It occurs to me that if Machiavelli was writing "The Prince" today, he'd devote at least one

[Atticus]

entire chapter to Mitch McConnell: "How To Consistently Resist Any Sense Of Shame About Anything You Say Or Do".

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Most pols in national service might consider their legacy.....

apparently, not Mitch. He'd rather "own the libs" even if that kills our Democracy. What a waste.

[lastlib]

5. He's Jesse Helms with power.

I have a SEEETHING hatred for both of them.

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6. In 10 years, will Mitch be considered a great statesman or a traitor?

That will tell you who won the culture wars.

[rickyhall]

2. He wouldn't call it The Prince, he'd call it The Pricks.

[brush]

3. He would advise allying with others to totally destroy total obstructionists.

[Beastly Boy]

4. Machiavelli was a pretty pragmatic dude.

He is known for advocating scumbaggery only to the extent it is necessary to survive and be an effective ruler in the world full of scumbags. But I can easily see him argue, with some success, that excessive scumbaggery leads to ineffective leadership. McConnell definitely belongs to the latter category. If Machiavelli were alive today, he would have surely made a note of this.

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. On his gravestone, if I could humbly engrave.....

"Mitch McConnell.....He tried his damndest to return this country to 1850."