McConnell On Rand Paul 2016 Run: Most 'Creditable' Since Henry Clay

[DonViejo]

By CAITLIN MCNEIL Published AUGUST 4, 2014, 11:25 AM EDT

Now that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has thrown his support behind Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during his re-election bid, McConnell is trying to return the favor.

During a speech at Fancy Farm, McConnell told the crowd that Paul would be a formidable candidate if he chose to run for president in 2016.

"If he chose to run, he would be the most creditable candidate for president since Henry Clay," McConnell said, according to the Huffington Post.

Henry Clay, known for brokering multiple compromises during his time representing Kentucky in Congress, ran for president three times— in 1824, 1832, and 1844 — but never won.

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[MohRokTah]

1. Of course he said that. Keeping his Senate seat is dependent upon Paul.

I think McConnell really despises the little weasel.

[rock]

2. "Ran for president three times— but never won"

That sounds real creditable"

[monmouth3]

4. Bwahahaha, my thoughts exactly. It's like repubs so proud that Romney will speak for them, a

loser nonetheless. These people need naps..

[Initech]

3. I would seriously leave the country if Rand became president.

Seriously he'd be worse than 1,000 George W. Bushes. You want to see labor rights rolled back to the stone ages? You want to see the rich get even richer? Vote Rand.

[Sheepshank]

5. besides sucking up royally...his credability is in the toilet.

Listening to McConnell's advice on a credible POTUS hopeful, is like listening to a Sonata played on a piano tuned by a tone deaf tuner using a broken tuning fork.....it's a bunch of nonsensical mumblings.

[onehandle]

6. 69!

Gross.

[Orsino]

7. Therefore it's not.

That was easy.

[Thinkingabout]

8. Since this is two blubbering politicians I will leave it where it stands.

Maybe he was trying to say Paul would never win presidency.

[WI_DEM]

9. Henry Clay...

In 1824 he ran for president and lost, but maneuvered House voting in favor of John Quincy Adams, who made him secretary of state as the Jacksonians denounced what they considered a "corrupt bargain." He ran and lost again in 1832 and 1844 as the candidate of the Whig Party, which he founded and usually dominated. Clay was the foremost proponent of the American System, fighting for an increase in tariffs to foster industry in the United States, the use of federal funding to build and maintain infrastructure, and a strong national bank. He opposed the annexation of Texas, fearing it would inject the slavery issue into politics. Clay also opposed the Mexican-American War and the "Manifest Destiny" policy of Democrats, which cost him votes in the close 1844 election. Dubbed the "Great Pacificator," Clay brokered important compromises during the Nullification Crisis and on the slavery issue. As part of the "Great Triumvirate" or "Immortal Trio," along with his colleagues Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, he was instrumental in formulating the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850. He was viewed as the primary representative of Western interests in this group, and was given the names "Henry of the West" and "The Western Star." A plantation owner, Clay held slaves during his lifetime but freed them in his will

[Gothmog]

10. The Turtle Man is selling his soul for this election

Even McConnell is not stupid enough to believe that Rand Paul is qualified to be POTUS

[winter is coming]

12. McConnell's soul wouldn't buy a 30-second spot on a local radio station. n/t

[winter is coming]

11. Clay's the guy who said, "I'd rather be right than President".

Paul's unlikely to be either.

[DefenseLawyer]

13. Nothing like a 200 year old political reference

He may be the next Henry Clay, but he's no John C. Calhoun!

[GeorgeGist]

14. How do you top a three-time loser?

[KamaAina]

15. Henry Clay had a rug?

Isn't that what 'creditable' means?

[DemocraticWing]

16. Henry Clay actually deserved to be President.

McConnell and Paul deserve to have their careers ended.

[Cha]

17. A 3 time loser.. yeah, okay, mitch.

Mahalo, Don~

[Major Hogwash]

18. Gawd, McConnell had to go that far back in time to find a comparison to Rand Paul?

Why, wasn't Jesse Helms available?
Or Strom Thurmond?

Man, this guy is losing it, big time.
I think he is in the final throes of his time in Congress.