Wednesday, June 3, 2015

A Mitch McConnell endorsement doesn't carry much weight with a couple of his fellow Kentuckians



As reported in McConnell's terse backing of Bevin shows rift?  (Louisville Courier-Journal, 5/29/2015)

Bevin challenged McConnell in the 2014 GOP primary for the U.S. Senate.
During the race, McConnell used his multi-million-dollar television campaign to call Bevin "dishonest," dubbed him "Bailout Bevin," and said he wasn't "a Kentucky conservative." His aides called Bevin an "east coast con-man."

And then there's this incident.
As the hours ticked by on Monday with the N.S.A. restricted in its operations, Mr. McConnell’s growing impatience with Mr. Paul, his junior home-state colleague and a man he has endorsed for president, flared as Mr. McConnell went to the floor to seek an agreement to hasten Senate approval of the House bill.  [Emphasis added]

As reported in  Bluff Called, Mitch McConnell Misplays His Hand in Phone Data Fight.  (The New York Times, 6/1/2015)

 Mitch's 'dream' job has turned into a Keystone Kops movie marathon.

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