McConnell freezes midsentence. Stroke?

Hate to tell you but Fettermans stroke was NOT “severe”. If you want to read a heart rending story read “The man with a shattered world”. Although not a “stroke but a gunshot wound the disabilities described are very similar.

As for his dress sense - that predates his stroke and makes a refreshing change from “the suits”.

 

Hard to imagine it ever passing.

 

Refreshing? that photo looks like a college frat boy (that stayed back a bunch of years) crashed a government meeting. Does he dress for funerals that way too? I bet it must be OH-SO-REFRESHING

 

I looked up a few pictures on the web. They're bad enough I wouldn't post many of them here.

 

Mitch isn't afraid on making deals. He drives "no compromise" rightwingers up the wall.

I don't like Mitch's politics, but at least he doesn't opt for chaos.

 

I can't imagine why she holds on.

 

Marginal deals, yes, a small bit of credit certainly, but, the opposition, the Trumpsters, love to equate Reid as having led the path on the road to this extreme dysfunction in the Senate, whereas I view the turtle having acted all but alone in his pursuit to rise to the position he has obtained, and not without the backing of his wife's dad's commercial interests by any stretch of the imagination.....

 

Wily, wooden Mitch .. not someone I support.

 

They wouldn't be incorrect. Biden is going down. Buckle up.

 

Probably a mini-stroke, like the one Trump had.

 

To answer the question in the title: No. It was gummies.

 

Weight loss is not a good sign either.
They should have just walked him away when he came back from wherever he was.
They guy is suffering from something and just like Feinstein they keep parading McConnell out.
Curious how the rest of the Q&A went?




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McConnell freezes, struggles to speak -- again...

VIDEO...

 

What is refreshing is that he doesn't bleach his nonexistent hair plugs "strawberry "blonde, wear face make-up and wear ties that hang down to his dick.

 

I'm not happy about him appearing to be ill. But I'm happy it may cause him to retire from the Senate since he has been a destructive force in the pursuit of representative democracy, and what it implies, for decades.

 

The ole' despicable man, who's on his last political leg ,is doing great, according to his meal ticket staff and supporters.
Gotta keep pushing your evil until you drop and he must wanna do that in front of a camera.


'McConnell seeks to reassure allies after health scares prompt new questions over his leadership position'

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But McConnell’s office has not disclosed the doctor’s diagnosis. And the topic did not come up when the GOP leader later attended a Wednesday fundraiser for Rep. Jim Banks, who is running for a Senate seat in Indiana. Several sources said that McConnell didn’t discuss his viral moment from earlier in the day.

But two attendees told CNN that he engaged with the crowd and acted normally, reassuring his donors and allies that he can do the job. Asked about McConnell, Banks said that the Republican leader was “sharp” and “engaging” and “very dialed in on my race and following closely.”

“Tough as nails,” another attendee said when describing McConnell’s demeanor.

Following the episode on Wednesday, McConnell was on the phone with several GOP senators – including his potential successors – to tell them he was fine.

“The leader sounded like his usual self and was in good spirits,” said Ryan Wrasse, a spokesman for Senate GOP Whip John Thune, who spoke to the GOP leader.'

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/31/politics/mitch-mcconnell-health/index.html

 

Who would take McTreason's place? Hopefully not Cornyn.

 

I agree that it is time for him to retire. Long past time in fact.

As far as myself, I cannot imagine that I will have any trouble whatsoever retiring as soon as possible. I am currently 55, and while I do not have definitive plans to retire, I could see myself doing so within maybe 5 years. I do not share the belief that it would feel like waiting to die. I realize that a lot or possibly most people feel that way, but it is not me. I do not see my job as being who I am in any way, rather I only see it as what I do to pay the bills. I sincerely do not believe I will miss working in any fashion. This is not a function of my job not being fulfilling, rather I can just come up with other endeavors that are 100% on my timetable, that I find to be a better path to self-actualization.

