Whirlgirl9@kbin.social to Politics@kbin.social · 9 months agoMcConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the jobapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up110arrow-down1external-linkMcConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the jobapnews.comWhirlgirl9@kbin.social to Politics@kbin.social · 9 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months ago Also he’s gotten too old. I doubt age factored into his decision. He was too old ten years ago. If he had kept control of his party, he’d be clinging to power all the way to the morgue.
minus-squareadmiralteal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoHe was still a diabolically effective leader 10 years ago, taking action that led directly to the total conservative capture of the SCOTUS. On the flipside, he’s clearly and evidently not effective anymore.
I doubt age factored into his decision. He was too old ten years ago. If he had kept control of his party, he’d be clinging to power all the way to the morgue.
He was still a diabolically effective leader 10 years ago, taking action that led directly to the total conservative capture of the SCOTUS.
On the flipside, he’s clearly and evidently not effective anymore.