McConnell Responds to Endorsement. "Great", I Say.

McConnell responds to endorsement

The Courier-Journal should excuse its readers at their lack of surprise over the endorsement in this year's Senate race. After reading over 140 attacks in this publication since I became Republican leader of the U.S. Senate, I suspect even my most partisan critics are similarly unmoved.
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Setting aside the formality of this newspaper's opposition, this election is about which candidate can do the most for the people of Kentucky over the next six years. It is about whether it makes sense to throw away the experience of a senator who built the clout to consistently deliver for Kentuckians.

Most Kentuckians understand we aren't guaranteed a seat at the table. Californians have 55 elected officials in Congress fighting to ban offshore drilling for American oil and promoting their San Francisco values. In Kentucky, we only have eight advocates to speak on our behalf in Washington. Therefore, it is essential that the people we send to Washington have the clout and influence necessary to put Kentucky's priorities at the top of the Senate's agenda.

Beyond the clear lack of influence my opponent would have in the Senate, delivering for Kentucky means taking tough stands on the most important issues of our time without regard to your own political pursuits. It means putting Kentuckians' interests ahead of your own.

My opponent has absolutely no record of ever delivering for anyone other than himself, and as we have come to find out, even that has come at the expense of others.

I've been honored to serve as your senator and will continue to use all the clout you've helped me build to represent our values and help me deliver for Kentucky.

MITCH McCONNELL

Candidate

U.S. Senate

Louisville 40205

Editor's comment: I have always figured that defeating Mitch is akin to Kentuckians putting a slug between their eyes, politically speaking.

So stick with Mitch.