Republican Leader: A Political Biography of Senator Mitch McConnell

By John David Dyche

Book Overview

As the GOP leader in the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in America. Fellow Kentuckian and political columnist Dyche offers an engrossing inside look at Senator... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935191594
• ISBN13: 9781935191599
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A look at the heart of A Republican

The book goes into a lot of detail and shows a man's heart, his beliefs. He is a conservative man who grabs onto the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s under Republican John Sherman Cooper. It is a great reading for the author shows no bias because the subject is a Republican. If you read it be prepared to shed those Democratic beliefs about the Republican party. Samuel F. Crow

Like going back to ole Kentucky

As a former Louisville native and a former Democrat, reading Republican Leader was like going back 15 years and revisiting the names and issues of Jefferson County and Kentucky/National Politics. Democrats were jealous of McConnell because he was an effective politician. His signature political passions led to more efficient Metro government at the state level and the ongoing debate on campaign finance reform (or not!) at the National level. The sub-text of this biography is that Kentucky Democrats both fear and respect the McConnell political machine. Even better, the respect is apparently mutual.

Great read

This is a very well written book. It gives insight to how McConnell approaches his campaigns and his ability to win. A nice historical account of the rise of Mitch McConnell.

Must read for GOP

This is a very well written book about the most powerful Republican in Washington DC. I would suggest that all political operatives read this book to have a fine understanding of the Senate Republican leader.

The surprising Mr. McConnell

From the moment I read about Senator McConnell's habit of signing all official correspondence with his feet, I was hooked. And while a fair portion of the book concerns McConnell's desire, and eventual mastery of foot-writing, there are many interesting and heart-warming anecdotes to savor. I was surprised by the Senator's fascination with American Girl dolls, and the pictures of the Senator with his "girls" was an added bonus. That story about his delaying the Senate vote on the Iraq war, so he could go to the grand opening of the American Girl store was priceless! And who would have thought that he consists on a diet solely of potatoes, and shaves all his body hair twice every day! Whether it's leading the charge against mortgage derivative regulations, or painstakingly recreating Monet's "Girls at the Piano" with his doll collection, Senator McConnell never fails to impress.