McConnell king of nasty politics - 4-part series in Lex Herald Leader

[Democrat 4 Ever]

Hot damn, if I hadn't check the calendar, I would have thought today is Christmas! Finally, finally, some ink on the Corrupt McConnell Political Machine. Lays out the blackmail techniques that Nasty Mitch employed to gather the money. Hope this gets really good play in the state for the next three weeks, dashes Nasty Mitch's Senate Leader run and then be resurrected for his '08 run. If this keeps up we are going to have to take up a lamp and start searching the land for ONE honest repug.

PRICE TAG POLITICS
Senator's pet issue: money and the power it buys
By John Cheves
HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER

Chuck Kennedy/McClatchy-Tribune file photo
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., spoke to reporters after a Senate vote on an amendment to a campaing finance reform bill in March 2001. The McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act passed in 2002 over McConnell's strenuous opposition.
More photosWASHINGTON - In the early 1970s, Addison Mitchell McConnell Jr., a young and intense Republican lawyer, strode into the political science class he taught at the University of Louisville.

He didn't introduce himself to his students. He went straight to the chalkboard and scribbled.

"I am going to teach you the three things you need to build a political party," he said, and backed away to reveal the words: "Money, money, money."

Three decades later, the teacher has mastered the lesson like few in history.

An extraordinary political fund-raiser, Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has used his skill to put himself on the brink of a remarkable career achievement. If Republicans hold the Senate in the Nov. 7 elections, he is expected to succeed retiring Sen. Bill Frist of Tennessee as majority leader.

McConnell's rise to the top of Congress is testament to the power of money in modern politics. He has raised nearly $220 million over his Senate career; he spent the majority not on his own campaigns but on those of his GOP colleagues, who have rewarded him with power.

"He's completely dogged in his pursuit of money. That's his great love, above everything else," said Marshall Whitman, who watched McConnell as an aide to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and as a Christian Coalition lobbyist.

A four-part series, part one today - here is the link to the newspaper where it will run.
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/

[Democrat 4 Ever]

1. Self kick - this is good stuff, folks! n/t

[Captain Hilts]

2. He and George W. Bush use the same pollster. nt

[Democrat 4 Ever]

3. Yeah, but this is big news in this state. McConnell has been considered

untouchable for years. He amasses huge sums of money for his re-election, cuts the meanest, nastiest campaign ads and then sails on back to DC.

There has never been anything other than whispered rumors to everything that Mitchy and Totally Unqualified as Secretary of Labor Elaine are up to - this is a shot across the bow of the Evil Ship of McConnell.

I think the state is waking up. I think this story is indicative of what McConnell will have to face for the next two years. Have got my fingers crossed.

Not sure what having the same pollsters as Chucklenuts have to do with the newspaper story.

[Hubert Flottz]

4. K&R

Mitch is worse than Bush.