Mitch McConnell to step down

[Valletta]

The senator had been under increasing pressure from the restive, and at times hostile wing of his party that has aligned firmly with Trump. The two have been estranged since December 2020, when McConnell refused to abide Trump’s lie that the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president was the product of fraud.

Sen. Mitch McConnell will step down as Republican leader in November

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that p…

nypost.com

His refusal to work on the Republican House passed H.R. 2 for border security, and even worse coming up with a bill to promote a continued border invasion, sealed his fate.

 

[wing2000]

The senator had been under increasing pressure from the restive, and at times hostile wing of his party that has aligned firmly with Trump. The two have been estranged since December 2020, when McConnell refused to abide Trump’s lie that the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president was the product of fraud.

Sen. Mitch McConnell will step down as Republican leader in November

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that p…

nypost.com

His refusal to work on the Republican House passed H.R. 2 for border security, and even worse coming up with a bill to promote a continued border invasion, sealed his fate.

...i'm sure his age and recent health related incidents had nothing to do with him retiring.
Rather,it was his unwillingness to toe the MAGA line. Right....

 

[Valletta]

Not working with th

...i'm sure his age and recent health related incidents had nothing to do with him retiring.
Rather,it was his unwillingness to toe the MAGA line. Right....

He's is not retiring, he is staying on as a senator through 2027. As I said, his behavior on the border disaster, thumbing his nose at the American people, was the final straw.

 

[rambot]

His refusal to work on the Republican House passed H.R. 2 for border security, and even worse coming up with a bill to promote a continued border invasion, sealed his fate.

1) Absolutely no evidence for that.
2) Sounds like he realizes that death is coming soon and wants to stop. Seems like a very reasonable position to be in.
3) It was his choice

 

[wing2000]

Not working with th

He's is not retiring, he is staying on as a senator through 2027. As I said, his behavior on the border disaster, thumbing his nose at the American people, was the final straw.

Is that anyway to treat a Senate Leader who flipped the USSC to a conservative majority?

 

[essentialsaltes]

CNN

“As some of you may know, this has been a particularly difficult time for my family. We tragically lost Elaine’s younger sister, Angela, just a few weeks ago. When you lose a loved one, particularly at a young age, there’s a certain introspection that accompanies the grieving process. Perhaps it is God’s way of reminding you of your own life’s journey to reprioritize the impact of the world that we will all inevitably leave behind,” he said.

The three Senate Republicans who are most closely-watched as potential successors are known on Capitol Hill as the “three Johns” — South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

The senator had been under increasing pressure from the restive, and at times hostile wing of his party that has aligned firmly with Trump. The two have been estranged since December 2020, when McConnell refused to abide Trump’s lie that the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president was the product of fraud.

Nice to hear you come around on this.

His refusal to work on the Republican House passed H.R. 2 for border security, and even worse coming up with a bill to promote a continued border invasion, sealed his fate.

I think it was more his age that sealed his fate.

 

[wing2000]

Referring to the recent death of his sister-n-law (from his speech on the Senate Floor today)

“When you lose a loved one, particularly at a young age, there’s a certain introspection that accompanies the grieving process,” McConnell said. “Perhaps it is God’s way of reminding you of your own life’s journey, to reprioritize the impact of the world that we will all inevitably leave behind. I turned 82 last week and the end of my contributions are closer than I’d prefer.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/28/mcconnell-senate-november/

 

[Fantine]

To say that I am sorry this longtime obstructionist will resign from his leadership post just shows how absolutely horrible some of his potential replacements might be.

 

[Nithavela]

For anyone who missed it, here's a video of McConell during his announcement.

 

[JustOneWay]

Not working with th

He's is not retiring, he is staying on as a senator through 2027. As I said, his behavior on the border disaster, thumbing his nose at the American people, was the final straw.

Time to throw the one person who has done more for republicans in the last twenty years, under the bus. This was completely expected.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

...i'm sure his age and recent health related incidents had nothing to do with him retiring.
Rather,it was his unwillingness to toe the MAGA line. Right....

It does show where the average maga mind is though. Everything is about fealty to Trump to them.

 

[rambot]

Nice to hear you come around on this.

LOL! That was just a direct quote from the article...unattributed.

 

[Handmaid for Jesus]

I think it was more his age that sealed his fate.

Yeah, that and,imho, the tragic death of his sister-in-law (which was suspicious to me).

 

[Arcangl86]

He's also had health issues recently. So while I was a little surprised, it's not shocking at all to me.

 

[Bradskii]

...when McConnell refused to abide Trump’s lie that the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president was the product of fraud.

Well, if you're putting up the NY Post as a bastion of truthful reportage...who are we to argue.

 

[Valletta]

It doesn't hurt anyone to read a story now and then that is not from the left-wing media. We need to listen to one another.

 

[Bradskii]

It doesn't hurt anyone to read a story now and then that is not from the left-wing media. We need to listen to one another.

So you accept what they say? That's a step in the right direction I guess. They've been saying it for some time:

'...the former president’s connections to baseless assertions of widespread voter fraud...' Jared Kushner testified that Trump truly believed 2020 election was stolen: report

You should spread the word. Tell all your friends.

 

[Brihaha]

He learned a little from Mrs Pelosi.
She taught him how to be humble.
They both belong at home.

 

[Larniavc]

When you lose a loved one, particularly at a young age, there’s a certain introspection that accompanies the grieving process. Perhaps it is God’s way of reminding you of your own life’s journey to reprioritize the impact of the world that we will all inevitably leave behind,”

So he's asking whether God killed someone to send HIM a message to slow down? How very self centred of him.