McConnell is tossing and turning about Bevin taking his Senate seat.  The RINOs and unions are going to pour money into McConnell.  He's supported by the SCF, and Palin is telegraphing that she will endorse him:

http://www.kentucky.com/2013/10/17/2881122/sarah-palin-suggests-she-will.html

Quote
"We're going to shake things up in 2014," Palin wrote. "Rest well tonight, for soon we must focus on important House and Senate races. Let's start with Kentucky —which happens to be awfully close to South Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi — from sea to shining sea we will not give up. We've only just begun to fight."

Given her endorsement record, it seems likely that Palin is suggesting she will get involved in the Kentucky Republican Senate primary between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Louisville businessman Matt Bevin.

In an interview with the Lexington Herald-Leader on Wednesday, Bevin was asked if he thought Palin would get involved on his behalf.

Bevin said a number of national high-profile people had contacted him about helping his campaign, but he declined to say whether Palin was one of them.

"They are all watching," Bevin said. "Many of them will come on board."

http://www.businessinsider.com/matt-bevin-mitch-mcconnell-primary-challenger-tea-party-2013-10

QuoteBevin points to a recent event in Danville, Ky., where a man who has supported McConnell throughout his tenure and held two big fundraisers for him in the last two election cycles came up to Bevin with his arms crossed.

"After listening to you," the man said, according to Bevin, "I want to do a fundraiser for you. I'm not going to fundraise for that man anymore. I've had enough. I'm not voting for him again."

"He's like the Naked Emperor," Bevin said. "He parades around and wants us to think he's invincible and powerful, but he's not."

Oooooooooh I can't wait....

On Glenn Beck's show:

Matt Bevin on the Glenn Beck Radio Show

http://politicaloutcast.com/2013/11/mitch-mcconnell-forcing-gop-civil-war-tea-party/

This article sums up everything that is going on, with the exception that no one pays anyattention to my position, which is that the Tea Party is not necessarily an auxiliary placed somewhere along the GOP hierarchy,  chain of command, if you will.
Well, that's all right. The article places the Kentucky race in a context and in terms everyone should be able to understand. Mitch McConnell's war on the Tea Party makes sense to him, because he is locked into the self centered and outdated business model that he knows and plays well. Unfortunately, left wing subversives are not so myopic. For example, who would have thought that the war on white men played so adeptly by such rangers as Michael Moore and Louis Farrakhan were really nothing more or less than long term strategy and tactics  of a well conceived end game. The left wing, using this strategy of character assassination aimed at American men and women, played the game of "winning the hearts and minds" so much better than Mitch McConnell could ever play it.
This is not meant as an indictment of Mitch McConnell, or white Americans, or conservatives of any stripe, shade, or color. I am an old guy, too. I see the mistakes I have made. Without beating myself up about it, of course I regret the mistakes.  The only people I have ever met, my age or close, who have not regrets, are liberals. I  have come to see them as brainwashed, programmed, and
completely controlled idealogues.  That's why they wind up in politics, because they do not have the acuity or flexibility to succeed in business.  Michael Moore is the exception, but then, his business is to subvert.  Moore is really a politician.

Therefore, considering the article in Political Outcast, we have little choice but to support Blevin, knowing full well that Mitch has placed himself in the position of number one recipient of GOP money and power. That's a pretty good play for a li'l ol' boy from Kentucky who grew up on a ranch.
What we need not do though, is fall into the trap that this race is life or death for the Tea Party, as some are already leading us. No, Mitch is a big man in the GOP, knows full well what he is doing,
and is using this race as his own forum to show how he can whup the Tea Party.
The article says "No one can be Switzerland on this race."   OK, maybe not Switzerland, but we don't have to be the chumps who go all in against one of the GOP biggest  gorillas. The article uses the word "backfire." That is exactly the right term for the risk. The risk is that even should he bring this 13th term off, he
winds up looking like the doddering old man willing to play fast and loose with the state and nation's future all on account he somehow feels he must rise to the "challenge" of the conservative movement.
If I were Blevin, I would blame everything that is wrong with America today on Mitch McConnell. Not a impossible case to prosecute.
Incidentally, I do not agree with the lead paragraph of the article, that this contest is a battle over "control of the GOP."   I think that is professional spin. Should Blevin or Grimes win, the GOP power balance remains about the same.  Showmanship.

