McConnell: If Rand Paul runs for president, 'he'll be able to count on me'

The Lexington Herald-Leader ^ | November 7, 2013 | Sam Youngman

[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)

[2ndDivisionVet]

But has he bought a blimp yet?

[Georgia Girl 2]

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

[Hattie]

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.

[DoughtyOne]

Well that's one person...


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[Slump Tester]

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

[House Atreides]

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

[Gator113]

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

[Norm Lenhart]

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

[gov_bean_ counter]

Rand Paul campaign theme song...

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[GeronL]

Rand Paul is officially over.

[stephenjohnbanker]

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

[GeronL]

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.

[MasterGunner01]

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

[CivilWarBrewing]

What was the point of trading one senile old fraud for another senile old fraud?

[neocon1984]

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.

[GeronL]

Rand Paul doesn’t come close to being conservative

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Yep...he’s yesterday’s news. He’s masqueraded as conservative long enough.

[GeronL]

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

[W.]

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.

[MasterGunner01]

Both are frauds, except McConnell is older than Paul. Both are diseased branches of the RINO tree in the GOPee forest.