Mitch McConnell can't hide from years of spewing hate about conservatives. If McConnell had his way in the 2010 election Rand Paul wouldn't be in the Senate today-Erick Erickson, RedState

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McConnell is of the Sabotage Republican, Nelson Rockefeller mold:

3/11/14, "“Drunks,” “Bullies,” “Traitors,” “Fringe,” and Other Things Mitch McConnell Has Called Conservatives," Erick Erickson, RedState

"Mitch McConnell is doing his best to walk back his comments about conservatives. He told the New York Times he intended to “crush them everywhere.” Now he says he was only talking about the Jim DeMint founded Senate Conservatives Fund and its candidates — candidates like Ben Sasse supported by Paul Ryan, Mike Lee, Club for Growth, RedState, National Review, and others.

Actually, Mitch McConnell has been pretty open in the past about his contempt for conservatives. He has referred to conservatives and the outside groups they fund, as traitors, bullies, drunks, and fringe. He claims conservatives “tear up every bar they walk into,” and he wants to “punch” the tea party “in the nose.”

Those are his words. And he has been pretty consistent over time. Back in 2009, McConnell’s associates famously put James Dobson in a terribly embarrassing spot when they lied about Rand Paul’s record. McConnell sent staff into Kentucky to defeat Rand Paul.

McConnell now says he only meant he wanted to crush the Senate Conservatives Fund, but back in 2009 and 2010, the Senate Conservatives Fund was the group standing with conservatives and Pat Toomey, Marco Rubio, Mike Lee, and Rand Paul against Mitch McConnell’s supported Arlen Specter, Charlie Crist, Bob Bennett, and Trey Grayson.

It is true that a number of McConnell’s remarks have focused on the Senate Conservatives Fund, but his remarks have also targeted groups like FreedomWorks, Club For Growth, and others. He is systematically targeting conservative organizations that do not follow the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s lead. What’s worse, he is enlisting a bunch of useful idiots on the right to do damage control for him and to protect him.

If you think Mitch McConnell needs protection and saving, consider that if McConnell had his way Trey Grayson would be in the Senate instead of Rand Paul; Charlie Crist would be in the Senate instead of Marco Rubio, David Dewhurst would be in the Senate instead of Ted Cruz; Arlen Specter would be in the Senate instead of Pat Toomey; and Bob Bennett would be in the Senate instead of Mike Lee.

When McConnell attacks FreedomWorks, Senate Conservatives Fund, Club for Growth, Madison Project, and even the tea party — he is attacking the conservatives who have saved the Republican Party from itself. He is attacking you. So you should defeat him." via Mark Levin twitter

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Among comments to Erickson post above, why did Rand Paul endorse McConnell?

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"libertynugget • 3 hours ago
 

I don't understand why someone who pens a book "Tea Party Goes to Washington" [Rand Paul] would endorse someone who has so much contempt for the Tea Party?

 
Should the followup book be "Tea Party folds to Establishment, Stays in Washington, and Spends Too Much?""








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"streiff Mod libertynugget • 3 hours ago

 

my guess would be that he's [Rand Paul] an unprincipled opportunist who doesn't care about much of anything but his own electoral career... and raising money. YMMV."

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image of Rand Paul book from Amazon

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Comment: Rand Paul was elected by Tea Party supporters in 2010. To get elected he had to differentiate himself from and overcome a GOP establishment candidate backed by Mitch McConnell. Soon after arriving in Washington, DC, Rand Paul sold out everyone who worked so hard to elect him. He endorsed Mitch McConnell for re-election in 2014. I don't understand why anyone gives Rand Paul the time of day.



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