Stick in the mud from Kentucky

by YankeeJim | December 20, 2010 at 04:32 am

50 views | 0 Recommendations | 0 comments

America has its own Kim Il Jong and his name is Mitch McConnell, Senator from Kentucky. McConnell illustrates how important it is to increase the intelligence of the American voter public so that we don’t end up with people like him in office. Right now, the Republican Party is reaching to the bottom of the electorate, and Kentucky is one of the dumb states. Not everyone in the state is living the life of Daniel Boone, but many are and the result is Mitch barely winning, but being empowered to create a threat to the universe.

“Senate Republican leader says he'll vote against New START

By Mary Beth Sheridan

Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, December 19, 2010; 8:22 PM

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) announced that Sunday he will vote against a new U.S.-Russia nuclear-arms accord, a move that could pressure other Republicans in what is likely to be a close vote at the end of Congress's lame-duck session.

His statement came as Sen. Jon Kyl (Ariz.), the chamber's second-ranking Republican, also said he would not support the treaty unless it was amended.

Supporters of the pact played down the announcements, saying they had not expected the backing of either senator. Vice President Biden and senior Democratic senators said the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) still has the votes to pass.

But the statements by the two leaders indicated how precarious passage has become, and how annoyed Republicans appear to be about Democrats' handling of the lame-duck session.

McConnell told CNN that he still has concerns about the treaty's verification provisions and about a few phrases in the document regarding missile defense. But above all, he appeared angry that the pact is being debated in the final days of the session, against the wishes of top Republicans, who have pressed to have the vote moved to February.

"I don't think this is the best time to be doing this. Members are uneasy about it, don't feel thoroughly familiar with it," he said. "We'd have been a lot better off to take our time."”