Happy Turtle Day, Sen. Mitch 'Turtle' McConnell!

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I bet McConnell still votes for Trump.

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Seriously?

McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory

McConnell called the unusual decisions to forgo retirement following Trump’s sweeping victory last month a “partisan” gambit that would undermine the integrity of federal courts

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Seriously?

McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory

McConnell called the unusual decisions to forgo retirement following Trump’s sweeping victory last month a “partisan” gambit that would undermine the integrity of federal courts

Payback's a bitch, Moscow Mitch. Whiny hypocrisy is thy name.

... Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who spoke on the floor after McConnell, countered by reminding colleagues of McConnell’s decision to block then-Judge Merrick Garland, whom Obama had nominated to serve on the Supreme Court in 2016, from even getting a hearing while Republicans controlled the Senate.

“When I hear the senator [McConnell] come to the floor … and talk about whether there is any gamesmanship going on, I don’t know. But I can tell you we saw it at the highest possible level in filling the vacancy on the Supreme Court when Antonin Scalia passed away,” Durbin retorted.

Senate Republicans kept Scalia’s seat vacant for nearly a year, which gave Trump the opportunity to nominate conservative Judge Neil Gorsuch to fill it in 2017.

A Democratic aide pointed out that at least three Republican-appointed judges rescinded their decisions to retire over the past 16 years.

Judge Rudolph Randa of the Wisconsin Eastern District rescinded his senior status letter in 2008 after Obama won that year’s election.

Judge Michael Kanne of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals rescinded his senior status letter in 2018 after Trump didn’t pick his preferred successor.

And Judge Karen Caldwell of the Kentucky Eastern District rescinded her senior status in 2023 after her failed attempt to pick her successor.

Seriously?

Great minds . . .

Hypocrite Mitch McConnell Complains That Democrats Are Too Partisan

,,, It was all part of McConnell’s legacy of serving the interests of powerful conservative billionaires. He’s crying foul now because Democrats are using tactics that he pioneered when he was in power....

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Why are people surprised when a snapping turtle snaps?

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The unadulterated and shameless hypocrisy is mind blowing.

Guess the sickophants are willing and ignorant gaslightees...

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It wouldn't be hypocritical if he'd just admit it's politics as usual. But for him to stand there and say his job is to keep Obama from appointing a Justice, and then to act like the judges rescinding their retirements is "unprecedented" and a prime reason for all of the climate change that isn't happening is just ridiculous.

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It wouldn't be hypocritical if he'd just admit it's politics as usual. But for him to stand there and say his job is to keep Obama from appointing a Justice, and then to act like the judges rescinding their retirements is "unprecedented" and a prime reason for all of the climate change that isn't happening is just ridiculous.

Yep, and disgusting.


MITCH MCCONNELL SNL "SEEN HERE" Supercut - Seasons 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 - Colin Jost + Michael Che

Buh-bye, we will miss your "leadership".

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Moscow Mitch has blown hot and cold. I appreciate the timing of this, though he's still been too complicit to forgive:

McConnell says ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’ and Reagan ‘wouldn’t recognize’ Trump’s GOP




Gen John Kelly and Moscow Mitch have delivered their near-Comey level October Surprises, will it matter?

Nope

I bet McConnell still votes for Trump.

He did endorse TRE45QN, now he's whining about the results.

Mitch McConnell Says Trump Win Puts Americans In A 'Very Dangerous World'
The GOP's outgoing Senate leader said he plans to spend his final two years in office pushing back against the Trump-fueled isolationism within his party.

You break it you own the outcome, Moscow Mitch . Your legacy is your hatred for democracy and America. Can't fix that now.

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Hmmmmm.....

Could a dem replace him?

Mitch McConnell, 82, fell twice in Senate Chamber increasing concerns about his ability to serve: report

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Hmmmmm.....

Could a dem replace him?

Mitch McConnell, 82, fell twice in Senate Chamber increasing concerns about his ability to serve: report

Depends on KY law. Even then, Gov Andy Beshear (D) has walked a middle path. He might be inclined to appoint a moderate, independent Repub if one can be found.

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Is Beshear term limited? If so, he will go with a democrat to keep alive any future hopes alive as a democrat.