Windsor 2,235 Posted February 28 45 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Stepping down as Republican Senate leader. https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-senate-republican-leader-stepping-down-ba478d570a4561aa7baf91a204d7e366 Probably to avoid having to endorse Trump. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 886 Posted February 28 50 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Stepping down as Republican Senate leader. https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-senate-republican-leader-stepping-down-ba478d570a4561aa7baf91a204d7e366 It's about damn time 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 471 Posted February 28 4 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Stepping down as Republican Senate leader. https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-senate-republican-leader-stepping-down-ba478d570a4561aa7baf91a204d7e366 Damn, now they'll have to find another strapping young 75 year old whippersnapper to replace him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sod's Law 471 Posted February 28 BTW this site seems to be pulling a 'McConnell' on me and freezing whenever I try and post anything. If these posts are taking hours to show up, I apologise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane 354 Posted February 28 6 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Stepping down as Republican Senate leader. https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-senate-republican-leader-stepping-down-ba478d570a4561aa7baf91a204d7e366 About time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 490 Posted March 1 Angela Chao's death officially under criminal investigation: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/29/angela-chao-death-being-investigated-as-criminal-matter.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 420 Posted November 7 Mitch gave a press conference on how he thought the elections went. Boy he looked so frail and almost sickly to me. Also slow in speech and not much power behind his voice. I thought he was retiring in January but it seems he is just stepping down as leader, and has a few more years. I cannot see him having the energy for it, but he could prove me wrong https://www.c-span.org/video/?539853-1/minority-leader-mcconnell-holds-news-conference-2024-election 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 534 Posted November 7 12 hours ago, livingbygrace said: Mitch gave a press conference on how he thought the elections went. Boy he looked so frail and almost sickly to me. Also slow in speech and not much power behind his voice. I thought he was retiring in January but it seems he is just stepping down as leader, and has a few more years. I cannot see him having the energy for it, but he could prove me wrong https://www.c-span.org/video/?539853-1/minority-leader-mcconnell-holds-news-conference-2024-election Christ he looks terrible. He really should retire for his own sake... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad252 821 Posted November 7 His seat is next due for election in 2026 and I believe he won't run again. Given his failing health, including those freezes in public, combined with his age, I wouldn't be surprised if he does a Dianne Feinstein and dies before then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 534 Posted November 8 12 hours ago, Brad252 said: His seat is next due for election in 2026 and I believe he won't run again. Given his failing health, including those freezes in public, combined with his age, I wouldn't be surprised if he does a Dianne Feinstein and dies before then. He'll likely pull a Reid and die not too many years after his final term anyway. His health doesn't seem to be great, and he seems to be the kind of sod who needs to work to keep going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,476 Posted December 10 Receiving treatment for a fall, seen with a cut on his face. Senator Thune says he’s in his office and ‘fine’. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,137 Posted December 10 Had my hopes up for a microsecond about his decrepit father in law. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,365 Posted December 10 This his fourth fall in 5 years that we know of .Then there were the two infamous freezing episodes and his triple bypass surgery over 20 years ago. DL 2025? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,365 Posted December 10 Then there was that time in 2020 when his lips and hands were severely discoloured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcc 228 Posted December 10 Just now, Sean said: This his fourth fall in 5 years that we know of .Then there were the two infamous freezing episodes and his triple bypass surgery over 20 years ago. DL 2025? Ordinarily I would say yes but let's not forget that he's receiving the finest private healthcare in the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,365 Posted December 10 Just now, jcc said: Ordinarily I would say yes but let's not forget that he's receiving the finest private healthcare in the world. True but if you get a head injury or broken hip at nearly 83 it can trigger a rapid decline. