1.0 link 150584 <![CDATA[Failure is Not an Option [* Some Exceptions Apply]]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patt-morrison/failure-is-not-an-option_b_150584.html Sometimes, even the wiliest of politicians just pitches a slow and easy one across the plate.

So it was with Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican.

In their eagerness to deliver a swift kick to those devil automobile unions -- even if it means playing Dr. Kevorkian to Detroit -- Senate Republicans killed the auto bailout measure, and McConnell delivered this irresistible line:

''Republicans will not allow taxpayers to subsidize failure.''

Um, Senator? One word -- Iraq. Price tag: maybe $600...

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