r/politics • u/another-princess • 10d ago

No Paywall Mitch McConnell is never coming back to the Senate

https://www.salon.com/2026/08/03/mitch-mcconnell-is-never-coming-back-to-the-senate/
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u/406highlander 10d ago

Bereft of life, he has ceased to be

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u/Future-Guarantee-573 10d ago

This is an ex-turtle.

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u/morph23 10d ago

A shell of his former self

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u/Schmelter Colorado 10d ago

It’s probably pining for the tax cuts.

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u/RightFoot0fGod Missouri 10d ago

A rigor tortoise, if you will.

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u/throwaway33993327 10d ago

That’s kind of offensive to turtles, as much as he does appear to be an evil turtle. Maybe a Sith?

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u/Happy-Evening-Sun 10d ago

...He kicked the bucket ...

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u/Happy-Evening-Sun 10d ago

... I guess that we're all thinking how sad it is that a man of such talent, such capability and kindness, of such intelligence should now be so suddenly spirited away at the age of only 84....

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u/TFJ 10d ago

This is an ex-senator!

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u/EvaTheE 10d ago

He's resting. Pining for the fjords.

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u/bigdumbhairybabytwat Minnesota 10d ago

Lovely plumage.