McConnell, presently Senate Minority Leader, will stop down as Leader at the general election in November. He will continue to serve in the Senate for the duration of his current term, which lasts until 2026.
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Mitch McConnell will step down as Republican Senate Leader
- Thread starter Evangelicalhumanist
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The man who eviscerated women's reproductive rights deserves little but contempt.
Regiomontanus
Eastern Orthodox
Doh. I just posted the same thing.
Not a fan of his at all but if a MAGA nut replaces him, ugh.
Regiomontanus
Eastern Orthodox
He has, though, been a bit of a firewall against Trump.
Sorry, didn't mean to scoop you!
And I agree, I've found much that McConnell has done repulsive, especially his literal stacking of SCOTUS and voting against Trump's second impeachment while admitting publicly that he was guilty.
But his dislike for Trump has offered up a small bastion of protection against the worst of him, and his successor might well be much worse in that regard.
Glad to see him go, but not overly confident that the thing that replaces him will be better.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
I think he is disgusted with his own MAGA-dominated party.
Clizby Wampuscat
Well-Known Member
I think both sides are happy about this. Not soon enough.
Which should make both sides nervous.
Clizby Wampuscat
Well-Known Member
Probably, that we can agree on.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
And for how he helped Trump's fraudulent claims of a stolen election breath life and grow into treason.
If he were a protection against Trump he would have ended that nonsense then and there instead of insisting its his right.
We Never Know
No Slack
Too bad many more won't follow his lead.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
True. I'm not a big fan of Mitch either.
Callisto
Hellenismos, BTW
I don't think the magats will be as nervous as the others, they're jackals that will see it as an opportunity to seize more control.
Call me jaded but McConnell is as vile and greedy as politicians come and he wouldn't step down unless something was brewing, he likes power and money far too much. At best (relatively speaking), stepping down is due to whatever medical condition that causes him to zone out. It may be worsening and stepping back will help delay it becoming more obvious to the public. At worst, something malevolent is brewing back channel in the GOP and this is a pre-emptive move to distance himself should (when) it goes sideways. He's a malevolent ol' bastaird but he's not stupid: self-preservation before party before country.
tldr; something's up and I don't trust him as far as I could toss him.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
He is worse because of his power, but the most disgusting of Republican Senators has to be Lindsey Graham.
I definitely do not doubt that his replacement will be worse, even much worse.
But he will not be missed. Not for his own merits and demerits.
jabberwocking.com
But he will not be missed. Not for his own merits and demerits.
Mitch McConnell’s real legacy is anarchy - Kevin Drum
I keep hearing about how Mitch McConnell was a terrible person because he stacked the Supreme Court and enabled Donald Trump. That's fair enough, but it's hardly McConnell's biggest achievement: These days you often hear reporters and commentators saying matter of factly that legislation...
jabberwocking.com
Not that I disagree, but there is some strong competition for the title of "Most Disgusting Republican Senator". Cancun Cruz is certainly in the running. There is also Tommy Tubberville, Rick Scott, J.D. Vance and every bodies favourite running man - Josh Hawley. Like a putrid can of pringles, you can't hate just one.
Too bad the orange dumpster fire won't follow his lead in terms of stepping down as leader in my view.
We Never Know
No Slack
Its sad that you can only think of Trump.
IMO Biden, Sanders, Grassley, and a few more should follow his lead.