[TheRealThing]

I'm with you on that. Alison Lundergan Grimes, Ashley Judd or ol Mitch. Not much by way there of legitimate opposition. At the time though, Obama was in the midst of his kingship which seemed and was ultimately onerous, but being in the minority and occasionally saying the right things Mitch had been afforded some political cover. Once he became Majority Leader he had no choice but to help vote in legislation he had in fact been misrepresenting his true feelings about, or else show his true liberal/progressive beliefs in holding back such legislation.

Guys like him and gals like Nancy Pelosi somehow become entrenched in high office and getting rid of them becomes nearly impossible. The longer they're in office the weirder their mindsets become, and the more impressed with themselves they become. They tend to hold the interests of their constituents in low esteem and govern according to the gong absurdities which nowadays abound within the beltway. If Mitch's case does not scream out for term limits I don't know what would.

ABTW, I would LOVE to see Mitch's runnin buddy, the lame-in-every-way Paul Ryan hit the trail much sooner than later. In fact a surprise announcement taking affect for this Friday evening would not be too soon. Which action would clear the way for a man like Jim Jordan to rise to the Speakership and the pollution index would improve overnight.