 

Back to PoliticsForum after being away for quite some time. Will take awhile to read the political landscape here and know whether I will be welcome or not.

But wading in here with some trepidation, I have to say I am not particularly a Mitch McConnell fan though he has backed some decent legislation over the years. He is far too much a old guard NWO Republican for my tastes in recent years, but I will be forever grateful to him for keeping Merrick Garland off the Supreme Court. However these new recent symptoms are alarming and he obviously is in mental decline. Should have retired years ago.

But don't retire now Mitch. Step down as GOP majority leader yes, but do not resign as senator. The Kentucky governor would almost certainly appoint a Democrat to replace the vacancy and that person would have the advantage of being the incumbent in 2024.

(P.S. I am not one that thinks age should be a factor. I know too many brilliant people in the 80's and even 90's who are still as mentally sharp as ever. And if they prefer to keep on working and can do so productively and competently, nobody should be forced to retire just because of age. One of my family members in his early 60's had a serious heart issue recently and considered retiring. But his cardiologist has him back on the road to good health and advised him to keep working. Said the worst thing he could do is retire right now. Something to think about.)

 

The video is difficult to watch. Gee, I wonder why you don't hear the POT calling for McTreason to step down after the withering comments about Joe's supposed senility.

 

I don't think it matters at this point as the GOP is imploding.

He does have a thingy for turtles so it could be destined. lol

'Civil rights and law enforcement[edit]'

'In the 2004 debate surrounding the Federal Marriage Amendment, Cornyn released an advance copy of a speech he was to give at The Heritage Foundation. In the speech, he wrote, "It does not affect your daily life very much if your neighbor marries a box turtle. But that does not mean it is right ... Now you must raise your children up in a world where that union of man and box turtle is on the same legal footing as man and wife." According to his office, he removed the reference to the box turtle in the actual speech,[64] but The Washington Post ran the quote, as did The Daily Show.[65][66]'

 

After reading this, I looked up the specifics, and as it turns out, you are mistaken. By virtue of a law passed in 2021, the governor must appoint someone from the same party.

Can Mitch McConnell Be Forced Out? GOP Options Explained (msn.com)
"If McConnell does leave Congress his replacement as a Kentucky senator will be a Republican, thanks to legislation approved by the state assembly in 2021.

It had been the case that if a Kentucky Senate seat became vacant due to resignation, ill health or death the replacement would be appointed by the state's governor, currently Democrat Andy Beshear. However, the GOP-backed Senate Bill 228 changed this in 2021, meaning the governor must now select someone of the same party as the departing senator, from a choice of three names. This person would hold the seat until a special election determines who takes the seat on a permanent basis, unless there are three months or less to an already scheduled election."

 

Thanks for the clarification. And yes I was mistaken. But I'm pretty sure a Democrat would not appoint a qualified and competent Republican to replace McConnell but could instead choose one who was controversial and unliked to give the Democrat a better chance to defeat that person in 2024. I know. I know. All pure speculation. But this isn't my first rodeo either. I just think it's safer to keep McConnell until the 2024 election and then he can retire. It isn't as if the GOP has much power now as it is. We seriously need a majority come 2024 though and even with a GOP Senate, if the Democrats win the White House again I think things will get much worse and might not ever get better.

 

Beshear would likely push back against the law in one of two ways: ignore the law and appoint the replacement himself or sue against the law.

I"m all for it, repubs are notorious for legislative power grabs.

 

Im not sure why you are making this assumption, but if he were to ignore the law, I would assume that he would be shot down in the Kentucky Supreme Court.

 

I think you're most likely correct but again I wouldn't trust him to not appoint the worst person he could find in an effort to win the seat for Democrat in 2024. For that reason I think it inadvisable for McConnell to retire. They should just get him to step down as minority leader but keep his seat until 2024. Not sure why the Demorats are hanging on to Feinstein as Newsom would certainly replace her with another good Democrat and I doubt that seat is in any kind of jeopardy in bright blue and woke California. But there must be a reason.