Andy Barr, the representative from Kentucky’s 6th district since 2013, is now muscling in to succeed Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate. In the last few years Barr has gone from moderate business republican to now cozying up to the farthest right-wing elements, acting as a Trump Mini-Me , groveling for MAGA endorsements and corporate PAC cash. Don’t let the mild-mannered suit fool you. Underneath, it’s the same stale MAGA playbook and empty promises. Career Counselor to Wall Street When Andy Barr talks about “serving Kentucky,” he means the part of Kentucky that runs hedge funds and holds real estate portfolios. Not the folks in Eastern Kentucky struggling with hospital closures or the teachers paying for classroom supplies out of pocket. Barr didn’t build his career on Main Street; he built it lobbying for, and then legislating in favor of, America’s most powerful financial institutions . Before running for Congress, Barr cut his teeth as a staffer for Mitch McConnell and later worked...