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• KY-Sen: And McConnell continues to fall

  Published: July 30, 2007, 4:03 pm

  Tags: Mitch Mcconnell, Ky Sen, Kentucky, Senate, 2008

  of organized opposition to McConnell. Perhaps it has to do with McConnell acting as George Bush's chief ally and enforcer at a time when Bush's approval/disapproval ratings in Kentucky are at 38/59. Meanwhile, local activists are ramping up the heat on McConnell: More here. Meanwhile, the local press is on to McConnell's vulnerability.

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• Wonk'd Dept.: I Know Who Killed Health Care

  Published: August 3, 2007, 5:11 pm

  Tags: Barack Obama, Chelsea Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dave Chappelle, Mitch Mcconnell, Paul Ryan, Rick Santorum, Scooter Libby, Sightings, Tim Kaine, Wonk D, Wonk D Dept

  This week, you guys saw Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell, Chelsea Clinton, Tim Kaine, Rick Santorum, Barack Obama, Chris Dodd, Dave Chappelle, and Scooter Libby wandering around DC (and elsewhere)....

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• KY-Sen: Chandler teases

  Published: August 15, 2007, 10:10 am

  Tags: Ky Sen, Kentucky, Senate, 2008, Mitch Mcconnell, Ben Chandler

  challenge to U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell next year.   Chandler indicated that’s not the direction he’s pointing right now, but said he’s learned not to rule anything out. In a wide ranging interview, Chandler criticized the conduct of the war in Iraq, what he calls the secrecy of the FAA and indicated he’s open

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• A Question For Senate Republicans

  Published: August 16, 2007, 6:18 am

  Tags: Iraq, George W Bush, September Report, Dana Perino, David Patraeus, Joe Lieberman, John Mccain, John Cornyn, Mitch Mcconnell, Jeff Sessions, Norm Coleman, Saxby Chambliss, Larry Craig, Jim Demint, Jim Bunning

  Senate Minority Leader McConnell: Let me remind the Senate of what we agreed to...We voted, and put into law, that General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker would report in September on progress. The benchmarks report and the timeline we set in May was clear. It gave us, the troops, and our allies, clarity on what was expected. Senator

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• So is McConnell criticizing Bush for sucking up to Sarkozy?

  Published: August 16, 2007, 7:18 pm

  Tags: Mitch Mcconnell

  just lost Tony Blair).So is Mitch McConnell implicitly blasting George Bush, and what kind of leadership and maturity does it show to malign the French head of state only days after he came to our country to visit our own president?Not quite leadership material, that Mitch McConnell. Not to mention, the most inventive idea he could come up with

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• GOP Senate leader McConnell: New French president proves that "we won"

  Published: August 20, 2007, 5:23 am

  Tags: Mitch Mcconnell, France

  won," but GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell seems to think that the fact that French president Nicolas Sarkozy jogs is indicative of some great victory. Hmm. I can think of better evidence of a great American victory: catching Osama. But then again, I don't claim to understand the far-right that controls today's Republican party. I'm sure

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• KY-Sen: McConnell in trouble (says the wingnut press)

  Published: August 20, 2007, 7:08 pm

  Tags: Ky Sen, Kentucky, Senate, 2008, Mitch Mcconnell, Larry Forgy

  Leader and Bush lackey Mitch McConnell is in serious electoral trouble. Sen. Mitch McConnell's close backing of President Bush on immigration and the Iraq war is costing him support among Kentucky Republicans, and, according to some party members, hurting his chances for re-election next year. He even could face a primary challenge from

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• KY-Sen: Keeping the pressure on McConnell

  Published: August 20, 2007, 8:29 pm

  Tags: Iraq, Ky Sen, Kentucky, Senate, 2008, Mitch Mcconnell

  In the perfect world, we have the party and allied organizations running ads like this every day from now until Election Day, not just in Kentucky, but in every contested Senate state and House district.

