Mitch McConnell Votes Against Highway Bill He Said He’d Work To Pass

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http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/03/16/446394/mitch-mcconnell-highway-bill-flip-flop/

In early March, the Laborers’ International Union of America launched a radio and mail ad campaign aimed at prodding Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) to pass the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, a highway and transportation bill.

Their ads, focused on Kentucky and Ohio, included children singing “America’s bridges falling down, all around the country,” to the tune of the song “London Bridge is Falling Down.” A narrator warned:

The average age of a U.S. bridge is 45 years, dangerously close to the life span of 50 years. More than a quarter of our bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Because of tight budgets, bridge maintenance is in jeopardy. and if Republican leaders in Congress have their way those budgets will get cut even more. Text “Bridge” to 69866 and let Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell know we need a real highway bill to save our bridges and our lives

This got the attention of McConnell’s staff, who posted a refutation on his campaign website. McConnell professed his support for the highway bill and slammed Laborers for its support of Democratic candidates and the “radical” Occupy movement.

[liberal N proud]

1. Comes back to his only goal...

To make Obama a one term President.

[11 Bravo]

2. WOW! A hypocritical, lying, shitstain Republican! I'll alert the media!

[excuse not to write]

3. Well, ya know,

a lot of turtles do get run over on highways every year.