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Holman wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 3:04 pm Various news outlets are reporting that Mitch McConnell fell down the stairs today while leaving a senate meeting.

Was Vance standing behind him?

Max Peck wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 4:17 pm

Holman wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 3:04 pm Various news outlets are reporting that Mitch McConnell fell down the stairs today while leaving a senate meeting.

Was Vance standing behind him?

It's the new window

Apparently he fell down a second time later in the afternoon. He was seen leaving the building in a wheelchair.

Holman wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 6:22 pm Apparently he fell down a second time later in the afternoon. He was seen leaving the building in a wheelchair.

According to Reuters he first fell down in the Senate chambers, then the fall on the stairs was after that.

McConnell went out of his way the other day to call J6 an insurrection again.

I wonder if his conscience is getting to him because he knows doesn't have long.

Holman wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2025 6:32 pm
I wonder if his conscience

lol
yeah, right.

Oh wait, you were being serious.

If so, it's too little, too late. He made this happen.

hepcat wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:34 am If so, it's too little, too late. He made this happen.

It started long before he was in charge (as soon as the Cold War was over, the GOP in Newt, et al charged down this path, IMHO, disregarding any moral qualms about the quest for a power monopoly and party over country, but yeah, he did a very, very good job of ensuring this outcome.

The final straw was, of course, not whipping for the January 6th Impeachment.

In my opinion (as wrong or right as it may be), I see the real turning point being McConnell's obstinate approach to government. His refusal to work with Obama and Dems on just about everything established a baseline that the far right latched onto. Then it became the norm under his tenure. And now we're here.

hepcat wrote: Thu Feb 06, 2025 2:20 pm In my opinion (as wrong or right as it may be), I see the real turning point being McConnell's obstinate approach to government. His refusal to work with Obama and Dems on just about everything established a baseline that the far right latched onto. Then it became the norm under his tenure. And now we're here.

He thought he was laying the ground for permanent rule by an establishment GOP. He didn't expect that that party would be swallowed whole by MAGA fascism.

He still provided the gun to the toddler.