This is the GOPs final farewell to Mitch. He loved rat fucking more than anything. Pretending he's not dead or at least braindead to avoid a Democrat governor from having their legal say is exactly what he'd want.

A legacy of stealing the football and going home.

Should have done this weeks ago, you idiot. Now the Pedo Party only needs to wait a few days before they get exactly what they want...

Honestly, I wish they wouldn't. This motherfucker is not just holding his general Senate seat vacant, he's also holding a couple of very powerful committee seats he has vacant, robbing the Republicans not just of his floor vote but of his committee votes. He's chair of Rules and a member of Appropriations, as well as holding a number of lesser assignments that are still important as the orange chancre is actively destroying whatever still allows us to have a functioning government.

Legislation has to go through committee before it ever hits the Senate floor for debate, meaning that McConnell is and has been absolutely crucial to moving forward legislation enabling Trump and stopping any checks on it before it even gets to a vote. Appropriations is possibly the most powerful committee in the Senate anyway, but pay very special attention to the kind of legislation that has to pass Rules first, for example:

• Corrupt practices (this refers to US election law);
• Credentials and qualifications of Members of the Senate, contested elections, and acceptance of incompatible offices;
• Federal elections generally, including the election of the President, Vice President, and Members of the Congress;
• Nominations to fill a vacancy in the Vice Presidency;
• Presidential succession;
• United States Capitol and congressional office buildings, ...the Smithsonian Institution (which is under direct fire right now as the Republicans are desperately trying to rewrite American history and erase the record of slavery wherever they can)

Again, McConnell is chair of Rules. You really want that motherfucker's committee assignments filled? Not to mention that it is the Senate that confirms presidential appointments, such as Attorney General and Director of National Intelligence, both of which are filled right now with incompetent (and worse) men actively seeking confirmation.

So for as many people want McConnell to prove he's alive, and for as much as I'd like to see his handlers sweat as they continue to enable his fraud of pretending he will ever return to his position, I say let the motherfucker rot. I know Gov Beshear is trying to do right by Kentuckians who deserve to be represented in the Senate, but for myself I'm not entirely sure McConnell ever represented anyone beyond himself.

Let his chairs remain vacant.

I've yet to see an explanation for why this guy can't call a special election? Now he says he's sending someone to investigate, he hadn't done that before? It just seems, to me, like he's stalling just as much as the opposition.

He's passed on! This senator is no more! He has ceased to be! He's expired and gone to meet his maker! He's a stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! If they hadn't nailed him to the hospital bed he'd be pushing up the daisies! His metabolic processes are now history! He's off the twig! He's kicked the bucket, he's shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible!! HE IS AN EX-SENATOR!!

...Or what?

Toothless request.

"Tell us you're going to do your job or you have to pwetty pweeeease pinky swear that you're gonna voluntarily quit! 👉👈🥺"

Start firing or arresting people. If the GOP can do it without repercussions, so can you.

McConnell's Ghost: "No. Wtf are you gonna do about it, dumbass? That's right, nothing."

Pretty sure they will announce Mitch is either dead or brain dead on or about Aug 3. Wonder why that date is special?

Political experts say timing requirements mean the window to call a special election would be tight, with an estimated cutoff of Aug. 3 based on candidate filing and notice deadlines.

Kentucky does not allow a candidate who lost in the primary to run as an independent. And if there is a Special Election, Massey could throw his hat in the ring. The special election would be a loophole that would allow that. I’m no expert but this all seems real fucking fishy to me.

This is a pathetic attempt by the GOP to maintain an air of appropriate governance. He wrote a strongly worded letter with exactly 0 mention of a deadline.

This is a nothing burger, McConnell doesn't have to do shit. He only needs to ride this out until August 3rd, by the way.

How, he's dead?

The longer this goes on, the more it hurts Rs more than Ds. Of course, this is just the gerentocracy that the people of Kentucky voted for with old Moscow Mitch.

How about this instead? You just declare the seat vacant already and do your god damned job, you spineless fuck.

I mean was he ever?

who votes for this cadever

Mitch McConnell's team:

August 3rd…🪦