Kentucky: Us Senate

Grab the popcorn, because primary season in Kentucky is going to be a circus:

My son, Rand, has helped me campaign since he was 11. He and his brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews have literally knocked on thousands of doors for me.

At the age of 21, Rand debated Phil Gramm in my US Senate race in my stead. During the Presidential election he traveled to ten states giving speeches for me. He appeared on hundreds of radio programs for me. I am grateful for his contribution and very proud of the thoughtful, principled man Rand has become.

So, it is with great enthusiasm that I endorse my son Rand’s venture into electoral politics.

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) announced on the Senate floor this morning that the auto industry bailout package agreed to by Congressional Democratic leadership and the White House did not meet the requirements he said were necessary for the support of skeptical Republicans.

"We reviewed it closely to see if it meets the criteria that I have laid out repeatedly for taxpayer-protections and an effective strategy for securing the long-term viability of these companies," said McConnell. "In the end, I concluded that it does not."

While U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) ultimately secured a fifth term by beating millionaire businessman Bruce Lunsford by six points, the race unexpectedly drew national attention and - as fundraising data from the last month of the campaign shows - money from high-profile national backers in both parties.

LOUISVILLE - Calling U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) the "chief obstructionist in the United States Senate," U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) rallied last minute support for businessman Bruce Lunsford's (D-Louisville) and had few kind words for the four-term incumbent at an afternoon event today.

"He stands in the way of most of the agenda that will help make life better in Kentucky," said Clinton of McConnell.