Obama Wants to Have Some Kentucky Bourbon With Mitch McConnell
At a lengthy, sprawling press conference this afternoon following significant Democratic losses in yesterday's midterm, President Obama said something that probably won't surprise anyone: He could use a drink.
Specifically, Obama said he would "enjoy having some Kentucky bourbon, ah, with Mitch McConnell."
He continued:
I don't know what his preferred drink is, but you know, my interactions with Mitch McConnell, he -- you know, he has always been very straightforward with me.
To his credit, he has never made a promise that he couldn't deliver. And you know, he knows the legislative process well. He obviously knows his caucus well. You know, he's always given me, I think, realistic assessments of what he can get through his caucus and what he can't. And so, I think we can have a productive relationship.
If McConnell (who is apparently a Manhattan fan) and Obama do share a bottle of Kentucky's finest, here's what they ought to drink:
I've got a bottle in my liquor cabinet right now, and I can vouch for its tastiness.
Obama was not always so keen on grabbing a drink with the Kentucky Republican:
