I saw that he was going to vote with the Democrats until a Republican explained how he needed to vote. That is not how government is supposed to work. Not only are his constituents not being represented fairly, the rest of us are stuck with a reality that we have no ability to change. McConnell has done more damage to this country in his career than most in his lifetime. We are all worse off for his many years of “service” to the Nation.
OMG the video of him saying “No” and then being corrected by the guy next to him, telling him to say “Yes”. That should be against the law. McConnell didn’t even know what he was voting on. Did he even know where he was? The Democrats say nothing. Why? As Waj would say, It’s a club and we’re not in it. They get elected to serve us but they are serving themselves.
Is that for real? OMG - that for sure is against the law. The bank won’t even continue a conversation with my fully capable Mom if they hear me in the background telling her something. They literally hang up the phone!
There was a woman across from Mitch when they asked his vote and he said no, then the woman kept trying to get him to say yes and the man to his right told him to say yes. Such corruption!
Who, Democrats are serving themselves? Please explain. Or, do you mean Republicans are serving themselves. If you truly believe that about Democrats, and not Republicans, you don't belong in this conversation.
Congress will protect Congress. Democrats are definitely a better choice at this time. But we will need to elect people that want to serve the people and not their bank accounts.
McConnell has never served the country. He served only the Republican Party as a source of power to prevent helping ordinary Americans. McConnell should be an assisted living facility.
Whatever his baseline, McConnell's competency took a nosedive several months ago. He was both out of commission and out of sight. We have yet to receive a credible explanation of what was, and evidently still is, going on, but I'm willing to bet that it does have *something* to do with his age.
Actually, Mitch McConnell was very competent for a very long time. He just wasn’t using his competence in service to the voters who kept electing him. Instead, he was using it in service of the Republican Party—and look where that has gotten us. He has been in obviously declining health for the past couple of years, but he was still pretty sharp mentally, as far as I could tell, until about 6 months ago.
The “service”you credit to him might still be fairly described as mental incompetence. If you’re not serving the the welfare of those who elected you, much less that of the country to which
Competence simply means being good at doing something. And Mitch was very good at carrying out the strategy of the Republican Party. So yes, he was extremely competent at what he did—even if it meant breaking his oath to the Constitution and being derelict in his duty to his constituents. And I disagree with your assessment that his service could be fairly described as mental incompetence. Instead, I see it as a moral failure.
100% Mike. McConnell with that frozen smile on his face looks like the lights are on but nobody's home, this is elder abuse in my opinion and his staff needs to be investigated for all the covering up they've done just to get their pay cheques. It's vile and despicable.
I did not think Mitch McConnell was dead. I thought he was discharged for home hospice. Just because they wheeled him out to sign the Farm Bill (with great assistance, it appears) does not mean he is on that 6 month clock. I am no fan of McConnell, but I am also opposed to this type of performative elder abuse.
I wonder who really “voted” today. Who made the call? Who set up the assistance for him to push his voting button? I’m calling my senators to ask them to move to remove McConnell.
Another really sad day when you consider that brain broken thing in the oval too.
It is elder abuse and the fact that they're both totally incompetent and should be in a nursing home somewhere is pretty evident.
Conspiracy behind the curtains to keep doing what the enablers are doing without any consequences by parading these two as distractions while P25 rolls on by.
I searched on You Tube today b/c I wanted to see if they showed the vote and they did. It was appalling. Before they got to McConnell someone was whispering in his ear. I would imagine telling him what he was to do. When it came to him, I could not hear what he said but he must have made a mistake or something b/c they called his name again. He looked at the person who had been whispering to him and then did a thumbs up. Not that I want the farmers to be out of aid but come on.
Same thing happened with Dianne Feinstein. Nancy Pelosi's daughter, Christina was Feinstein's "minder" during her last days in the Senate. From the video, in spite of his frozen, deer-in-the-headlights smile, McConnell looks even less with it than Feinstein in her final days.
Ty Mike, and I agree with what you wrote…Mitch McConnell had no comprehension of what he was doing. This is totally unacceptable. The American people should not have to pay a salary to a puppet! Not the puppets fault, its the people playing the part of marionette .
That you mentioned Tom Kean (age 58) proves this isn't about "gerontocracy" (Fetterman at 57 is another prime exhibit: are we now saying "Don't elect anyone over 50" in a time when people routinely live longer, healthier lives?) It's about fitness at any age, and what should happen when someone isn't able to do their job even if it was, let's say, Congressman Maxwell Frost, who is 29. (He seems healthy.) Unless you are stumping for Bernie Sanders to also be ejected from Congress (he's the same age as Mitch—oh wait—he's 6 months OLDER!), it's clear this isn't really about age at all.
