Senate GOP leader weeps during floor speech on departing aide

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN) – Sen. Mitch McConnell is known for bare-knuckled politics, but the Kentucky Republican showed his personal side Thursday when he broke down in tears on the Senate floor while speaking of his departing chief of staff.

Kyle Simmons, a longtime aide to the Senate minority leader, is leaving to spend more time with his family, McConnell said.

The senator repeatedly choked back sobs and used a handkerchief to wipe away tears as he paid tribute to Simmons.

Describing Simmons as a tough but gracious competitor who always remembered the human side of politics, McConnell needed an emotional pause when saying: "Now that he's leaving, I'm just as confident that our office will carry on just as it always has because he leaves a fantastic team behind."

"He's made the right decision, as he usually does," McConnell concluded, adding that Simmons "leaves behind an office and a boss that will miss him terribly."

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/11/senate-gop-leader-weeps-during-floor-speech-on-departing-aide/?fbid=VP2LgjjHQ1T

He's about to be indicted? For what?

Pics of his 11 year old "soul mate".

:spank:

not that I'm cynical about our Congress + staff

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NOBODY leaves a job to 'spend time with family' unless something else is going on. And considering it's a repuke, it's probably bad.

Every time one of these crocodiles sheds tears...

n/t

Real Republicans Cry When They Use the Appalachian Trail

;-)

http://www.legistorm.com/trip/list/by/traveler/id/2373/name/William_Kyle_Simmons.html

"Faith and Politics Institute"....

right along with him and retire and stop fucking up this country!!! Old sorry bastard.

But tens of thousands of Americans dying each year because they don't have health insurance or because they are fighting an idealogical war in the Middle East isn't worthy of this kind of emotion. Glenn Beck will give you a hug. Pig.

right in the eye.

That's why I like it here.

I'm ignorant of these things.

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Did they get a close-up of the tears running down the back of his head?

You'd think the FCC would impose a fine for that.