Tag: Mitch McConnell
Paul Explains Regrettable McConnell Endorsement
Uhh, because he asked me. He asked me when there was nobody else in the race. And I said yes.
— Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), in an interview with Glenn Beck, on why he endorsed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) for re-election.
Bevin Admits He’s a Longshot to Unseat McConnell
I’m David, and he’s Goliath. That’s just the reality of it. However, the path to victory just gets wider and wider.
— Matt Bevin (R), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on his long-shot bid to unseat Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Mitch McConnell Does Simple Math
We have a disability right now — it’s called in the Senate ’55 of them and 45 of us.’ I’m not great at math, but 55 is more than 45.
— Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), in an interview with Peggy Noonan, on the GOP’s inability to repeal Obamacare.
McConnell: There Won’t Be Another Shutdown
One of my favorite old Kentucky sayings is there’s no education in the second kick of a mule. The first kick of a mule was when we shut the government down in the mid 1990s and the second kick was over the last 16 days. There is no education in the second kick of a mule. There will not be a government shutdown. … I think we have fully now acquainted our new members with what a losing strategy that is.
— Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), telling The Hill that he will not allow another government shutdown as part of a strategy to repeal Obamacare.
In Praise of Kentuckians
My junior colleague has become a national figure in record time. I don’t think there’s a time in the history of our state we’ve had two more influential senators than we do right now. And I think that’s good for Kentucky.
— Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), quoted by the Lexington Herald-Leader, on Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).
Kentucky Proves Republicans Were Right About Obamacare
There’s no shortage of jokes about Kentucky.*
Q: What do a divorce in Kentucky, a tornado in Kansas, and a hurricane in Louisiana have in common?
A: Somebody’s fixin’ to lose the trailer.Q: What do you get when there are 32 Kentuckians in a room together?
A: A full set of teeth.We are a nation lost in tea party mission creep, as the Party of No struggles to figure out its evolving hostage demandTwo Kentucky guys were driving in the pickup, drinking a couple of long-neck Buds, when they came upon a police roadblock. The driver told his friend to peel off the label and stick it on his forehead, then stash the bottle under the seat, and he did the same. When it was their turn at the roadblock, the officer said, “Have you boys been drinking?” The driver replied, “No sir, we’re on the patch.”
So it came as small surprise that many in Kentucky who bombarded the state’s phone line and website to sign up for health coverage on Oct. 1 specified that they did not want Obamacare. Instead, they insisted, they wanted to sign up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
[Kentuckians, please note: Emergency FOXectomies are not covered under Obamacare.]
Kentucky’s response proves Republicans were right on almost every point.
Bruisin’ for Cruz
“Tailgunner” Ted Cruz must’ve sensed he was in trouble
When McConnell and Cornyn pulled their support on the double.
Cruz’ call for a filibuster
Lost much of its luster
When the GOP’s Senate heavies burst his Obamacare bubble.
