Mitch McConnell tries laughing off getting trashed by his own campaign manager … but not sure this is working.
With Congress on recess, we turn to cable TV to find the hard news of the day.
I’m truly stunned by this. Jesse Benton, Mitch McConnell’s campaign manager, says ” I’m sorta holding my nose for two years cause what we’re doing here is gonna be a big benefit to Rand in ’16.”
Benton’s a Paul loyalist. McConnell hired him to defuse/curry favor on that front. So it’s not terribly surprising that he thinks that. Saying it is another thing entirely.
North Carolina Republican gets an earful from constituent about endlessly revoting against Obamacare.
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Don’t miss Sahil Kapur’s excellent piece this morning about how Immigration Reform could actually still end up passing. But I can’t help noting, look how far we’ve come. This was supposed to be a total done deal. Something was after whatever amount of bleating and hassle had to happen because Democrats wanted it and Republicans desperately needed it. So much for conventional wisdom.
James Reston not knocking Ben Bradlee (via Mike Wallace) at the 6:20 mark here is classic: Read More
Anthony Weiner calls older opponent “grandpa” during confrontation at AARP forum.