Why? Because he has 2 jobs in the Senate as most Senators that sit on committees do. He represents the interests of the people of Kentucky and he is the leader of the Senate GOP Caucus.
Just like Speaker Boehner, House Minority Leader Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Reid, McConnell has a partisan position separate from his duties as Senator from Kentucky.
O.k. every fanny has a chair and every paycheck has jobs and tasks...
You said "His duties to the citizens of Kentucky and to the GOP Senate Caucus are, like.... different."
In that context it reflects more on his work focus than his work tasks...
The quantity and quality of his daily tasks just mean he can't delegate or he has skills.
Should his professional goals and the focus of his representation have such disparity between the professional obligation to actual voters in his actual district and his political 'contacts' and their 'special interests'?
He WAS elected by people who oppose obama's policies and apparently support GOP policy, so where is the disparity? Both parties have their special interests. The obama administration lends money to their special interest campaign contributors with no hope of being repaid.
Will the DNC return all contributions from Solyndra and it's directors since they received the nearly half a billion, to the treasury?
Link?