Mitch McConnell: “We will not have as part of our agenda a bill that raises taxes on half the American people.”

So I hate that I’ll miss the fun this year, but I’m sending my best wishes to the St. Jerome community for a successful picnic.

As always, I appreciate all of your continued well wishes, and I’m looking forward to getting back to the Senate and to Kentucky soon.

On the advice of my doctors, I’ll maintain an intensive regimen of physical therapy from home during the state work period.

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