Rep. John Yarmuth responded to Mitch McConnell’s flat-out lies about health care reform:

This weekend, my Senator and Constituent, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, made a statement on the floor of the Senate that was, quite frankly, remarkable. It was special not because it was passionately-delivered or because it was well-constructed, but because it so perfectly illuminated just how disconnected from reality the Senate’s opponents of health care reform are[…]

The Minority Leader has read the same polls I have. I would venture to say that he’s heard from many of the thousands of Louisvillians who I’ve gotten calls, letters, emails, faxes, and visits. Everywhere I go in Louisville— from the VA Hospital to community cookouts to the aisles of Kroger—I hear from people with valid perspectives on both sides of the debate. And we were elected to listen to all of them. […]

But Senator, you don’t have to take my word for it, and I won’t ask you to go searching through all of your old mail. If you’re listening, I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce you to a few of your constituents and mine; yes—your fellow Kentuckians. Then, maybe next time you exert your considerable power to stop something that you know is of vital importance to many of your constituents, you’ll take time to consider their views as well[…]

Senator McConnell, these are your constituents – yours and mine, and they are Americans. They are deserving of your attention, and not your scorn.

Where are the rest of Kentucky’s elected officials on this matter?