Quote from: red_dirt on February 05, 2014, 12:57:52 PM
http://politicaloutcast.com/2013/11/mitch-mcconnell-forcing-gop-civil-war-tea-party/

This article sums up everything that is going on, with the exception that no one pays anyattention to my position, which is that the Tea Party is not necessarily an auxiliary placed somewhere along the GOP hierarchy,  chain of command, if you will.
Well, that's all right. The article places the Kentucky race in a context and in terms everyone should be able to understand. Mitch McConnell's war on the Tea Party makes sense to him, because he is locked into the self centered and outdated business model that he knows and plays well. Unfortunately, left wing subversives are not so myopic. For example, who would have thought that the war on white men played so adeptly by such rangers as Michael Moore and Louis Farrakhan were really nothing more or less than long term strategy and tactics  of a well conceived end game. The left wing, using this strategy of character assassination aimed at American men and women, played the game of "winning the hearts and minds" so much better than Mitch McConnell could ever play it.
This is not meant as an indictment of Mitch McConnell, or white Americans, or conservatives of any stripe, shade, or color. I am an old guy, too. I see the mistakes I have made. Without beating myself up about it, of course I regret the mistakes.  The only people I have ever met, my age or close, who have not regrets, are liberals. I  have come to see them as brainwashed, programmed, and
completely controlled idealogues.  That's why they wind up in politics, because they do not have the acuity or flexibility to succeed in business.  Michael Moore is the exception, but then, his business is to subvert.  Moore is really a politician.

Therefore, considering the article in Political Outcast, we have little choice but to support Blevin, knowing full well that Mitch has placed himself in the position of number one recipient of GOP money and power. That's a pretty good play for a li'l ol' boy from Kentucky who grew up on a ranch.
What we need not do though, is fall into the trap that this race is life or death for the Tea Party, as some are already leading us. No, Mitch is a big man in the GOP, knows full well what he is doing,
and is using this race as his own forum to show how he can whup the Tea Party.
The article says "No one can be Switzerland on this race."   OK, maybe not Switzerland, but we don't have to be the chumps who go all in against one of the GOP biggest  gorillas. The article uses the word "backfire." That is exactly the right term for the risk. The risk is that even should he bring this 13th term off, he
winds up looking like the doddering old man willing to play fast and loose with the state and nation's future all on account he somehow feels he must rise to the "challenge" of the conservative movement.
If I were Blevin, I would blame everything that is wrong with America today on Mitch McConnell. Not a impossible case to prosecute.
Incidentally, I do not agree with the lead paragraph of the article, that this contest is a battle over "control of the GOP."   I think that is professional spin. Should Blevin or Grimes win, the GOP power balance remains about the same.  Showmanship.

So what are you saying?

I'm saying it is politics as usual. This would be a great win, but an odds out
proposition for the Tea Party. So, let's not be sapped into believing this contest
is life or death for the Tea Party. After all, this guy is Senate Minority Leader. He
is the reason for the war on the Tea Party. Official Washington has a lot riding
on this race.  McConnell's latest plank is to legalize hemp farming in Kentucky.
He is no amateur.
Sarah Palin could turn the odds.
I'm Tea Party. I support Blevin and hope he wins. If he does not, it is not going
to slow me down a bit.
Does that explain it?

Quote from: red_dirt on February 05, 2014, 03:30:30 PM
I'm saying it is politics as usual. This would be a great win, but an odds out
proposition for the Tea Party. So, let's not be sapped into believing this contest
is life or death for the Tea Party. After all, this guy is Senate Minority Leader. He
is the reason for the war on the Tea Party. Official Washington has a lot riding
on this race.  McConnell's latest plank is to legalize hemp farming in Kentucky.
He is no amateur.
Sarah Palin could turn the odds.
I'm Tea Party. I support Blevin and hope he wins. If he does not, it is not going
to slow me down a bit.
Does that explain it?

Yeah, and I agree, but I think you are bear-ish on how pissed off people are...

Quote from: red_dirt on February 05, 2014, 03:30:30 PM
I'm saying it is politics as usual. This would be a great win, but an odds out
proposition for the Tea Party. So, let's not be sapped into believing this contest
is life or death for the Tea Party. After all, this guy is Senate Minority Leader. He
is the reason for the war on the Tea Party. Official Washington has a lot riding
on this race.  McConnell's latest plank is to legalize hemp farming in Kentucky.
He is no amateur.
Sarah Palin could turn the odds.
I'm Tea Party. I support Blevin and hope he wins. If he does not, it is not going
to slow me down a bit.
Does that explain it?

