In a speech at the conservative Heritage Foundation this morning, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had kind words for Tea Party activists, who energized the GOP base but whose candidates likely cost Republicans control of the Senate. At the same time, though, he threw cold water on one of the movement’s top goals — an elimination of earmarks — by noting that without Congressional input, President Obama will get to make most decisions on how federal money gets spent.
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