number of Republican figures, including Donald Trump MAGA loyalists, have called on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to resign amid concerns about his health.
(Less cancerous link: https://archive.ph/QMkMM)
And for anyone thinking this is a partisan issue, it’s not.
EXACTLY. Diane Feinstein is in the same damn boat. Both her and Mitch could have fucked off into the sunset with plenty of retirement money YEARS ago, so it seems pretty clear to me the only reason they’re clinging on is power, and maybe hubris.
Before anyone gets too excited: while Kentucky does have a Democratic governor, under (recently amended) state law, if McConnell’s seat goes vacant, the governor doesn’t get to pick his replacement but only gets to choose from a list of 3 candidates submitted by the state GOP.
The US is truly the bastion of democracy
Need to get these old ghouls out of office and set maximum age limits for all positions of government
I think it’s clear that people can be disconnected from reality no matter how old they are, and that older people are not excluded from being insightful and valuable to the political process (think Bernie Sanders and Robert Reich).
It’s easy to feel like elminating older people from politics is a solution, but it’s not. Voting for good people who actually represent your interests and the interests of your community is a better solution, but that’s harder to think about.
Of course the MAGAts are calling for him to resign, they’re nearly as mad at him as the Democrats! I’m not sure what it’s going to take for voters to wake up and stop re-electing these geriatric politicians but it needs to happen. We can’t move forward as a nation with all of these oldsters clinging to power and applying yesterdays thoughts and solutions to today’s problems.