I think you're looking through a dirty window, it isn't a do or die for TEA, it's a do or die for the rino.
They know quite well, a success at the mid terms spells their impending doom.
We are taking back the party, or rather, stealing the party from the original usurpers.

http://politicaloutcast.com/2013/11/mitch-mcconnell-forcing-gop-civil-war-tea-party/

That was exactly my point and the point of the above article I linked to.
McConnell, with his War on Tea Party, is now out on a limb, where he might
well not even be the nominee. Wouldn't that be something?
Rove's  "Crossroads" and the like are down 95% in donations this year, following
his engagement with the War on the Tea Party. This is after blowing $325M of donor
money in 2012.
So, I am not really all that bearish on Kentucky voters. Though it would seem that way.
Remember, it was not that long ago that Mitch was kicking it and taking names. He wanted
to block the debt ceiling raise on 2011, but couldn't garner support. Now he's just acting
an old fool.  Sen Cruz and Rand Paul took the debt issue and catapulted Sen Cruz into instant
stardom.
I'm just sayin'  --  Art of War -- "Don't do battle with someone who has no way to escape."

http://www.nkyteaparty.org/index.php
The Northern Kentucky Tea Party site has many references to the career and activities
of Mitch McConnell.

Estimates of Mitch's net worth in 2005 topped at around $4M.  Current estimates place
his net worth at as much as $32M.  Where did the money come from?  One big source
was an inheritance from father-in-law, James Chou, a powerful Chinese shipping magnate.
Mitch McConnell's career has benefited from connections to the most powerful manufacturing
and export sources in Communist China, according to internet sources.
Those same sources write,

So Mitch McConnell has moved from the upper-middle class of a lifelong government employee
into the real upper class ($20M or so net worth) of someone who married a woman with a rich
father. Who just happened to become rich from his connections with the rulers of communist China.
Villagers would say that this is old news, "free" trade is great for everybody, we like Mitch and
Elaine, and want him to return our calls, etc.
So they have not reported on the source of McConnell's mega-wealth (relative to the rest of us),
and how that source has presumably, for 20 years or so, affected McConnell's positions on "free"
trade and its devastating impact on millions of Americans who used to have decent manufacturing
jobs. McConnell and his wife are cheap-labor Republicans who hate the idea of American factory
workers making more than $15 an hour.
Because that's what their benefactors want them to do. 


Most of the information about Mitch McConnell has been kept private, known to Washington insiders
but not so much to the public. It is clear that Mitch McConnell enjoys high peer prestige in Washington
and in Louisville. Mitch has been all about cheap Asian communist labor.
Now, the liberals have gotten a hold of this and are having a field day with it. This is exactly what
we are talking about when we refer to Mitch McConnell's high risk political style (He can afford it.)
the playing it fast and loose with the nation's future, and the possible backfire that could reflect negatively on all conservatives.

Quote from: red_dirt on February 06, 2014, 10:26:24 AM
http://www.nkyteaparty.org/index.php
The Northern Kentucky Tea Party site has many references to the career and activities
of Mitch McConnell.

Estimates of Mitch's net worth in 2005 topped at around $4M.  Current estimates place
his net worth at as much as $32M.  Where did the money come from?  One big source
was an inheritance from father-in-law, James Chou, a powerful Chinese shipping magnate.
Mitch McConnell's career has benefited from connections to the most powerful manufacturing
and export sources in Communist China, according to internet sources.
Those same sources write,

So Mitch McConnell has moved from the upper-middle class of a lifelong government employee
into the real upper class ($20M or so net worth) of someone who married a woman with a rich
father. Who just happened to become rich from his connections with the rulers of communist China.
Villagers would say that this is old news, "free" trade is great for everybody, we like Mitch and
Elaine, and want him to return our calls, etc.
So they have not reported on the source of McConnell's mega-wealth (relative to the rest of us),
and how that source has presumably, for 20 years or so, affected McConnell's positions on "free"
trade and its devastating impact on millions of Americans who used to have decent manufacturing
jobs. McConnell and his wife are cheap-labor Republicans who hate the idea of American factory
workers making more than $15 an hour.
Because that's what their benefactors want them to do. 


