An especially big moment [for Mitch McConnell] came on Jan. 4, 2000, when McConnell celebrated having orchestrated the Republican takeover of the state Senate. "How sweet it is," he exulted, then warned the new GOP majority, "Stay together, and please don't raise taxes."
The rest is grim history. Led by McConnell acolyte David Williams, the GOP Senate has done as it was told. As a result, state government is in ruinous financial shape. Without needed funding, education momentum is stalled at all levels. Social service agencies scramble to do the least possible damage with fewer people and resources.
...This is where Mitch McConnell has led us. This is his civic legacy in Kentucky -- a state government unable to fund the help its people need, and a capital city still clearing out the muck.
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