McConnell Got a Goodie in the deal

McConnell-Reid Deal Includes $3 Billion Earmark for Kentucky Project

A proposal to end the government shutdown and avoid default orchestrated by Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Harry Reid includes a nearly $3 billion earmark for a Kentucky project. Language in a draft of the McConnell-Reid deal (see page 13, section 123) provided to WFPL News shows a provision that increases funding for the massive Olmsted Dam Lock in Paducah, Ky., from $775 million to nearly $2.9 billion.

McConnell finds a prize

Ha,ha. I told you all so. This is the typical small state government transaction, this is the true small state Senate. This Senate is in opposition to the large state House delegate blocks. That is the essence of this Civil War. Now watch what happens, all hell breaks loose on discretionary spending, high interest rates as the interest costs jump and the discretionary spending flies.