McConnell promising pain

A great editorial from the Herald-Leader:

Couple (Mitch) McConnell's statements to the Koch gathering with what he said in a recent Politico interview, what he says on the stump and his record, and voters can conclude:

• If re-elected, McConnell will support policies that do nothing to curb income inequality and that would, in fact, increase it, thereby stifling economic growth and jobs creation.
• McConnell also supports policies that would re-create the circumstances that led to the economic crash of 2008, from which many Americans are still trying to dig out.

The Republican leader assured the Kochs and their friends that he would use budget riders to stymie protections for consumers and the economy enacted to avoid a repeat of the financial meltdown. And he expressed contempt for policies that would help the middle class regain its economic footing, such as a minimum-wage increase, extended unemployment benefits and relief from student-loan debt.