secret russian agent. this is hardly nuanced. here s one headline from the washington post. mitch mcconnell is a russian asset. the memes are everywhere labeling him moscow mitch due to his opposition of two democratic bills supposedly aimed at preventing election interferenc interference. these people have worn out the volume knob so badly that they have nothing left but the most unhinged smears. welcome to modern-day mccarthyism. sandra: here now, charlie hurt and richard goodstein. a good evening you both. charlie, start us off here. it s hard to believe they are calling it mitch mcconnell a russian asset. yeah, you know, it s kind of comical let me say the first thing, i love seeing mitch mcconnell swing back. that is a page right out of donald trump s playbook. the media comes at you with this crazy insane stuff like this.