Before secretly taping a conversation between Senator Mitch McConnell and his aides, Progress Kentucky’s Shawn Reilly had a meeting at the White House. He was also a delegate at the Democratic National Convention last year. So much for the excuse…
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Mitch McConnell’s Office Was Bugged, Recording Released On Far Left Website
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Kentucky campaign office was bugged, apparently in violation of Kentucky and possibly federal laws, and then the recording from the bugging was released on the far-left Mother Jones website. It was a conversation between McConnell…
Mitch McConnell To Join 13 Republicans In Gun Filibuster
by Lonely Conservative • • 12 Comments
President Obama has been out on the campaign trail trying to gin up support for more gun control. Today he was in Connecticut vilifying anyone who opposes it. Well, he can add Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to his…
Boehner and McConnell Say No To Tax Hikes
by Lonely Conservative • • 5 Comments
For what it’s worth, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are saying “no” to tax increases. McConnell told Breitbart News: One issue I’ve never been conflicted about is taxes. I wasn’t sent to Washington to raise…
Mitch McConnell Thinks Repealing Obamacare Will Be Really, Really Hard
by Lonely Conservative • • 9 Comments
I know, everyone’s all upset about Mitt Romney’s campaign manager Eric Fehrnstrom’s blunder about the mandate being a penalty and not a tax. He should probably be kept off TV since he’s not very good at making his point. But…
Mitch McConnell: This Administration is ‘Radical’ and ‘Dangerous’
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will be speaking today at the American Enterprise Institute about the attempts by the Obama administration and its supporters to silence dissent. Breitbart News caught up with him for an interview previewing today’s speech.…
Guest Post: McConnell’s Last Stand on Obamacare
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
The following is a guest post by Joseph Hall. *** McConnell’s Last Stand on ObamaCare According to The Hill, Senate Republican Leader, Mitch McConnell, has agreed to take on the task of leading the charge to repeal ObamaCare in the…
Obama: We’re Better Off Now Than Four Years Ago; Boehner: Are You Kidding Me?
by Lonely Conservative • • 3 Comments
President Obama claims that Americans are better off today than they were four years ago. I won’t torture you with the video, you can watch it at NRO. He even said it with a straight face. That must have been…
Harry Reid Blocks Jobs Bill, Obama Blames Republicans
by Lonely Conservative • • 2 Comments
Whenever President Obama points his finger to blame someone for something, assume it isn’t true, or it’s a distortion of the truth. While it’s true that Republican leader Eric Cantor said Obama’s jobs bill didn’t have a spitball’s chance in…
Does Obama Want the GOP to ‘Shoot the Hostage’
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Guy Benson interviewed Rep. Paul Ryan and the subject was, of course, the debt ceiling and the budget and how Republicans would like to enact some much needed spending cuts. I love the question Benson asked regarding the debt ceiling…
Explaining McConnell’s Debt Ceiling Proposal
by Lonely Conservative • • 4 Comments
I was going to update my post from yesterday on Mitch McConnell’s “Own it, Obama” debt ceiling proposal, but I thought this deserves a post of its own. Quite a few conservatives expressed great displeasure with McConnell, and I get…
Senator McConnell: While We’re Voting On Budgets, Let’s Put Obama’s Up For A Vote
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) thinks allowing a vote on Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget that passed in the House will divide the GOP. Who knows, maybe he’s right. Senator Susan Collins (RINO-ME) said she won’t vote for it.…
Coming Up: The Chance to Rein in the EPA
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid opened a small business bill to amendments, so Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promptly offered an amendment stripping the EPA of carbon regulating authority that it’s using to push a green agenda and drive up the…
‘Drill Here, Drill Now’ Revived with ‘President Pay More’ Video
by Lonely Conservative • • 1 Comment
President Obama’s job killing energy policy has been a complete disaster. He promised high energy prices, and by golly, he’s delivered. While the media has reported on the price of gasoline going up, what they don’t tell you is that…