“My junior colleague has become a national figure in record time. I don’t think there’s a time in the history of our state we’ve had two more influential senators than we do right now. And I think that’s good for Kentucky.”
— Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), quoted by the Lexington Herald-Leader, on Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).
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