Most of the information about Mitch McConnell has been kept private, known to Washington insiders
but not so much to the public. It is clear that Mitch McConnell enjoys high peer prestige in Washington
and in Louisville. Mitch has been all about cheap Asian communist labor.
Now, the liberals have gotten a hold of this and are having a field day with it. This is exactly what
we are talking about when we refer to Mitch McConnell's high risk political style (He can afford it.)
the playing it fast and loose with the nation's future, and the possible backfire that could reflect negatively on all conservatives.

One caveat, he only reflects badly on RINO Republicans, not Conservatives.

Yes, I agree with that. By turning this into the featured fight, the RINO has implicitly declared
that the line has been drawn between GOP and Tea Party. White knuckle time, folks.
Here is a repost of mine. Contexts can become mixed, pay no heed.

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       You bet there is a lot on the table.

       Matt Bevin reminds me of Montana's Steve Daines. Strong business background.  More of an active citizen than professional or career politician.  These are the kinds of people the Tea Party is naturally attracted to, on account of Teas  put principle above personal gain. This is not to be naive and expect
that politics and business are some how going to be magically divorced, but it does signal a general feeling
in America that globalists might have pushed their luck.

With respect to the current debacle, formally known as the Obama administration, all this news about
power at the top and the public wish for some changes, leaves the Democratic challenger, Grimes,
as something as a non player in the three act play. We might as well concede that the Democratic Party,
thanks to Obama and the Clintons, will be forever viewed by the American middle class as parasites and
wealth redistributors, not actually capable of crafting anything resembling sane public policy. Oh, well.

We have been saying for years that the conservatives should be scouring
the business community for talent. Mitch  McConnell was active in business himself,
as well, by virtue of being married to Elaine,  the daughter of  China's most
powerful shipping magnate. That was an interesting marriage in that it gave
Mr. Chou, the father in law, access to the highest halls of American political
power and propelled Mitch from the ranks of public servant to international
power broker.
        If you think about it, the accomplishments of the Asian/American manufacturing
and importing business community  have been staggeringly successful over the past
50 or so years, since the official announcement during the Nixon administration.
Mitch McConnell put himself right in the middle of the action.
        It reminds us too of the famous quote by the Japanese businessman, who was
shocked to the degree of what he termed, "Anything we want from Washington,
we can get, at a price."  That was the last we heard  from that businessman.

Here is the resume:

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Here's the advisory in full:

Matt Bevin To Make Announcement on the 2014 U.S. Senate Race

Frankfort – Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 10:00 a.m., Matt Bevin will announce his intentions
in Kentucky's 2014 United States Senate race. This will be the kick-off of a 3-day event with
eight campaign stops across the state.

What: Matt Bevin U.S. Senate announcement

When: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 10:00 a.m.

Where: Kentucky State Capitol

700 Capitol Ave. Loop

Frankfort, KY 40601

Other Wednesday, July 24 events times and locations are as follows:

What: Newport Event: Matt Bevin U.S. Senate announcement

When: July 24, 2013, 12:30 p.m.

Where: Campbell County Fiscal Court

1098 Monmouth St.

Newport, KY 41071

What: Louisville Event: Matt Bevin U.S. Senate announcement

When: July 24, 2013, 3:00 p.m

Where: American Legion Post 229 (Iroquois)

800 W. Woodlawn Ave.

Louisville, KY 40215

Bevin has solid conservative credential starting with five children, who he apparently
took on a drive across America. In February. From his LinkedIn bio back in February:

"currently traveling the country in a Sprinter van with my wonderful wife and five
children as we experience first hand the people, industries, historical locations and
geographic wonders that make the United States of America the greatest nation on earth...."

He also is a major Republican Party contributor, giving $9,000 to the Kentucky Republican
Party at the end of 2012, according to the Federal Election Commission.

That made him the fourth largest state GOP contributor behind insurance executives
William and Donna Shively of Lexington, McCauley Brown and Eileen Cook Brown of
Prospect and Elaine Chao, McConnell's wife.

Bevin currently is a partner at Waycross Partners, a Louisville-based long/short fund catering
to Reg D investors. He was the founder and former CEO of Integrity Asset Management, which
sold to Munder Capital Management in 2010.

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Follow (search) Matt Bevin on Twitter or http://www.mattbevin.com

Visit Matt's latest web site: http://www.MudslingingMitch.com

Additional information on that contest:
http://ballotpedia.org/Kentucky_elections,_2014

Filed Candidates, GOP
Matt Bevin
Roger Thoney
Joshua Pike Mather
Mitch McConnell: Incumbent

A news report released on November 30, 2012, featured Republican incumbent Mitch McConnell stating his intentions to seek re-election to a sixth term in 2014. "I'm running. Read my lips, I'm running," he said.

