Proving a Rule, McConnell Challenger Bevin "Me-Too's" a Debt Ceiling Fight

I scoffed a smidgen at the notion raised by Rep, Paul Ryan that a debt ceiling fight would be looming, and for no particular reason other than he thought the GOP might like to have one. He recently elaborated that the GOP has never just accepted nothing for a debt ceiling raise--even when that is a total load of what the rancher stepped in. But this may very well be the new wisdom--the debt ceiling raise can't happen without payment! Or so says Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell's primary challenger, oh, a month or so ago:

"When the stakes are highest, Mitch McConnell can always be counted on to sell out conservatives," he said in a statement. 

"McConnell just negotiated the GOP surrender to [Senate Majority Leader] Harry Reid [D-Nev.], leading the charge to give President Obama a blank check and lifting the debt ceiling once again without any spending reforms. Harry Reid has even praised McConnell for his 'cooperation,' " Bevin said. 

Bevin said McConnell struck a "rotten" deal that is a "slap in the face to ordinary Kentuckians," and blasted it for not including changes to ObamaCare.

So where is Sen. McConnell today? Threatening a debt ceiling fight.   Is that even seriously the way a leader acts? Does he really want to play "get to the right" to try and make a primary happen? In Kentucky, even, where Obamacare is doing okay, McConnell can't figure out how to not drift right to answer to this guy?

The "rule" I think is being proved here is--veteran pols getting primaried from the right are being primaried by worse folks. Sen. Lindsey Graham's challengers are also pretty wretched. And let's not forget about poor John Cornyn. His challenger was working out of a soon-to-be condemned hot tub graveyard.

All three of them should point out they needn't get to the right of anyone, since they, unlike their challengers, have any kind of grasp on what's going on--and just stick with that. Otherwise, you know what?  Red states could get redder, not better candidates--and make them happen. I sure don't like that.

I surely do hate the Tea Parties for making me root for status quo GOP-ers on the off chance GOP extremists will win. It's actively painful.