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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitch can't retire. Hahahahaha!
Biden/Harris are going to win on Nov. 3. Thats pretty obvious to anyone who is paying attention. In addition, chances are very high that the Democratic Party will control the Senate in 2021. That means that Mitch The Turtle McConnell will become Minority Leader in the next Senate. That job is no fun, and I am fairly certain that he doesnt want it.
But he cant retire. Assuming he beats Amy McGrath this year, which is almost, but not entirely certain, he will be the powerless Minority Leader in an energized Democratic Senate. He will hate the job, and he will want to retire, but, because Kentucky has a Democratic Governor, Andy Beshear, McConnell wont be able to retire without giving another Senate seat to the Democrats.
I hope he says, F-it, and retires anyway. I am sure that he is not looking forward to his impending demotion.
-Laelth
malaise
(268,930 posts)He's not exactly young
Nevilledog
(51,079 posts)Rorey
(8,445 posts)Horse with no Name
(33,956 posts)That is the center of my 2020 bingo card.
Im really hoping to bingo soon.
malaise
(268,930 posts)Your bingo card could sound like the Amazon Rainforest if all goes well.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)Once we get a decent Attorney General seated and investigating all of Trump's crimes, and the Russian connection, Mitch could be implicated...
malaise
(268,930 posts)Believe me on that
lastlib
(23,213 posts)I gotta peee BAAAD!! A nice fresh grave with McTurdle's name on the headstone would be perfect for me.
stopwastingmymoney
(2,041 posts)I want to know why Anthony Kennedy suddenly decided to retire. Mitch is probably up to his neck in that crime.
LiberalFighter
(50,888 posts)Upthevibe
(8,038 posts)Excellent question! I've NEVER felt that was on the up and up...
Illumination
(2,458 posts)know, he might just really DIG prison life!...
ecstatic
(32,681 posts)It's not just tRump's neck on the line.
tRump needed help to get away with his crimes, and he received it from MM and others.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
JDC
(10,125 posts)Le Roi de Pot
(744 posts)malaise
(268,930 posts)Le Roi de Pot
(744 posts)Boxerfan
(2,533 posts)Very vocal in a hissing guttural way. Just sayin.
MyOwnPeace
(16,925 posts)Nah, i don't even want to know!
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,435 posts)Paz.
wnylib
(21,431 posts)and kick their legs helplessly.
lastlib
(23,213 posts)yankeepants
(1,979 posts)niyad
(113,259 posts)malaise
(268,930 posts)Towlie
(5,324 posts)No, amphibians croak. Turtles are reptiles.
malaise
(268,930 posts)CatWoman
(79,295 posts)and Joy didn't seem to think Amy's chances are good.
That pisses me off.
elleng
(130,865 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)But its hard to imagine any state giving up the position of Senate Majority Leader. McConnell will almost certainly win. He brings home the Federal bacon for Kentucky.
-Laelth
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)The democrats put up a relatively decent candidate, but in the end they couldn't get past about 46% support.
Buckeyeblue
(5,499 posts)But maybe he felt like he couldn't give up the power yet.
niyad
(113,259 posts)wnylib
(21,431 posts)loses power, influence, and political protection.
randr
(12,409 posts)an office under the lowest level stairs
Baitball Blogger
(46,700 posts)make that man unhappy. If he complains, tighten the screws even more.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,783 posts)Should there be a bloodbath as Ben Sasse is predicting.
moondust
(19,972 posts)pushing through respectable SCOTUS judges and legislation that he cannot control. He deserves the absolute worst for his dirty tricks.
Wounded Bear
(58,646 posts)Duppers
(28,118 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
MLAA
(17,281 posts)JoeOtterbein
(7,700 posts)Great point too!
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)It just doesnt look very likely. Its hard to imagine any state giving up the position of Senate Majority Leader. McConnell brings home a ton of Federal bacon to Kentucky.
-Laelth
Thekaspervote
(32,754 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
dchill
(38,471 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
panader0
(25,816 posts)I love DU.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
packman
(16,296 posts)Caused enough grief to this nation - and his wife too
sandensea
(21,624 posts)'Fuck-it-all' money, as some might say.
llmart
(15,536 posts)Though I'm sure she'll find another job as a lobbyist or something.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)That said, I will be thrilled to evict her from the cushy, no-work-required Federal job she currently enjoys.
-Laelth
Lochloosa
(16,063 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
malaise
(268,930 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)Dollars to doughnuts thats blood clotting from COVID-19. Its a well-documented symptom. The clots are usually first apparent on the lower legs, but they can spread to the feet, lower arms, and hands. The swelling we see in those photos often accompanies the blood clots. Its probably not lethal, but it is necrotic, and we have no idea how long it lasts.
-Laelth
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Have you seen those photos of his hands?
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Its probably not lethal, but it is necrotic, and we have no idea how long the blood clotting lasts.
-Laelth