Mitch McConnell: “Well, given the deficit numbers, it really ought not to be a trillion-dollar spending bill. I think we can start by…”

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. Unfortunately, that means I won’t be able to make it to Fancy Farm, Kentucky…

There’s no place I’d rather be on the first Saturday in August than with the good people of western Kentucky, feasting on pork and mutton.

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