McConnell's priorities in view

There's a must-read editorial in today's Herald-Leader:

...according to former President George W. Bush's memoir, McConnell [in September 2006] asked the commander in chief to draw down the number of troops in Iraq to help Republicans survive in that November's elections. (Through a spokesman, McConnell declined to comment on "any advice he may have given the president on improving his political standing.")

This incident, the subject of a story in The Courier-Journal last week, may be the most telling — and stunning — example of the hypocritical and cynical methods McConnell has employed throughout his lengthy political career.

...Indeed, cynical may be too nice a word to describe McConnell's proposal.

Despicable sounds like a better fit for someone willing to sacrifice American lives in the pursuit of winning and keeping political power.