McConnell Yet to Engage on War

• By Erin P. Billings and John Stanton
• Roll Call Staff
• July 11, 2007, Midnight

A virtual no-show during last month’s divisive immigration debate, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is expected by his fellow Republicans to emerge soon from the shadows and reassert himself as a leading face of the GOP. But at least in the early hours of this week’s showdown over the Iraq War, that hasn’t happened yet.