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[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 237 points 8 months ago (2 children)

McConnell's entire legacy can be summed up in one cowardly act: After Donald Trump whipped up a mob to attack our Capitol, threatening to kill the Speaker of the House and the Vice President, in an attempt to overturn a presidential election, he condemned Trump.

“Former President Trump’s actions that preceded the riot were a disgraceful, disgraceful dereliction of duty,” McConnell said. “Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day.”

But McConnell voted to acquit him of insurrection, allowing him to run for president again.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 130 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That and denying a Supreme Court nominee a hearing. He's totally OK violating the Constitution.

"he (the President) shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for"

Although given how Garland turned out at DOJ, we may have dodged a bullet there.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 45 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Garland was a compromise pick by obama. He was the most centrist republican that obama could find to try and get him appointed. He just wasn't a federalist society whack job.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 17 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Right. He put up a candidate the Republicans couldn't possibly object to . . . and yet they did anyway. This is what you get for trying to play Republicans at their own game.

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[–] HenchmanNumber3@lemm.ee 60 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He also stacked the SCOTUS by contradictory practices, denying Obama a pick in the last year of his presidency but giving one to Trump. That has had grave consequences for recent rulings since Trump only nominated extreme conservatives.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

scotus should be a 5-4 majority the other way right now.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

If you count the elections where it should have gone the other way based on the popular vote, more like 6-3 liberal majority, and arguably even 8-1 with Thomas being the sole holdout.

Trump's 2016 "win" gave them three justices. Bush didn't get any nominations his first term (which he only won via the electoral college), and then went on to get two his second term (where he did get the popular vote). So it depends on if you expect Republicans to win the popular vote in 2004 or not if they didn't already have the office.

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[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 126 points 8 months ago

One of the most damaging traitors in this country’s history. I wish him the worst.

[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 82 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Fuck this asshole. Few people have done as much damage as he has and the worst part is we’re only going to get someone worse.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

It can't get worse. He found the bottom and decided to go deeper. Nobody can replace his level of destruction of the United States. It will take a genuine master class asshole to come close.

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[–] b3an@lemmy.world 63 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I haven’t voiced this before, but after seeing him and his actions for the last 10-15 years… I’ve grown to literally hate him. That smug turtle faced prick. I hate him so much. He’s done so much damage to America. He stalled us on decades of progress. He’s a piece of shit that deserves his shitty health and to rot in hell.

I’m sorry if that’s harsh to say about another human being, but, he is one who truly does not care about anyone but himself and to ‘stick it’ to everyone else who isn’t on his side. He’s truly an evil man.

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Few people deserve ire to this degree. He happens to be one of them.

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[–] stoly@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

It's ok. Politicians are not people, they are symbols. You can hate a symbol all you like. You can also hate someone who would become that symbol. It doesn't make you a bad person to point out that someone else is causing the world harm.

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[–] PM_me_trebuchets@lemm.ee 60 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He must be on deaths door bc there ain’t now way otherwise he’d ever do this

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He says that the recent death of a close family member caused him to re-evaluate priorities, I can get on board with that.

[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 37 points 8 months ago (2 children)

His own health issues almost certainly played a factor there. He's 82 and clearly having some issues. I'm surprised he's even holding out until November.

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

That press conference where his brain rebooted mid sentence was crazy.

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[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 59 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Retiring as leader but still keeping his senate seat. Any day that man is still allowed in Congress is a bad day, no matter what chair he sits in.

[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 31 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Believe it or not, McConnell's home state of Kentucky currently has a Democratic governor, so if McConnell vacated his seat, the governor would appoint a Democrat to fill it until a special election could be held. No way in hell a guy like Mitch would allow something like that to happen while he's still drawing breath.

[–] JaymesRS@literature.cafe 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure Kentucky passed a bill saying that the replacement must be of the same party.

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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 45 points 8 months ago

This guy was great in Pans Labyrinth!

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 32 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (10 children)

Good riddance. I'm sure his successor with be much worse, but I'll welcome this news for now.

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[–] ctkatz@lemmy.ml 30 points 8 months ago (1 children)

fuck him. he should resign from the senate completely.

sincerely, lifetime kentucky resident

[–] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I'd like him to also resign from being alive. Unfortunately, the damage is already done, so him dying really has a negligible effect other than not having to hear from him anymore, which is a grace I think this planet has earned.

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[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 8 months ago

I wish his time left in this life is full of heartache and despair. Fuck You Mitch.

[–] 3volver@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

A pinnacle of how flawed the American government is, 39 years in our government thus far. 2 senators per state with no term limits and I still hear people argue that the senate serves a good purpose.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Goodbye you cowardly worthless skin sack full of excrement! May you stub the same toe on every corner.

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[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)
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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Favorite quote from his speech:

"I turned 82 last week. The end of my contributions is closer than I would prefer."

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like!

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

And less than half of you half as well as you deserve!

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

Don't let the door hit your ass on the w-- actually scratch that, I hope the door hits you so hard on the way out that you spend the remainder of miserable life managing broken ass related complications.

People like you make me wish hell was real.

Fucking traitor.

[–] kylie_kraft@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

Fuck you for everything, Mitch.

[–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

Don't let the door hit your shell on the way out.

[–] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

Thank you for your service in completely fucking up this country, Mitch.

[–] abbadon420@lemm.ee 15 points 8 months ago

Does he know he's stepping down? Has anybody told his nurse to give him the message?

[–] kingshrubb@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Whoever replaces him will be even more of a Trump enabler.

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[–] profdc9@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Adios Moscow Mitch!

[–] oakey66@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Rot in hell.

[–] cogman@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

McConnell should be seen as a superhero for the republicans. He got more done for the party than pretty much any past republican senate leader. He fucking got them 2 supreme court justices by his fuckery. He played senate democrats like a fiddle and got SO MUCH compromise out of them while pretty much never returning the favor. For fucks sake, I think Biden STILL views McConnell as a friend.

Yet he went against god king trump so now they hate him. Republicans are dumb as shit.

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[–] Clent@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'm sure this has nothing to do with his

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[–] st3ph3n@midwest.social 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Ding dong the Mitch is dead!

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[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I very much look forward to reading his obituary.

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[–] pero@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Isn't this the guy who literally froze during a press conference? He looked so lost, like he escaped from an elderly home just to hold the conference

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[–] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I be he is sad about losing his bet with the Koch brothers that he could successfully complete the portal opening sequence to the gates of hell while he was Senate Majority Leader.

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[–] plz1@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (5 children)

So stepping down as party leader in Senate, but not from the Senate? Ugh...

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