McConnell's re-election prospects looked grim as of the following January, when Politico reported that an unholy alliance had formed between individual, organizational Democratic entities and tea party activists bent on his defeat. According to the report, a coalition of influential Democratic individuals and organizations would offer strategic assistance to a tea party candidate willing to challenge McConnell in the Republican primary election. Even if McConnell survives the primary challenge, the Democrats reason, it will weaken him for battle in the general election. The Democratic party already has a voter registration advantage in Kentucky, and party members involved in the strategy believe that by lending financial and organizational support to a formidable Republican primary candidate, they can truly maximize their chances of electing a Democrat to the U.S. Senate seat. "What we're finding — at least in this stage of the race — we're finding that our interests align. It's unusual," said Keith Rouda, a field organizer with the liberal group MoveOn and the Democratic super PAC, Progress Kentucky.

In 2008, McConnell won re-election to a fifth term and became Kentucky's longest serving senator. McConnell spent approximately $20 million on his last election, beating Democrat Bruce Lunsford, a Kentucky businessman, by 6 percentage points.

As of February 2013, McConnell already had $6.8 million in the bank for his re-election.
Tea Party group backs McConnell

TheTeaParty.net, a national tea party group, declared in May 2013 its support for incumbent McConnell in his 2014 re-election bid. The endorsement will help him defend himself as some tea party activists are searching for a primary challenger against him during his 2014 reelection campaign.

Niger Innis, the chief strategist of TheTeaParty.net said, "With the new revelations that the IRS has been targeting Tea Party groups, we need Sen. McConnell more than ever. He was sounding the alarm about the government's assault on our First Amendment rights years ago, even when it fell on deaf ears. We all owe Sen. McConnell a debt for his vision and courage."

Primary challenge for McConnell
On July 19, 2013, reports circulated that Matt Bevin, an investment executive based in Louisville who had been weighing the possibility of a Republican primary challenge against incumbent Mitch McConnell, booked ads in the Louisville market and had also begun reserving time in Bowling Green.
In a statement, McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton dismissed Matt Bevin's campaign as a minor irritant.[16] "Matthew Griswold Bevin is not a Kentucky Conservative, he is merely an East Coast con man. While it is sad to see someone who claims to be a Republican doing Barack Obama's bidding, his campaign is nothing more than a nuisance," Benton said.
Prior to his official announcement, Bevin spoke with leaders of at least three national right-leaning advocacy groups: the Club for Growth, the Jim DeMint-founded Senate Conservatives Fund and the Madison Project, a small-government group chaired by former Kansas Rep. Jim Ryun.
Bevin officially announced his candidacy on July 24, 2013, at the state capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky. From there, he began a three day tour with eight campaign stops scheduled.[16] Bevin is a political newcomer, but is thought to have significant wealth to use against incumbent McConnell in the primary.

There are four Republicans in the primary, an Indie and a Libertarian. One
of the Republicans is the Senate Minority Leader. He is one of the go-to guys in
Washington for Asian reps wanting something out of the American economy.
You might say he represents the whole "America for sale by Washington" process.
At the same time, we get the impression that Kentucky is one of those destination
states for the "new" auto industry; meaning, not just Honda, Toyota, and Lexus,
but the diversified parts manufacturing field that has succeeded in this era of
the great organized crime organized labor marriage.

Ironic to me because much of my youth was spent in that industrial heartland.
I observed, first hand, that  the migrated or migrant workers from Kentucky and
Tennesee, white men, were easily the most uncompromising of the union members
in the steel, auto, and other manufacturing plants of that era in that region.
When we talk about business moving to the American South, to Asia, or to South
America, are quite often talking about businesses moving to get away from the
unreasonable demands of those very workers. It remains a mystery to me, but I
have a few clues.

Aside from all that, should 'ol Mitch prevail and continue to hang around, he'll
just be another thorn in the side of conservatives, another career politician who
built his office on favors and patronage, whose priorities, like Obama's, basically
start and end with what he can squeeze out of the system for himself. Obviously,
much of Washington admires him. He and his party have managed to pervert the
concepts of free trade, free markets, and freedom in general to a degree many of
us who have been onlookers for the past 50 years can hardly believe possible.
They have exploited the  Washington leverage gained by the left wing Democrats,
that is, the federal control of industry made possible by big government scheming,
to effect an entire field of transactions that top advisors, lawyers, and other Washington
professionals have termed, as they have looked on with utter dismay, the "trading away
of American business for compensations rendered."

