This is why we shouldn't have old people rule a country, not only do they make decisions that only benefit them in the short term they're also incapable of just talking in public
There are old people capable of talking to the public. Bernie for example
They're seriously going to let this man stroke his brain to swiss cheese, for what? To save what little is left of the GOP?
Everyone in elected office over the age of 65 should be forced to retire. At best, they've done their duty and deserve to rest and enjoy the fruits of their labor. At worst, they're nonfunctional skeletons that don't even have skin in the game when it comes to government.
I see a lot of hate towards him and it looks like he deserves it. But why is he still in the Senate? Do people vote for him?
I'm not an American, just trying to understand how it works.
do people vote for him?
yes. incumbents have a lot of staying power in elections just because they are the incumbent. there's also a giant coordinated rightwing media propaganda machine that has been driving hatred into the hearts of vulnerable Americans for the past 60 years telling them to vote R no matter what. even if it hurts them.
Kentucky voters have historically LOVED him. Until recently that state has voted consistently for Republicans for a while, and McConnell is the most powerful Republican in the US. He is vastly responsible for the horrible shape our government is in right now.
Political version of Weekend at Bernie's. Too bad it's not just a shitty movie.
feel that Mitch? that's the Devil's hands on your ass, boy.. oh yes it is..
The reaper must have been in the crowd again. You can't run from the reaper, mcturtle.
Hello, republican department, have you tried turning him off and on again?
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