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• KY-Sen, OR-Sen, NM-Sen, MN-Sen: Latest numbers

  Published: August 22, 2007, 12:13 pm

  Tags: Ky Sen, Sen, Nm Sen, New Mexico, Oregon, Kentucky, Senate, 2008, Mitch Mcconnell, Gordon Smith, Pete Domenici, Mn Sen, Minnesota, Norm Coleman

  or disapprove of the job Mitch McConnell is doing as United States Senator? Approve 50 (48) Disapprove 43 (44) Minnesota Do you approve or disapprove of the job Norm Coleman is doing as United States Senator? Approve 47 (43) Disapprove 44 (48) New Mexico Do you approve or disapprove of the job Pete Domenici is doing as United States

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• Louisville Kentucky Take A Stand participants march to Mitch McConnell's house

  Published: August 28, 2007, 9:42 pm

  Tags: Iraq, Take Stand, Mitch Mcconnell

  now, leading the group to Mitch McConnell's house.Apparently, HE IS HOME!!I'll have more when I can.UPDATE #6:Oh. My. God.There was an absolute army, an seemingly endless stretch of people marching from Frazier Hall to Mitch McConnell's home. Simply mind blowing.Mitch had corralled about 20 bikers to stand in front of his house and intimidate

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• Dept. Of The Gop Is A Big Tent Inside A Closet: We Can't Remember If It's News That Mitch McConnell & Lindsey Graham Are Supposedly Gay (Not With Each Other, That We Know Of, Just In General)

  Published: August 30, 2007, 3:49 pm

  Tags: Dept Of The Gop Big Tent Inside Closet, Endless Cummer, Gay, Gop, Graham, Larry Craig, Lindsey, Mitch Mcconnell, Republicans

  that Republican senators Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham are homosexuals for what, years now? And now it’s being repeated on Counterpunch and other sorta mainstream liberal news sites. So something’s up, and Endless Cummer will never end, just like in the Beach Boys song about gay senators, “Kokomo.” And somehow,

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• Craig forces McConnell's hand. How did that happen?

  Published: September 5, 2007, 4:36 pm

  Tags: Mitch Mcconnell, Larry Craig

  headlines ever: "Craig has Mitch by the short ones"Last week, Mitch McConnell was the aggressive defender of all that was right and good within the GOP when it came to Larry Craig:The Senate's top Republican says many GOP senators believe Larry Craig should resign.Mitch McConnell describes Craig's conduct as "unforgivable." And he says Senate

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• KY-Sen: CQ sees tight race

  Published: September 6, 2007, 2:04 pm

  Tags: Ky Sen, Kentucky, Senate, 2008, Mitch Mcconnell

  Republican"] maintains that McConnell remains a solid favorite in his quest for a fifth Senate term — but holds open at least the possibility of a Democratic upset. McConnell has come under heavy criticism from liberal activists and other Democratic-allied groups who accuse him of using his leadership position to obstruct key parts of the

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• KY-Sen: New anti-McConnell ad

  Published: September 6, 2007, 12:47 pm

  Tags: Ky Sen, Kentucky, Senate, 2008, Mitch Mcconnell

  to take a swipe at McConnell: The ad will air in Kentucky during the first NFL game of the season, as well as this weekend's University of Louisville football game. Update: From a MyDDer who claims s/he was in Afghanistan during this mess: I was in the embassy in Kabul at the time of this referenced boondoggle.  The company

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• A good case of kiss my ass

  Published: September 11, 2007, 8:43 am

  Tags: Petraeus, Reid, Tony Snow, Boehner, Mitch Mcconnell, Kerry, Cnn, Moveon, Lieberman

  Mitch McConnell and Tony Snow are outraged, outraged that MoveOn.org would smack Gen. Petraeus around in print. Oh, and John Boehner, too. And, of course, Joe Lieberman (I-I), who never saw a Bushist talking point he wouldn't, caaaww, mimic.CNN even quotes John Kerry as calling the ad "over the top", and Kerry's a guy who has actually seen

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