The Misadventures of Moscow Mitch: Louisville Courier-Journal op-ed: Mitch McConnell's legacy is not what he did for Kentucky but what he did for himself
By Reed Galen, Steve Schmidt, Rick Wilson and John Weaver, Opinion contributors
What story will history tell about Mitch McConnell’s time in the United States Senate? In his mind, probably, he’ll join the pantheon of titans like Henry Clay, Steve Douglas and Lyndon Johnson. Will he see himself standing in the well of the Senate, presiding over the mundane? As a grand legislative strategist moving America forward? Or as a master tactician who knew every last Senate rule and used them to his advantage?
McConnell’s history will not occupy four volumes, and the bulk of a historian’s life as Robert Caro’s towering works about LBJ have. His accomplishments are barely enough for a magazine article.