McConnell to step down as Senate GOP leader
thehill.com
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) is stepping down from his leadership post in November, ending his history-setting tenure as longest serving Senate party leader. McConnell, who turned…

McConnell, who turned 82 this month, is announcing the decision in a speech on the Senate floor. [...] McConnell said he plans to serve out the remainder of his term as a senator, which ends in January 2027.

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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    10 months ago

    McConnell said he plans to serve out the remainder of his term as a senator, which ends in January 2027.

    I hope he just up and dies in a couple of days

    • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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      10 months ago

      At the least I hope he's in the middle of a speech and suddenly stops, staring into space as he loudly shits his pants.

      Edit: Then he dies while shit continues to pool under him.

      • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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        10 months ago

        There are far too many people who deserve to die from shitting themselves to death and don't

  • CDommunist [she/her, love/loves]
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    10 months ago

    Is there any more effective political maneuverer than McConnell in modern times? Outplayed Obama, wrangled Trumps policy into being bogstandard GOP evil, stolen the Supreme Court seat, got many hundreds of judges appointed

    A real grinder for evil

  • HexbearGPT [comrade/them]
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    10 months ago

    Mitch knows trump is going to say the election was rigged again in November, and mitch doesn’t want to be in charge when trump makes him/senate leader take a position on it. Lmao.

    Also fuck this guy he belongs UNDER the gulag.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      10 months ago

      It's definitely a case of a total shit human being worrying about his legacy. And the fucker will still be in the senate happily doing his part to help Trump and to poison the US until 2027. Unless he dies of natural causes sooner. Inshallah even though I know his ghoul replacement will be just as bad.

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      10 months ago

      He still might. He could be on the floor of the senate giving a speech on whatever the fuck that's broadcast live and just die. Here's to hoping.

      • nick@midwest.social
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        10 months ago

        Some party of adventurers needs to find his phylactery and destroy it, ending the reign of terror of Lich McConnell.

  • RION [she/her]
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    10 months ago

    Any guesses on the replacement? Is it as simple as the whip taking over?

    According to this it's the three Johns: Thune (the whip), Barrasso (chairman of the Senate GOP conference), and Cornyn (former whip)

  • Crowtee_Robot [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    "I still have plenty of gas left in the tank, but the demon that follows me around and only I can see keeps loudly tapping his watch so I thought the time was finally right."