2 3/4 Cheers for Mitch McConnell

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Power Line:

John Hinderaker

3/16/13

 

CPAC is drawing to a close. The speakers who got the most press, and the most enthusiastic receptions, were mostly those you would expect: Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin. But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was also well worth listening to, and to some, I suspect, surprisingly hard-hitting:

 

 

There has been talk about a primary challenge to McConnell next year by someone ostensibly more conservative. We conservatives have done some stupid things in recent years, but trying to unseat McConnell would be a new low. McConnell is a solid conservative; his lifetime ACU rating, after 28 years in the Senate, is certifiably right-wing at 90%. And McConnell has done, I think, an excellent job as minority leader. It is true, in general, that the Senate’s rules tend to make the majority leader look inept and the minority leader look like a genius; that said, as I wrote here, McConnell has repeatedly bested Harry Reid and Barack Obama.

 

The Democrats would love to take McConnell out. It appears likely that their candidate will be actress Ashley Judd. Judd may seem like a strange choice; she knows little or nothing about politics, has said lots of dumb things over the years, doesn’t live in Kentucky, and is the least talented member of her own family. But she satisfies the Democrats’ principal criterion for office: she has lots and lots of money, and can raise much more from her friends in Hollywood.

 

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Power Line:

John Hinderaker

3/16/13

 

CPAC is drawing to a close. The speakers who got the most press, and the most enthusiastic receptions, were mostly those you would expect: Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin. But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was also well worth listening to, and to some, I suspect, surprisingly hard-hitting:

 

 

There has been talk about a primary challenge to McConnell next year by someone ostensibly more conservative. We conservatives have done some stupid things in recent years, but trying to unseat McConnell would be a new low. McConnell is a solid conservative; his lifetime ACU rating, after 28 years in the Senate, is certifiably right-wing at 90%. And McConnell has done, I think, an excellent job as minority leader. It is true, in general, that the Senate's rules tend to make the majority leader look inept and the minority leader look like a genius; that said, as I wrote here, McConnell has repeatedly bested Harry Reid and Barack Obama.

 

The Democrats would love to take McConnell out. It appears likely that their candidate will be actress Ashley Judd. Judd may seem like a strange choice; she knows little or nothing about politics, has said lots of dumb things over the years, doesn't live in Kentucky, and is the least talented member of her own family. But she satisfies the Democrats' principal criterion for office: she has lots and lots of money, and can raise much more from her friends in Hollywood.

 

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Mitch McConnell Declares Surrender on Obamacare

 

 

By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | March 18th, 2013 at 03:30 AM

 

Joining Eric Cantor, John Boehner, Kevin McCarthy, and Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell is declaring surrender on Obamacare.

 

He will no longer fight it.

 

You’d never know that if you paid attention to his preferred words about Obamacare at CPAC. McConnell told the crowd that “Obamacare should be repealed root and branch.” He also told the crowd that those who think he’s given up the fight are wrong. He pledged to continue to fight.

 

I call bull.

 

The part of his speech that McConnell hopes you ignore is him saying

 

http://www.redstate.com/2013/03/18/mitch-mcconnell-declares-surrender-on-obamacare/

[Valin]

Power Line:

John Hinderaker

3/16/13

 

CPAC is drawing to a close. The speakers who got the most press, and the most enthusiastic receptions, were mostly those you would expect: Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin. But Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was also well worth listening to, and to some, I suspect, surprisingly hard-hitting:

 

 

There has been talk about a primary challenge to McConnell next year by someone ostensibly more conservative. We conservatives have done some stupid things in recent years, but trying to unseat McConnell would be a new low. McConnell is a solid conservative; his lifetime ACU rating, after 28 years in the Senate, is certifiably right-wing at 90%. And McConnell has done, I think, an excellent job as minority leader. It is true, in general, that the Senate's rules tend to make the majority leader look inept and the minority leader look like a genius; that said, as I wrote here, McConnell has repeatedly bested Harry Reid and Barack Obama.

 

The Democrats would love to take McConnell out. It appears likely that their candidate will be actress Ashley Judd. Judd may seem like a strange choice; she knows little or nothing about politics, has said lots of dumb things over the years, doesn't live in Kentucky, and is the least talented member of her own family. But she satisfies the Democrats' principal criterion for office: she has lots and lots of money, and can raise much more from her friends in Hollywood.

 

(Snip)

Mitch McConnell Declares Surrender on Obamacare

 

 

By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | March 18th, 2013 at 03:30 AM

 

Joining Eric Cantor, John Boehner, Kevin McCarthy, and Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell is declaring surrender on Obamacare.

 

He will no longer fight it.

 

You’d never know that if you paid attention to his preferred words about Obamacare at CPAC. McConnell told the crowd that “Obamacare should be repealed root and branch.” He also told the crowd that those who think he’s given up the fight are wrong. He pledged to continue to fight.

 

I call bull.

 

The part of his speech that McConnell hopes you ignore is him saying

 

http://www.redstate.com/2013/03/18/mitch-mcconnell-declares-surrender-on-obamacare/

 

Hey Eric....Bite Me!!!