Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, sits with newly elected Republican Senators, Sen.-elect Jim Risch, R- Idaho, right, and Sen.-elect Mike Johanns, R-Neb., Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In this Sept. 13, 2008 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., right, and his Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford appear together prior to a debate in Erlanger, Ky. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, with Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., right and Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, Sen. Max Baucus, R-Mont., second from left, and Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. Senators loaded the economic rescue bill with tax breaks and other sweeteners before passing it by a wide margin, 74-25, a month before the presidential and congressional elections.(AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, with Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., right and Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., left, Sen. Max Baucus, R-Mont., second from left, and Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008. Senators loaded the economic rescue bill with tax breaks and other sweeteners before passing it by a wide margin, 74-25, a month before the presidential and congressional elections.(AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, accompanied by Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., left, and Sen. Thad Cocharn, R-Miss., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, July 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill with fellow Republican Senators Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., following passage of a housing bill by the Senate Saturday, July 26, 2008, in Washington. Congress passed the most significant housing legislation in decades Saturday, offering help to struggling homeowners and seeking to stabilize a troubled housing market that has dragged down the economy. (AP Photo/Brendan Hoffman)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell istens during a news conference on Capitol Hill following passage of a housing bill by the Senate Saturday, July 26, 2008, in Washington. Congress passed the most significant housing legislation in decades Saturday, offering help to struggling homeowners and seeking to stabilize a troubled housing market that has dragged down the economy. (AP Photo/Brendan Hoffman)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill with fellow Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, following passage of a housing bill by the Senate Saturday, July 26, 2008, in Washington. Congress passed the most significant housing legislation in decades Saturday, offering help to struggling homeowners and seeking to stabilize a troubled housing market that has dragged down the economy. (AP Photo/Brendan Hoffman)

Actor Sonny Landham gestures during a news conference to announce his candidacy for the U. S. Senate as the Libertarian Party challenger to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in Frankfort, Ky., Wednesday, June 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)

In a Wednesday, June 18, 2003 file photo, Sonny Landham speaks during a news conference in Frankfort, Ky. Now 67 and living in northeastern Kentucky, the man who played Billy Bear in "48 Hours" and was killed by an alien in "Predator" admits his action-movie days are behind him. He pulls no punches in his newest role: Libertarian challenger to a man known for political toughness, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. To qualify for the November ballot, Landham must collect at least 5,000 valid petition signatures by Aug. 12. State Libertarian Party Chairman Ken Moellman said the petition drive began recently and he believes Landham will make it. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)