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• Wednesday, January 23, 2008 11:26 AM

  Harry and Mitch

  I live in Senator McConnell's neighborhood, by far Louisville's most liberal zip code, and oftentimes see him in the local grocery store or at a restaurant. While I've been tempted to speak to him, I've generally refrained for fear of saying something that might get me in trouble. Anyways, he's as sneaky and shifty as they come and yet you almost have to admire him. He has played Senator Reid from day one and gotten the best of him on nearly every occassion. I would argue that short of himself being Majority Leader, he couldn't in his wildest imagination dream of a better advocate for his cause and that of President Bush than Reid himself.

  I read what you say, listen to people on the street and keep up on the latest polling and it's clear that Bush and the Republican agenda are extremely unpopular, if not despised by a very sizeable majority of the American public. Yet this does not appear to register inside the Village and they go on beding over backwards to appease Mr. 24%. I've never missed an election, primary or general, since I became eligible to vote in 1988, but I'm to the point where I wonder if I should simply throw up my arms and say "that's it, I'm done".

  I have no representation in the Senate and while I'm lucky to have John Yarmuth as my Representative, who else is there to vote for? If they are only going to act like Republican Squared, why should I donate my time, money and energy to getting these clowns elected? I've yet to hear an answer and come November, I might just sit at home.

  —Kellygirl Read Kellygirl's other letters
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