Kennedy and Trump have a lot in common with their rhetoric, but very few positive accomplishments for the record in the past 28 months of governing. The only difference in their rhetoric is Kennedy's attempt to put a folksy spin on his. He feels that plays well with voters in Louisiana. And last week Kennedy went back to the old worn out GOP cliché when he said, "the democrats in congress should work with the republicans."
The democrats who took control of the U.S. House this past January have passed more meaningful legislation in thee five months since taking control only to see most of their legislation lay dormant in Kennedy's republican controlled Senate. All because senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said he would not work with the U.S. House. The House has passed health care, gun control, climate change and election security legislation that the GOP has yet to take up for debate in Kennedy's U.S. Senate. And in fact just last week passed immigration reform legislation that McConnell said was dead on arrival and Trump said he would veto it if it was approved. Kennedy has it backwards, it is the GOP and Kennedy that should be working with the democratic party. If they did a lot would be accomplished.
The U.S. Senate has be in control and in the hands of the republican party for the past 4 plus years and have failed to introduce any meaningful immigration legislation, debate the issue and then vote on a plan and all the while Trump and his party says immigration is out of control. And in fact Homeland Security says illegal immigration continues to reach record levels on Trump and the republican watch. Senator Kennedy has no answer for the problem and he and his party has no record on immigration reform. It should also be noted that Kennedy has recently flipped-flopped on the possibility of Mr. Mueller testifying before congress.
Louisiana, the country and its people did much better when Mary Landrieu represented Louisiana in the U.S. Senate. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
