In TIME‘s latest 100 Most Influential People edition, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) praises Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)’s “rare magnanimity.”
McConnell points out that the freshman senator from Kentucky embraces the “Eleventh Commandment” made famous by Ronald Reagan: “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.”
He writes, “[M]y Kentucky colleague has been cheerfully clearing a path for Republican ideals in the unlikeliest precincts.” McConnell adds, “And he’s done it with rare magnanimity, making common cause with anyone who agrees that an all-powerful government in Washington is a threat to individual liberty — and to the American project itself.”
Paul endorsed McConnell in his Senate primary, explaining that it was a simple request from the Senate Minority leader.
“He asked me when there was nobody else in the race, and I said ‘yes,'” Paul explained to Glenn Beck in February.
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