Mitch McConnell announces his retirement

February 20, 2025, 11:44 AM

ryan81986

By retirement, he means not running for re-election

quote:
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the longest-serving Senate leader in history, announced Thursday on his 83rd birthday that he won’t seek re-election next year, bringing an end to his four-decade career in the chamber.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...508591b079f1d7&ei=11

February 20, 2025, 11:45 AM

egregore

He should have been set adrift on an ice floe years ago. But I'll take the win.

February 20, 2025, 11:51 AM

Jupiter

quote:
Originally posted by egregore:
He should have been set ~~adrift~~ afire years ago. But I'll take the win.

Fixed it for ya.

February 20, 2025, 11:51 AM

KMitch200

He knew his odds of re-election were slim and none.
His ONLY claim to rest on was his blocking Garland’s chance at being a supreme. The rest…not so much.

February 20, 2025, 11:59 AM

smschulz

I thought he already said such but I guess now it's official.

February 20, 2025, 12:01 PM

chellim1

quote:
Originally posted by egregore:
He should have been set adrift on an ice floe years ago. But I'll take the win.

Yep.

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown

"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth."
-rduckwor

February 20, 2025, 12:14 PM

sigmonkey

Hoping the good people of Kan-tuk-ee can begin a groundswell movement and produce a solid bulwark replacement.

A real Constitutionalist.

February 20, 2025, 12:21 PM

vinnybass

Long overdue. Good riddance.

February 20, 2025, 12:29 PM

bdylan

Good news. Turtle has real health issues and also has permanently hurt feelings. Hopefully the good folks in Kentucky replace him with a solid conservative.

February 20, 2025, 12:29 PM

hooch

I don't think he's going to make it.

February 20, 2025, 12:30 PM

HRK

quote:
Originally posted by sigmonkey:
Hoping the good people of Kan-tuk-ee can begin a groundswell movement and produce a solid bulwark replacement.

A real Constitutionalist.

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1892629531640426848

February 20, 2025, 12:39 PM

sigmonkey

I started reading up on the three front runners, and like what I see in Cameron a great deal over Barr and Morris.

February 20, 2025, 12:41 PM

2BobTanner

Good. And his last hand-picked protege (Daniel Cameron) got his ass handed to him by over 70K votes in the 2023 Gov race, so he’s out of it too in the Primaries. The McConnell Era of running the Kentucky Republican Party is over. Say what you will, but the Rand Paul wing of the Kentucky Republican Party is in ascendancy.

Look for incumbent Gov Andy Beshear to run and win in the Dem primary in 2026. With a Dem LtGov as the new incumbent, the Gov Mansion would still be safe for the Dems thru the next Gubernatorial Election in 2027.

The horses are swiftest in Kentucky,
The bourbon is the smoothest in Kentucky;
The women are the prettiest in Kentucky,
And politics are the “damnest” in Kentucky.

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February 20, 2025, 12:44 PM

Mustang-PaPa

Good! Just 79 years late is all.
He needs to take all the other fossils with him.

February 20, 2025, 12:45 PM

smlsig

Another hopeful sign for the Trump presidency. Now we have to make sure that the Republicans keep the seat.

February 20, 2025, 12:51 PM

Black92LX

quote:
Originally posted by 2BobTanner:
Good. And his last hand-picked protege (Daniel Cameron) got his ass handed to him by over 70K votes in the 2023 Gov race, so he’s out of it too in the Primaries. The McConnell Era of running the Kentucky Republican Party is over. Say what you will, but the Rand Paul wing of the Kentucky Republican Party is in ascendancy.

Look for incumbent Gov Andy Beshear to run and win in the Dem primary in 2026. With a Dem LtGov as the new incumbent, the Gov Mansion would still be safe for the Dems thru the next Gubernatorial Election in 2027.

The horses are swiftest in Kentucky,
The bourbon is the smoothest in Kentucky;
The women are the prettiest in Kentucky,
And politics are the “damnest” in Kentucky.

Cameron is not a good choice if we want to win.

Rumor is Andy Barr is also wanting to run for the seat.

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February 20, 2025, 01:14 PM

onegeek

Mitch -is- the Deep State.

He’s just the ‘other’ public side of it. R, D, doesn’t matter.

He’s been there for all that has been exposed by DOGE, and the even greater part yet to be found.

February 20, 2025, 01:30 PM

Pipe Smoker

quote:
Originally posted by smschulz:
I thought he already said such but I guess now it's official.

I thought the same.

February 20, 2025, 04:47 PM

Expert308

quote:
Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
quote:
Originally posted by smschulz:
I thought he already said such but I guess now it's official.

I thought the same.

He announced a while back that he was stepping down as Senate GOP leader. Maybe that's what you're thinking of.