By Matt Bevin
In Kentucky, we expect our representatives to be people of conviction.
But in Washington, it’s another story. It is not uncommon to find politicians in favor of a bill before they were against it, or for politicians to vote one way in public and another when they think no one is looking. In Washington DC
, it is perfectly normal — if not encouraged — for congressional members to master the art of doublespeak.
, it is perfectly normal — if not encouraged — for congressional members to master the art of doublespeak.And no one has mastered this art better than Kentucky’s 30-year senator, Mitch McConnell. In the off years, Sen. McConnell voted consistently for amnesty, but on the eve of a tough reelection campaign, Senator McConnell was mysteriously absent from the immigration debate, turning down interviews, running away from his record. When it’s convenient, Senator McConnell votes to raise the debt ceiling and is the king of wasteful pork-barrel spending. But come election time, you will hear Sen. McConnell rail against government spending.
This political prevarication, of having his cake and eating it too, is driven by a desperate ambition to climb the ranks and accumulate political power. And no one has been more ambitious and more power hungry than the 30-year career politician from Kentucky.
hungry than the 30-year career politician from Kentucky.Shortly after McConnell’s 5,000 vote victory in 1984, the National Journal profiled the freshman senator and wrote this: “Observers say that his single-minded devotion to reaching the Senate reflects personal ambition, not a commitment to a particular political philosophy… He is likely to fit in easilywith the growing number of senators whose goal is to gain and hold office, not use their personal ideology to shape the public agenda.”
with the growing number of senators whose goal is to gain and hold office, not use their personal ideology to shape the public agenda.”This brings us to one of the biggest, most important conservative battles of our generation: Obamacare.
Sen. McConnell is quick to tell us that he has checked every box on the “oppose Obamacare” checklist. He has held plenty of press conferences declaring his opposition to Obamacare. But behind the scenes he has done everything in his power to stymie any real chance at eliminating the biggest expansion of government in modern history.
to stymie any real chance at eliminating the biggest expansion of government in modern history.Back in February of 2012, when conservative stalwart Jim DeMint tried to offer legislation to fully repeal Obamacare, the minority leader was concerned the legislation would irk Majority Leader Harry Reid and undermine McConnell’s political plans. So what did he do? He used his political muscle to shut it down.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/08/01/does-mitch-mcconnell-want-to-defund-obamacare/#ixzz2ajTZotOM
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