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McConnell: If Rand Paul runs for president, 'he'll be able to count on me'
The Lexington Herald-Leader ^ | November 7, 2013 | Sam Youngman

Posted on 11/07/2014 10:28:35 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

LOUISVILLE — There were only two things Mitch McConnell didn't want to talk about Thursday — whether he will run for re-election in 2020 and his eventual legacy.

In his first one-on-one interview since his landslide re-election to a sixth term and his expected ascendance to U.S. Senate majority leader, McConnell talked at length with the Herald-Leader about how he wants to use his new role to help Kentucky, a possible run for president by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and the conventional wisdom that McConnell is unpopular.

McConnell, relaxed and in a great mood in his Louisville home, wouldn't say whether he will try for a seventh term in 2020, and he cut short any discussion of what his legacy might be.

"I don't want to start writing a legacy now," said McConnell, who is 72. "I'm looking to the next six years. When you've been in office as long as I have, everybody wants you to look back. I'm looking forward, and I've been given some fairly significant responsibility in Washington, and I'm going to try to exercise that in the most responsible way I can and try to make some changes for the country. So I'd rather not muse about the past."(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at kentucky.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: 2016; gop; kentucky; libertarians; lping; lundergangrimes; mcconnell; medicalmarijuana; mitchmcconnell; randpaul; randsconcerntrolls; republicans; rinos
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But has he bought a blimp yet?
1 posted on 11/07/2014 10:28:35 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Uh Yeh Mitch. Since he took a lot of heat for endorsing your re-election bid.


2 posted on 11/07/2014 10:31:31 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Why don’t you just shut up Mitch and do your job?? If you even begin to do a good job it will be a shock out here.


3 posted on 11/07/2014 10:32:50 AM PST by Hattie
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Well that's one person...


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4 posted on 11/07/2014 10:33:39 AM PST by DoughtyOne (The mid-term elections were perfect for him. Now Obama can really lead from behind.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If Gus Hall was still running, he could probably count on Mitch. (As long as there was something in it for Mitch.)


5 posted on 11/07/2014 10:33:46 AM PST by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

RAND PAUL IS NO LONGER A CONSERVATIVE (and may well have never been more than a conservative poseur). We all need to understand it.


6 posted on 11/07/2014 10:35:16 AM PST by House Atreides
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If Ted Cruz runs for president, “he’ll be able to count on me”.


7 posted on 11/07/2014 10:36:44 AM PST by Gator113 ( Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin and Mike Lee speak for me, most everyone else is just noise.)
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To: House Atreides

Yea a few of noticed that a year ago and took holy hell for it.


8 posted on 11/07/2014 10:37:45 AM PST by Norm Lenhart (Feet to the fire folks. YOU PROMISED!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rand Paul campaign theme song...

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=sometimes+you+feel+like+a+nut&FORM=VIRE1&adlt=strict#view=detail&mid=376AEB9C094065DFF24D376AEB9C094065DFF24D


9 posted on 11/07/2014 10:38:19 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Romans 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rand Paul is officially over.


10 posted on 11/07/2014 10:39:55 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Rand (amnesty) Paul, and Marco(amnesty) Rubio are both frauds. Amazing how so many here once “fawned” over these transparent traitors.


11 posted on 11/07/2014 10:41:50 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
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To: Norm Lenhart

I remember. Probably the same people who were posting Scott Brown 2012! Years back. They latch onto one “thing” after another. Many of them will be wanting Scott Walker now, just because he won big.


12 posted on 11/07/2014 10:42:08 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Shut up, Mitch. You’re a senile old fraud. Go away.


13 posted on 11/07/2014 10:46:41 AM PST by MasterGunner01
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What was the point of trading one senile old fraud for another senile old fraud?


14 posted on 11/07/2014 10:48:26 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing
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Rand Paul is officially over.

Uh oh! It's the usual suspects - the "I won't support anyone who doesn't agree with me 100%" trolls. AKA pretend conservatives who want to divide conservatives.

15 posted on 11/07/2014 10:50:58 AM PST by neocon1984
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Rand Paul doesn’t come close to being conservative


16 posted on 11/07/2014 10:51:43 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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Yep...he’s yesterday’s news. He’s masqueraded as conservative long enough.


17 posted on 11/07/2014 10:53:54 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: neocon1984

“Pretend conservatives” are the ones who actually vote for conservatives on your planet? Real conservatives on your world vote for liberals?


18 posted on 11/07/2014 10:54:02 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

McConnell’s been in since 1985. And they wonder if he’s gonna run in 2020? Mckey, you’ve had your 30 years. Retire and make way for someone who’ll make war on the left instead of kissing its ass like you do. It’s just what we need, a Republican Senate full of doddering old Strom Thurmonds chasing aides and God-knows-what else instead of doing the work they were elected to.


19 posted on 11/07/2014 11:00:46 AM PST by W. (We won. Get over it! Or not. I don't care...because we won!)
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To: CivilWarBrewing
Both are frauds, except McConnell is older than Paul. Both are diseased branches of the RINO tree in the GOPee forest.
20 posted on 11/07/2014 11:02:18 AM PST by MasterGunner01
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