Senator Mitch McConnell strode onto a Washington stage on Thursday (March 6) holding a rifle above his head.
The Kentucky Republican was among the speakers at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
He presented the gun to Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma as a “Courage Under Fire Lifetime Achievement Award.” Coburn is retiring from the Senate at the end of this year.
McConnell promised not to let conservatives down if he’s permitted to lead the Senate next year. He’s currently the chamber’s minority leader. The senator claimed President Obama hasn’t been the champion of working families that he promised to be.
“The greatest con game in modern American politics is the idea that more government is good for the little guy. Here’s the truth, under this president, the rich have gotten richer, the poor have gotten poorer and the middle class are being squeezed like never before.” –Mitch McConnell
McConnell charged that the President’s health care reforms have caused small, rural hospitals to close while larger medical centers have partnered with insurance companies and gotten bigger.
McConnell is being challenged for the Republican nomination for Senator by Matt Bevin. Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes has been leading McConnell by a few percentage points in several recent polls.
