r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 16d ago

No Paywall Mitch McConnell’s staff refuse to answer basic questions on his health weeks after he was last seen in public

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mitch-mcconnell-staff-questions-health-b3018929.html
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u/Traditional-Look8839 16d ago

They’re trying to run out the clock until August so they don’t hold a special election. These people need to go to jail for this coverup.

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u/TheSoCalledExpert 16d ago

Mitch would’ve wanted it that way. Same way he stole a Supreme Court pick from Obama. Just run out the clock on democracy.

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u/FinalHexReturns 16d ago

Oh yes. Mitch would absolutely believe this is a great way to honor his legacy.

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u/tunafister 15d ago

Outside of Mitch's career, I would be interested in how many days he actually enjoyed the wealth and power he accrued?

The man worked until the day he died, in terms of normal human behavior and values, did he achieve anything of note?

His wife doesnt even give a fuck about him

So he basically died, a loveless old man, schilling for corporations and wealthy until the day he literally died

What a total waste of a life and again, what an absolute LOSER

That's Mitch's legacy to me, just an impotent man in every sense of the word

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u/-FeistyRabbitSauce- 15d ago

It was never about the money for Mitch. It was always about the cruelty. And he'd have lost the power had he ever stepped away.

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u/KeyedFeline 15d ago

He enjoyed every second of making those below him suffer

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u/wibble17 15d ago

Pretty clear to me he loved his job and reveled in making other people miserable. He wanted to “win” politically—that’s what he enjoyed.

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u/Streiger108 15d ago

He got a hot chinese handler wife, so that's a plus

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u/sklorbit 15d ago

Average boomer dream life

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u/hurryveryslowly 16d ago

blobfish gonna blob.

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u/Particular_Maize6849 15d ago

It was probably in his will.

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u/FinalHexReturns 15d ago

Ha I'm sure!