Soon to be Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell today spoke with bloggers on a conference call. One of the first things he pointed out was the nature of the Senate. McConnell said that being in the minority in the Senate had its perks: “49 is nowhere near an irrelevant minority…much to the frustration of the majority,” said McConnell
“Being in the minoirty is not my first choice but we are not anywhere near helpless.”

McConnell sounded ready to lead the charge against what will certainly be a raft of liberal legislation offered by the Senate’s new leaders.

“My challenge will be to hold together 41 our of 49 Republicans…you can see why many people around town here think being the minority leader is easier than being the majority leader.”

McConnell will be referred to as “The Republican Leader” on the floor of the U.S. Senate rather than the “Minority Leader.” This tradition began with Harry Reid who didn’t like the sound of the word minority in his title.
McConnell’s biggest fear is that good judges get tied up in the Judiciary Committee.

He ended the call with this note: “Even though we would prefer to be in the majority it might do us some good to be in the monority for a while.” McConnell said it could “sharpen up” Republicans.

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