Quote of the Day: McConnell on START

—By

| Mon Dec. 20, 2010 9:42 AM PST

From Republican minority leader Mitch McConnell, explaining why he opposes the New START treaty:

All of a sudden, we're once again trying to rush things right here before Christmas Eve. I think that was not the best way to get the support of people like me.

Translation: he's pissed that Democrats successfully repealed DADT and is bound and determined to get back at them. The childishness that passes for politics these days is endlessly astonishing.

Get Mother Jones by Email - Free. Like what you're reading? Get the best of MoJo three times a week.

Advertisement

 

Photo Essays + Slideshows

Portraits of Addiction

A Manhattan banker shoots portraits of drug abuse, sex work, and homelessness in the Bronx.

Garry Winogrand, John F. Kennedy, Democratic National Convention, Los Angeles, 1

Never Before Seen Photos From Legendary Street Photographer Garry Winogrand

Fourteen amazing scenes of life in America—and hundreds more where that came from.

CSI Desert: When Migrants Die, Who IDs Them?

The Anime Within

Fans of cosplay ask: Are you fact or fiction?

See All