@flexghost You're falling for the myth that so many politicians sold us, that it was all McConnell's fault. We should not have bought into it then, and we should correct the record now to hold people accountable.

Senate rules do not allow any member, including the majority leader, to dictate direction like this. The Senate is free to completely ignore whatever the leader says. No member gets to override the rest of them.

But it was convenient for the rest of them to escape tough votes by just pointing the finger at this one guy.

A lot of senators who we keep reelecting were responsible for all of the things that you're complaining about here. We really need to emphasize that because they are escaping accountability every time they come up for re-election and get re-empowered.