two years: And that lesson is this: never confuse what’s popular with what’s right. If our conservative principles are universal, then they’re right for all people at all times.
No exceptions.
Popular or unpopular, we will stand for what we believe in.
If we do our jobs, the popularity will take care of itself.
It’s because you stood by your principles that we’ve now got Speaker Boehner instead of Speaker Pelosi.
It’s because you stood by your principles that we’re having a serious debate in Washington right now about how much to cut, not how much to spend.
He will also highlight his repeal efforts:
And that’s why Republicans will keep fighting it in the House, in the Senate, in the courts, and at public forums throughout the country … until Obamacare goes the way of Hillarycare.
The Democrats may want to put this bill behind them. I assure you, it’s still very much ahead of them.
They know this bill is a disaster. That’s why they’re handing out waivers to their union buddies.
Well, if they’re going to be handing out waivers, I’ve got a practical solution for them: Let’s take that repeal vote again and see if we can’t grant a waiver for everybody.”






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