Senate Republicans are of course fewer in number in the 111th Congress, but since the remaining GOPers are on average more conservative than the Republicans in the old Congress, their message is more focused.Proof in point comes from Glenn Thrush's Politico blog:
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is giving low grades to President Obama on foreign policy, accusing him of an addiction to "fresh starts" with adversaries.
In a major broadside on the Senate floor Monday, McConnell ripped into Obama on a variety of fronts — his Hugo Chavez handshake, his vow to shutter Gitmo and, above all, his decision to release Bush-era memos outlining harsh interrogation methods used on terror suspects and possible congressional probes into the issue.Weakening our tools of intelligence through an investigation of the intelligence community and other key decision makers would, by definition, make that pledge impossible to fulfill. It would also serve to divide us, I fear, at a time when we must continue to present a united and determined front to our enemies. ... In my view, the commander in chief has an obligation to unify the country while we are at war and at risk. Looked at in this context, attacking each other on these issues is not only counterproductive, it’s dangerous.
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