You realize who is 92 years old, he'll be 93 in about a month? Chuck Grassley, who's running for re-election in 2028, he just told Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) "you think you're special?" today and to "shut up about Patel" pushing back with Booker when he was up questioning Patel.
Patel is an important part of the GOP protection racket of their corrupt cabal. Yes, he is unqualified, incompetent and corrupt, and an utter embarrassment, but he is loyal. It is the ultimate mafia kingpin's dream to have the Director of the FBI in your pocket.
How old are you? My goodness, when you get over 50 you’re going to ask yourself why you ever said that. I agree, depending on age and how healthy you are, you shouldn’t be able to run. I didn’t get to see it on the evening news since they all covered it up and I did not know he was going to show up. He was stoned face and that whole thing of them not showing what happened is inexcusable. I’m going to contact them. I can’t believe what happened. Mr. Grassley is in his 90’s. I don’t get why people are voting for him. That’s my take on it all.
Definitely elder abuse! He has been a waste of breath and space for years now, but the way his so called friends, colleagues and care givers are treating him is atrocious.
"They can’t rein in an out-of-control fascist president. They can’t end this ridiculous, illegal war in Iran. They can’t fix our broken economy. They can’t regulate AI, or deal with the data centers and Flock cameras that are driving Americans crazy every single day. They are not capable of dealing with any of it. And it’s because of exactly this."
They (The GOP) are IN TOO DEEP. This is the result of a mob mentality, as well as the corrupt autocrat (Putin) machination. You string people along into your corrupt game by appealing to their weaknesses and/or aspirations. In other words, get them a little dirty so you get the goods on them (leverage). If they do not "dance" or support your corrupt agenda through complicity (silence or through acts) then they are forced out one way or another.
I saw that he was going to vote with the Democrats until a Republican explained how he needed to vote. That is not how government is supposed to work. Not only are his constituents not being represented fairly, the rest of us are stuck with a reality that we have no ability to change. McConnell has done more damage to this country in his career than most in his lifetime. We are all worse off for his many years of “service” to the Nation.
OMG the video of him saying “No” and then being corrected by the guy next to him, telling him to say “Yes”. That should be against the law. McConnell didn’t even know what he was voting on. Did he even know where he was? The Democrats say nothing. Why? As Waj would say, It’s a club and we’re not in it. They get elected to serve us but they are serving themselves.
Is that for real? OMG - that for sure is against the law. The bank won’t even continue a conversation with my fully capable Mom if they hear me in the background telling her something. They literally hang up the phone!
There was a woman across from Mitch when they asked his vote and he said no, then the woman kept trying to get him to say yes and the man to his right told him to say yes. Such corruption!
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If someone helped an elderly relative like that at the midterms, you can be assured the GOP would be screaming "VOTER FRAUD"
Who, Democrats are serving themselves? Please explain. Or, do you mean Republicans are serving themselves. If you truly believe that about Democrats, and not Republicans, you don't belong in this conversation.
Congress will protect Congress. Democrats are definitely a better choice at this time. But we will need to elect people that want to serve the people and not their bank accounts.
Elder abuse!!
McConnell has never served the country. He served only the Republican Party as a source of power to prevent helping ordinary Americans. McConnell should be an assisted living facility.
I’m 87 and fully functioning, and I totally agree with you, and I’m adding an additional plea for term limits.
The current government we have does not work. It's passed time to kick these gop hypocrites out of office. It starts in November.
Mitch McConnell demonstrated his mental incompetency years ago!
Exactly. Which has nothing to do with age.
Whatever his baseline, McConnell's competency took a nosedive several months ago. He was both out of commission and out of sight. We have yet to receive a credible explanation of what was, and evidently still is, going on, but I'm willing to bet that it does have *something* to do with his age.
Actually, Mitch McConnell was very competent for a very long time. He just wasn’t using his competence in service to the voters who kept electing him. Instead, he was using it in service of the Republican Party—and look where that has gotten us. He has been in obviously declining health for the past couple of years, but he was still pretty sharp mentally, as far as I could tell, until about 6 months ago.
The “service”you credit to him might still be fairly described as mental incompetence. If you’re not serving the the welfare of those who elected you, much less that of the country to which
you took an oath, where lies the “competence”?
Competence simply means being good at doing something. And Mitch was very good at carrying out the strategy of the Republican Party. So yes, he was extremely competent at what he did—even if it meant breaking his oath to the Constitution and being derelict in his duty to his constituents. And I disagree with your assessment that his service could be fairly described as mental incompetence. Instead, I see it as a moral failure.
On point. Thanks. We are headed in a strange direction and there is not much time to change it.