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,889 Posted December 10 10 minutes ago, Sean said: True but if you get a head injury or broken hip at nearly 83 it can trigger a rapid decline. Would concur. Money can only do so much. Would be worth a punt towards the end of the list 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane 354 Posted December 11 3 hours ago, DCI Frank Burnside said: Would concur. Money can only do so much. Would be worth a punt towards the end of the list I could see him at #49 or #50 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,632 Posted December 13 Lookin' good Mitch! 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted December 13 Weekend at Bernie's again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 420 Posted December 13 Between this man and Biden, I do not know what kind of world I am living in anymore. Can someone please give these elderly people the help that they need. Put them in their LazyBoy recliners and give them their afternoon tea. Scary these people are running our government. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,869 Posted December 13 2 hours ago, livingbygrace said: Between this man and Biden, I do not know what kind of world I am living in anymore. Can someone please give these elderly people the help that they need. Put them in their LazyBoy recliners and give them their afternoon tea. Scary these people are running our government. If you look at the 10 most populated countries, nearly all could be called gerontocracies: China - Xi is 71, average age of the Politburo members is around 65. India - Modi is 74, nearly all the top ministers are 65+, oldest being 80. US - Biden is 82, Trump 78. Average age of the senate is 64 with a plethora of octogenarians. Indonesia - Pres. Subianto is 73. Pakistan - PM Sharif is 73, Pres. Zardari is 69. Both the Senate Chair and the National Assembly Speaker are in their early 70s. Nigeria - Pres. Tinubu is 72. Main opposition leader (Atiku Abubakar) is 78. Brazil - Pres. Lula is 79, VP Ackmin is 72. Barred self coup-attempter Bolsonaro is 69. Bangladesh - Head of Govt Yunus is 84, Pres. Shahabuddin is 74. Russia - Putin is 72 and most of his most trusted comrades are around the same age. Mexico (the 10th-most populated after the forementioned ones) is an exception where the President is only 62, but these nine countries make 54.2% of the world's population. The 70s and 80s Soviet Union is still used as an example of a gerontocracy, but despite his ailments Brezhnev was only 75 when he died, succeeded by 68-year-old Andropov (who died at 69, succeeded by Chernenko who was 72) Part of my point is that any one of these can start mentally declining quite quickly due to undetected dementia, TIA or other ailments, and the question is what happens then? In most of these countries one person already holds too much power. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted December 13 46 minutes ago, arghton said: If you look at the 10 most populated countries, nearly all could be called gerontocracies: That's not the point. It's mental capacity that counts and (to some extent) physical capability. No use being mentally sharp if you're unable to articulate your thoughts. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,478 Posted December 13 In case it wasn't clear from the superimposed bandage: 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brad252 821 Posted December 13 1 hour ago, arghton said: If you look at the 10 most populated countries, nearly all could be called gerontocracies: China - Xi is 71, average age of the Politburo members is around 65. India - Modi is 74, nearly all the top ministers are 65+, oldest being 80. US - Biden is 82, Trump 78. Average age of the senate is 64 with a plethora of octogenarians. Indonesia - Pres. Subianto is 73. Pakistan - PM Sharif is 73, Pres. Zardari is 69. Both the Senate Chair and the National Assembly Speaker are in their early 70s. Nigeria - Pres. Tinubu is 72. Main opposition leader (Atiku Abubakar) is 78. Brazil - Pres. Lula is 79, VP Ackmin is 72. Barred self coup-attempter Bolsonaro is 69. Bangladesh - Head of Govt Yunus is 84, Pres. Shahabuddin is 74. Russia - Putin is 72 and most of his most trusted comrades are around the same age. Mexico (the 10th-most populated after the forementioned ones) is an exception where the President is only 62, but these nine countries make 54.2% of the world's population. The 70s and 80s Soviet Union is still used as an example of a gerontocracy, but despite his ailments Brezhnev was only 75 when he died, succeeded by 68-year-old Andropov (who died at 69, succeeded by Chernenko who was 72) Make a world summit that all of these can attend, then unleash a cloud full of pneumonia into the room. The world would improve overnight. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
