McConnell Hopeful Obama a 'Born Again Moderate' After Novbr The Christian Science Monitor - St. Regis Hotelbr Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) sits down for a conversation with attendees of the Monitor Breakfast about a host of topics, including the overturning of California's Proposition 8, his controversial statements on birthright citizenship, the deficit reduction commission, and Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Supreme Court.