Charlie Owen appears to be ready to take on Mitch McConnell in 2008, especially after giving this energizing speech to the Kentucky Young Dems. For to long, Democratic activists have dreamed of the moment we would have a candidate that could stand up to McConnell and expose him for the fraud that he is:
While opting not to jump in the governor's race yesterday, Democrat Charlie Owen, a
"We need serious people," Owen said. "We should replace our senior senator."
When asked if he will enter the 2008 race against McConnell, Owen said only that "if people in this state want to get serious, they better take note of some of this."
Specifically, Owen said McConnell willingly participated in piling up of a record national debt, while "doing nothing to fix a broken-down health care system" and failing to help the country keep up with growing economies of
In addition, Owen called McConnell "the staunchest, steadiest, strongest supporter of the president." He noted that a majority of Americans think Bush erred in the handling of the
McConnell's representatives declined to comment on Owen's charges last night.
McConnell said Bush's latest strategy in Iraq --which includes deploying 21,500 additional troops --has six to nine months to show it's working or "we'll have to go in a different direction," in comments to Fox News on Monday.
[Lexington Herald Leader, 1/31/07]
