PostPartisan: Mitch McConnell


Posted at 10:57 AM ET, 04/12/2013

The Insiders: Climate change and Mitch McConnell
By Carter Eskew
I can't decide what to write about today: Ed Rogers and climate change, or why Mitch McConnell must be the model for Kevin Spacey's character in "House of Cards." Maybe both.

By Carter Eskew  |  10:57 AM ET, 04/12/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ashley Judd, Ed Rogers, House of Cards, Kevin Spacey, Mitch McConnell

Posted at 01:12 PM ET, 04/09/2013

Ashley Judd was easy pickin' for McConnell
By Jonathan Capehart
The McConnell campaign had enough oppo gold to sink an Ashely Judd candidacy.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:12 PM ET, 04/09/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitch McConnell, Senate

Posted at 12:39 PM ET, 03/29/2013

Yes, Mitch McConnell is destroying the Senate
By Jonathan Bernstein
By abusing Senate rules and destroying norms, Mitch McConnell is ruining what's good about the Senate

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  12:39 PM ET, 03/29/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  filibusters, Mitch McConnell, nominee obstruction, Senate obstruction

Posted at 01:27 PM ET, 03/28/2013

Good news for McConnell, good news for us?
By Jonathan Capehart
Without fear of a right-wing challenge, McConnell can do what he does best: cut deals that resemble the long-lost art of governing.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  01:27 PM ET, 03/28/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Congress, Mitch McConnell, Senate

Posted at 11:19 AM ET, 03/01/2013

The Insiders: The sequester is here
By Ed Rogers
The sequester is here, and it is bringing to light how difficult it would be for Washington to seriously try to slow spending and reduce our national debt. Where is the leadership from The White House?

By Ed Rogers  |  11:19 AM ET, 03/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Congress, economy, John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Sequestration, The Insiders

Posted at 01:51 PM ET, 12/27/2012

The NRA's party stories
By Jonathan Bernstein
What seems like a story about the gun lobby is really about how our political parties work now.

By Jonathan Bernstein  |  01:51 PM ET, 12/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  gun control, Mitch McConnell, nra, Senate, sonia sotomayor, Supreme Court

Posted at 12:58 PM ET, 12/06/2012

Jim DeMint is done
By Jonathan Capehart
He sure made his mark in just eight years in the U.S. Senate.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  12:58 PM ET, 12/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jim DeMint, Marco Rubio, Mitch McConnell, Pat Toomey, Rand Paul, Republicans, senate, Ted Cruz

Posted at 05:24 PM ET, 12/05/2012

The McConnell Provision is a good idea
By Jonathan Capehart
During the debt-ceiling scariness last year, Mitch McConnell devised a way for the debt ceiling to be raised by the president and signed off on by Congress. It was ingenious.

By Jonathan Capehart  |  05:24 PM ET, 12/05/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  debt ceiling, economy, Mitch McConnell, Tim Geithner