Quick Fact: Mitch's 2014 Campaign is Not Off to a Good Start

There is no love lost between Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and libertarian newcomer Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), but Mitch is running again in 2014 and knows he'll need the Tea Party votes that Mr. Paul can give him.  So, in an effort to gain those ultra-conservative numbers, Mr. McConnell hired Jesse Benton, former top Rand Paul strategist, as his campaign manager.

It turns out that Mr. Benton has no love for Mr. McConnell either, but took the job for another reason completely. The Washington Post obtained a recording of a phone conversation between Mr. Benton and Dennis Fusaro, former campaign manager for Mr. Paul's father:  "Between you and me, I'm sort of holding my nose for two years because what we're doing here is going to be a big benefit to Rand in '16, so that's my long vision."

Old cynic meets new opportunist = major fail?