Tea party tees off on McConnell after debt vote

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. With any luck, this and the "McConnell nominated activist judge who supports KY gay marriage"

story will mean McConnell has to spend a lot in his primary, weakening him against Alison Grimes in the general, who has a real chance of taking his seat:

Guess Who Nominated ‘Activist Judge’ Who Just Ruled KY Marriage Ban Unconstitutional?

You can thank virulently anti-gay Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator from the great state of Kentucky, for today’s ruling that found a portion of the Bluegrass State’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional.
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U.S. District Court Judge John G. Heyburn II was “appointed to the bench by Republican president George H.W. Bush—at the recommendation of GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)!,” reports Jeremy Hooper at Good As You.

Heyburn once served as McConnell’s general counsel, apparently.

http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/guess-who-nominated-activist-judge-who-just-ruled-ky-marriage-ban-unconstitutional/politics/2014/02/12/83096