McConnell claims that he brought $500 million to Kentucky last year. (The group Taxpayers for Common Sense says it was $126 million, but give McConnell the benefit of the doubt.)
That $500 million amounts to $120 per Kentuckian.
The Iraq war so far has cost $2,100 per person, and that's rising daily. Annual interest on the national debt is $1,400 per person.
Friday, October 31, 2008
McConnell's bacon
Today's Herald-Leader has a good editorial about the federal money that Mitch likes to brag about bringing to Kentucky:
