I’m no fan of McConnell but he is only the minority leader in the senate and has about as much power as the queen of england. His voting record is very conservative though.
Boehner at least faked a conservative position for a bit during the shutdown. OTOH, McConnell preemptively surrendered on the cloture vote and put ZERO pressure on vulnerable Dems during the entire kenyancare debate. Basically he dumped everything on the House as quick as he could rather than engage the Dems in a debate they did not want to have. Additionally, the NRSC did NOTHING before or during the shutdown.
McConnell may be minority leader but his has plenty of power. He just does not choose to use it to defend our Constitutional rights or advance a conservative agenda.
Thanks, you said it better than I could have.