Mitch McConnell's 30 pieces of silver

That bastard sold us out -- from Louisville, KY station WFPL:

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.

To be bought off so cheaply. To sacrifice the gains -- to blow them off only for a few pieces of silver. McConnell is a perfect example of why the Republican Party needs to clean house and get its collective shit together. They had the high ground and have lost it. Time to man up again. Over 3,000 comments at the site and you can guess what the general tone is...