[Cedric]

You seem like a spunky young fellow but, apparently, you possess no understanding regarding the nature of organizations, so I’ll tell you how they work, relative to the issue at hand.

Appointed leaders get the credit for victory and the blame for defeat.

That is within the very essence of organizational structure.

[nicmarlo]

It appears that McConnell is only effective in parading out senators, like Graham, to bash the base as bigots.

A small handful got away from McConnell’s desires though, despite his catastrophic agenda of aligning himself with Bush’s amnesty program.

Thanks to Sessions, DeVine, and Vitter.