Mitch McConnell At Odds With Party Over Income Tax In Fiscal Cliff Talks

The gathering revolt in the House and among conservatives over the Senate tax deal is bad news for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who looked like Henry Clay late Monday night but who is emerging with feet of clay as of Tuesday night. McConnell, who faces reelection in Kentucky next year, evidently calculated that for the good of the country, his Republican Party and his own chances of winning another term that it would be a good idea to broker a deal containing an income tax on ...