| − | '''Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr.''', born February 20, 1942 (age {{age|1942|2|20}}), is the senior [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Kentucky]] and the current Senate [[Majority Leader]]. Although his voting record has been rated as conservative by some,<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Mitch_McConnell.htm Mitch McConnell on the Issues]</ref> McConnell is an establishment-leaning [[RINO Backer]] who has blocked [[pro-life]] legislation, pushed for [[pro-abortion]] nominees to the courts, and who sometimes rams through [[liberal]]-favored deals to increase the [[debt ceiling]]. | + | '''Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr.''', born February 20, 1942 (age {{age|1942|2|20}}), is the senior [[Republican]] United States Senator from [[Kentucky]] and the current Senate [[Majority Leader]]. Although his voting record has been rated as conservative by some,<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/Senate/Mitch_McConnell.htm Mitch McConnell on the Issues]</ref> McConnell is an establishment, elitist [[RINO Backer]] who has blocked [[pro-life]] legislation, pushed for [[pro-abortion]] nominees to the courts, and who sometimes rams through [[liberal]]-favored deals to increase the [[debt ceiling]]. |
| | A [[globalist]], McConnell was arguably the least effective [[Majority Leader]] ever during the 115th U.S. Congress, accomplishing remarkably little in two years of [[Republican]] control of both the [[White House]] and [[Congress]] under President [[Donald Trump]]. While credited with confirming some appellate judges, not all of whom are [[conservative]], McConnell has made very little progress in confirming Trump's nominees to district court judgeships. | | A [[globalist]], McConnell was arguably the least effective [[Majority Leader]] ever during the 115th U.S. Congress, accomplishing remarkably little in two years of [[Republican]] control of both the [[White House]] and [[Congress]] under President [[Donald Trump]]. While credited with confirming some appellate judges, not all of whom are [[conservative]], McConnell has made very little progress in confirming Trump's nominees to district court judgeships. |