100% Mike. McConnell with that frozen smile on his face looks like the lights are on but nobody's home, this is elder abuse in my opinion and his staff needs to be investigated for all the covering up they've done just to get their pay cheques. It's vile and despicable.
I did not think Mitch McConnell was dead. I thought he was discharged for home hospice. Just because they wheeled him out to sign the Farm Bill (with great assistance, it appears) does not mean he is on that 6 month clock. I am no fan of McConnell, but I am also opposed to this type of performative elder abuse.
I wonder who really “voted” today. Who made the call? Who set up the assistance for him to push his voting button? I’m calling my senators to ask them to move to remove McConnell.
Good idea to phone your senators.
Another really sad day when you consider that brain broken thing in the oval too.
It is elder abuse and the fact that they're both totally incompetent and should be in a nursing home somewhere is pretty evident.
Conspiracy behind the curtains to keep doing what the enablers are doing without any consequences by parading these two as distractions while P25 rolls on by.
💔 Of America continues
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I think McConnell’s staffers just want to keep getting their salaries whether or not he is actually at Congress, hence the dog and pony show.
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They have made him into a human puppet !
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Smh Mitch McConnell is dead for all practical purposes. This is straight republicant manipulation on the minds of the masses!
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I searched on You Tube today b/c I wanted to see if they showed the vote and they did. It was appalling. Before they got to McConnell someone was whispering in his ear. I would imagine telling him what he was to do. When it came to him, I could not hear what he said but he must have made a mistake or something b/c they called his name again. He looked at the person who had been whispering to him and then did a thumbs up. Not that I want the farmers to be out of aid but come on.
Same thing happened with Dianne Feinstein. Nancy Pelosi's daughter, Christina was Feinstein's "minder" during her last days in the Senate. From the video, in spite of his frozen, deer-in-the-headlights smile, McConnell looks even less with it than Feinstein in her final days.
Yep!
JFC this is insanity, I feel like screaming
Ty Mike, and I agree with what you wrote…Mitch McConnell had no comprehension of what he was doing. This is totally unacceptable. The American people should not have to pay a salary to a puppet! Not the puppets fault, its the people playing the part of marionette .
That you mentioned Tom Kean (age 58) proves this isn't about "gerontocracy" (Fetterman at 57 is another prime exhibit: are we now saying "Don't elect anyone over 50" in a time when people routinely live longer, healthier lives?) It's about fitness at any age, and what should happen when someone isn't able to do their job even if it was, let's say, Congressman Maxwell Frost, who is 29. (He seems healthy.) Unless you are stumping for Bernie Sanders to also be ejected from Congress (he's the same age as Mitch—oh wait—he's 6 months OLDER!), it's clear this isn't really about age at all.
You realize who is 92 years old, he'll be 93 in about a month? Chuck Grassley, who's running for re-election in 2028, he just told Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) "you think you're special?" today and to "shut up about Patel" pushing back with Booker when he was up questioning Patel.
Patel is an important part of the GOP protection racket of their corrupt cabal. Yes, he is unqualified, incompetent and corrupt, and an utter embarrassment, but he is loyal. It is the ultimate mafia kingpin's dream to have the Director of the FBI in your pocket.
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How old are you? My goodness, when you get over 50 you’re going to ask yourself why you ever said that. I agree, depending on age and how healthy you are, you shouldn’t be able to run. I didn’t get to see it on the evening news since they all covered it up and I did not know he was going to show up. He was stoned face and that whole thing of them not showing what happened is inexcusable. I’m going to contact them. I can’t believe what happened. Mr. Grassley is in his 90’s. I don’t get why people are voting for him. That’s my take on it all.
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My thoughts exactly.
"Pure performative elder abuse." Period. Full stop.
Definitely elder abuse! He has been a waste of breath and space for years now, but the way his so called friends, colleagues and care givers are treating him is atrocious.
"They can’t rein in an out-of-control fascist president. They can’t end this ridiculous, illegal war in Iran. They can’t fix our broken economy. They can’t regulate AI, or deal with the data centers and Flock cameras that are driving Americans crazy every single day. They are not capable of dealing with any of it. And it’s because of exactly this."
Can't or won't? I think it's the latter.
They (The GOP) are IN TOO DEEP. This is the result of a mob mentality, as well as the corrupt autocrat (Putin) machination. You string people along into your corrupt game by appealing to their weaknesses and/or aspirations. In other words, get them a little dirty so you get the goods on them (leverage). If they do not "dance" or support your corrupt agenda through complicity (silence or through acts) then they are forced out one way or another.
As they said in the movie, he's not dead, he's just mostly dead.