I don’t think they paid McConnell off...I think they found him out. They’ve probably got something on him. Boehner was going great guns on Obummer until the tabs started talking about Boehner liking to stop by the local pub every night after work, and a couple of women he was seeing...suddenly, all is quiet, no more mention of his drinking or womanizing, and he’s out golfing with Obummer.
Point to the item on Senator McConnell’s page that bears the slightest resemblance to all this hysteria: http://mcconnell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=PressReleases