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Who is Mitch McConnell kidding?
 
To listen to the reigning king of earmarking and overseer of exploding deficits and debt from his perch in the U.S. Senate leadership, you’d think he had no culpability for the fiscal mess the country is in these days.

In a floor speech today he shamelessly pandered to the Tea Party factions invading the Capitol in an embarrassing attempt distract them from the truth.

"Thanks to everyday Americans like these getting involved, speaking their minds and advocating for common-sense reforms, I’m increasingly confident we’ll get our fiscal house in order. And Republicans are determined to do our part to advance the goals I’ve mentioned," he said.
 
But wait, what?

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