Mitch McConnell: “That is a very good question. And I will let you know when we take it back.”

And I’ll continue to engage with my staff and colleagues on important Senate business.

But, my, how times have changed. Today, western Kentucky is a conservative Republican sea of red.

I'm still working hard to get back to my full schedule of work in the Senate and in Kentucky, keeping up with intense physical therapy per my doctors' orders.

Even in the public eye, I feel that same instinct – I can’t help it.