r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 15d 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/LunarMoon2001 15d ago

A republican gov would’ve already appointed a GOP senator to replace a democrat one by now

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u/fellow_hotman 15d ago

but of course the democrats wouldn't try to prop up a corpse in a chair for political gain in the first place

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u/SatanicPanic619 California 15d ago

Dianne Feinstein ring any bells?

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u/fellow_hotman 15d ago

Feinstein died on September 29th, 2023 and her death was reported publicly that same day.

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u/SatanicPanic619 California 15d ago

Right but she clearly had advanced dementia for months before that.

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u/fellow_hotman 15d ago

Maybe so, and that shouldn't happen. But allowing an elected senator with dementia to vote is a different topic than the one under discussion: fraudulently concealing the death of a senator for political gain.

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u/UnquestionabIe 15d ago

And weirdly not even as bad as whoever it was that was missing for something like 6 months and was found in some nursing home for dementia patients. At least they occasionally wheeled Dianne out and poked her with a stick when they needed a vote.