In non-satirical piece, McConnell stresses virtues of bipartisanship
tulc(also thought it was satire and was just as surprised it wasn't)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), reflecting on the results of the midterm elections, apparently thought it’d be a good idea to write an op-ed on his perspective. Naturally, he turned to Fox News, which published a piece under a rather extraordinary headline: “Will Dems work with us, or simply put partisan politics ahead of the country?”
Much of the Republican leader’s pitch was predictable – McConnell believes his party has been “prolific” in its triumphs over the last two years – but it was the GOP senator’s references to bipartisanship that made the op-ed seem as if it were intended to be satirical.
I have good news: reports of the death of bipartisanship in Washington have been wildly exaggerated. […] And looking ahead to the coming year, there will be no shortage of opportunities to continue this impressive record of cooperation across the aisle and across the Capitol.
What we can make of those opportunities will depend on our Democratic colleagues. Will they choose to go it alone and simply make political points? Or will they choose to work together and actually make a difference? […]
After years of rhetoric, it’s hardly news that some are more interested in fanning the flames of division than reaching across the aisle.
For the record, McConnell didn’t appear to be kidding.