Rather than using the mismanagement of the Senate by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to
extract concessions, McConnell gave two huge concessions to bail Schumer out of his self-inflicted wounds. A bill introduced on Tuesday would allow for another increase in the debt limit, and forestall expected Medicare reductions that are a sole result of Democrats’ disastrous agenda. It’s all part of the McConnell approach—to lose as efficiently as possible.