CJ editorializes Mitch McConnell's obstructionism

There's a must-read editorial in today's Courier-Journal. Here's an excerpt:

Over the weekend, the Mitch McConnell-led obstruction of important legislation continued, when his Republican minority blocked consideration of a bill to help low-income families pay their cooling and heating bills.

...Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H., a consistent supporter of the program, warns many of his constituents who use home heating oil are now forced to pay more than $4 per gallon. He insists, "New Hampshire's low-income families and seniors need to know Congress is on their side when it comes to helping them with record high heating bills expected this winter." He's right, of course, but the need is national, not regional.

Mr. Bush and his Senate enablers, led by Mitch McConnell, appear to have only one item on their energy agenda: making political points, with a fraudulent claim that the country can drill its way past the problem at the gas pump. It's not true. That kind of deceit may be predictable, but there's no compassion in it.