This is germane to the entire rotten Washington operation that underpins what
Kentucky conservatives refer to when they talk about the "anger" of the voters
of Kentucky and the place that anger will have in this 2014 U. S. Senate primary,
in the Bluegrass State.

If it requires replacing one of our own to help break the cycle of corruption in Washington,
then we do it. If that person is a known contractor, making the  move may not be impossible.

Somewhere along the line, politicians on both sides figured it out that there was more to be
gained, personally, by working together. In gambling circles, it is a three handed poker game.
Two old friends and the out of town salesman sitting down for a little action.
Good cop, bad cop. It is legend.
The auto business is an example.  Privately owned, auto companies became the targets of the
left, from every facet from intransigent labor unions and hiring mandates to trumped up environmental
concerns. Taxes, urban decay, crime, you name it. Democrats take over. Soon, nobody know what the
heck is going on, except that the auto industry is suffering.
What is really going on is that the auto industry is being played.
After a while, they do catch on, because in steps the bad cop, or good cop, depending upon how we
choose to look at it. The good cop has a plan. He has arranged, through a complex negotiated maze,
a path to survival. It has entailed very complicated international and interstate diplomacy that only
Congressmen and Presidents are capable of achieving. Some plants will be moved South, foreign
manufacturing, Asia, will be the key. At the same time, the President will negotiate with Detroit
to "minimize impact" in the execution of this hard necessity. The auto industry will be geographically
decentralized into numbers of parts manufacturers, shipping to central assembly facilities, all
very global, all very digital.
What people do not notice, and what Washington and the manufacturers  keep cloaked behind the
screen, is that Washington, through all this maneuvering, which seemed so needless and uncommon
senseless,  Washington has cleverly inserted itself as the major power in the auto industry. It has
transformed industry governance into a hopelessly complex maze of agreements and regulations
over which it has become the prime negotiator.
This is the why of the joke, "GM means Government Motors."  The same scenario has been played out
in industry upon industry, the textile industry having been the one Washington cut is teeth on with this
diabolical scheme.
So there is one area to approach the primary with "Mud Slinging Mitch." As always, not to be intimidated
by the complex web woven by Washington and the Global Interests, but to be armed with caution as to
what we are dealing with, here.

         The latest (02/06/2014) research, for what it is worth, has Mitch winning the
nomination and Grimes winning the general.       

        Unless I missed something, this is the year 2014 the Tea Party was supposed
to dry up and blow away. The official GOP had declared open war on the Tea Party,
with outrageous claims and indictments, including lynching and putting the FEMA
camps to good use, locking up vets, gun owners, and people who displayed the
American flag.
       This is supposed to be the year the Christian Church folded the tent, got out of the
way for the homosexuals, drug users, and Islamic Sharia. The white man is now,
according to the press, a hapless and insignificant minority, unable to any longer
put two and two together; if he does, so what? From hear on out, when we want an
opinion from the white, we'll ask his mother, his sister, or his significant other.
        When the leader of a major party demands that the conservative grass roots
needs "a punch in the nose," I can only assume he means a beat down; maybe
Mitch's style would be to call on some of his Louisville sluggers.
        It is not really working out the way Karl and Mitch had it figured. That is not to
say official Washington has even yet begun to fight. The Tea Party is not really looking
for a scrap, sorry to disappoint. The Tea Party is going to continue the path of calm
and reasoned argument.  This is a very early stage in the conservative swing.
         Don't pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel, and don't bet
your bladder against the brewery.
           If I could say one thing to Mitch or KArl, it would be that the Tea Party has bigger
fish to fry that Mitch McConnell. The Tea Party is a grass roots conservative movement.
In the long term, it is just as if not more important for the conservative movement to gain
ground among Independents and present Democrats. The GOP should know this.  Anyone
who browses the Tea Party hangouts knows that the predominant concern is with Godless
Communism, Big Brother Government, and lately, Constitutional violations, not the
senior Republican Party.
        The RINO turns its fangs on the Tea Party. Seems to me that if anyone is in violation
of Reagan's admonition -- which, by the way, was an admonition to himself, not an
instruction to the rest of us -- it has been the establishment GOP. And, for pretty
obvious reasons.
No, Mitch should take his millions and call it a job well done, deporting American
plants and jobs for fun and profit.