Meet The New (Southern) Boss

Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming elections the Republican members of the U.S. Senate will need to select a new leader. In all likelihood, the position now held by retiring Sen. Bill Frist of Tennessee will go to another Southerner, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell.

A 22-year senate veteran best know for his vehement opposition to campaign finance reform, McConnell is the subject of a profile in the October issue of The Washington Monthly. In "Meet the New Boss," journalists Zachary Roth and Cliff Schecter argue the McConnell's aggressive partisanship and shrewd understanding of legislative procedure will lead to the further polarization of the U.S. Senate.