It's not going to work. Pass the damn bill

It appears the Senate Republicans want to be perceived as being "tougher" on the auto companies, I'm guessing just for the politics of it, but, once again, they're going to run into the problem I wrote about yesterday.

If they're going to play politics with this thing and claim they're "tougher," is Mitch McConnell really the guy you want out front?

The guy is wet cardboard, and they're trying to make their passionate Republican identity arguments through him?

You can kill the bill, but it's not going to save your brand.

Later: The Republicans are going after the unions.