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ssjalhazred
McConnell will die in comfort and luxury before he even has to see the hell he's condemned the rest of us to by letting Trump run rampant and stack the court.
I've been an atheist my an entire life, but this shit makes me want to believe in God because it's the only way any of these fucking monsters would ever see justice.
Seanspeed
They were never getting to 67 even with McConnell. Mitch knew this, which is why he didn't even really think about backing removal, cuz it would have meant career suicide. As Senate Republican leader, he was not in position to go rogue like that. I'm also not sure Mitch would have done it anyways, simply because the optics of a Republican President getting removed would have looked terrible for the party. Mitch doesn't like Trump at all, but this was never happening.
Jewdakris
It's called intimidation and they were afraid things would happen to them. If you are afraid to protect millions of lives by standing up for what's right you deserve even worse things to happen to you. I hope someday when Bitch McConnell gets sick that it's very very slow and painful. That we check updates for 2 years of how it's spreading but it won't finish the job, it just causes him more and more pain every day of his life. That's what people like him deserve at their end.
TheOvy
McConnell has always wanted Trump gone. He just doesn't want to expend his own political capital to do it. And now, he's about to leave the Senate leadership, having lost all his political capital to MAGA anyway. A damn fool, and we're the ones who may have to pay the price.
AntennaDibb
that would imply that mcconnell was ever a cool enough dude to go toe to toe against a nazgul. he's just a hollow corporate stooge that honestly can't vacate his seat soon enough.
shdon
Isildur wasn't intrinsically evil, unlike McConnell.
FPAlpha
In much the same way he thought they could control Donald much like Isildur thought he'd be in control of the Ring.
DucksAreGood
Isildur was being magically swayed by one of the most powerful magical artifacts. McConnell has no such excuse.
JimboTCB
Someone had gotten hold of his phylactery.
CrazyExGirlfriend
It was always about power.
IDontKnowWhatToDoAnymoreAndImTired
Eh, "power" is essentially the core of every fantasy-story artifact of doom. Political power just doesn't happen to come tied to jewelry.
michiyl
I think you forgot about kings and queens, and their special jewelry
Whitebeardthepirate
because bitch mcconnell knows he'll be dead soon before anyone can come after him, and he'll be buried with his millions in bribe money
varesya
In short, he and McCarthy et al blinked because Trump threatened to start his own party, splitting the vote on the right and rendering them a permanent minority - which is what they should've done, dare him to do that, for the good of the country, because that would've exiled the crazies. But unfortunately they cared more about their own power and status, so they gave in to his threats.
Seanspeed
But in their view, it wouldn't have been for the good of the country. Democrats would be uncontested and destroy Republican power all over, at all levels. That's the worst thing that could happen if you're a strong conservative like Mitch who cares about the Republican party remaining relevant. Much like we'd abhor the idea of splitting the Democratic party out of idealism, letting Republicans take over absolutely everything. No, we'd choose to try and control the crazies as best as possible.
kickmyballsrealhard
Well he's like every other republican; spineless
BelialDenial
Oh no. The Turtle was greedy for those maga voters that would all go away if he did that. not cowardice. just evil.
freshthrowaway1138
They aren't spineless, they knew what they were doing. Never confuse spineless with a spine that supports something different. Republicans are more than happy to hold the line when it comes to the deaths of their opponents and the retention of power.
zombiejedediah
So more like Shelob?
lozeldatkm
turtles are vertebrates actually
IEatYourSombrero
His shell is soft and pliable, like his principles.
TheWombatStrikesAgain
Instructions unclear. Threw Republicans into a volcano.
FlipTheBirdBeforeTheBirdFlipsYou
JeremyClarksonOhWell.gif (hate his dumb face)
LinemanMatt
It's OK as long as you had a permit for burning trash.
If not, we'll overlook it this one time.
newsguycraigevans
Whoops. Ah well, everyone makes mistakes.
MrYsGuy
McConnell might be the biggest reason we’re all in this terrible situation today. He prevented 3 justices from being selected, and we got Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Coney Barrett instead. I can’t wait for that turtle to be gone.
Seanspeed
If you guys seriously think McConnell's replacement for Senate Republican leader will be any better, I dont know what to say. I'm worried that it's gonna be worse, though I will say the Senate has less MAGA reps than the House.
ArcUlfr
I would put the blame even more so on Gingrich and Murdoch. They've been driving a wedge between Republican voters and reality since the '80s, in order to better manipulate them, and now the generation that grew up with that indoctrination has started to come into power. Where before it was cynical politicians manipulating the true believers while knowing better themselves, now the true believers have taken control.
GWJYonder
Yeah, in this scenario McConnell is more like the head Ringwraith than Isildur, he did literally nothing but assist Trump at every stage.
IAmDrBanner
Except that the ring is magically corruptive and manipulates people's mind by preying on their weakness, desires and fears in order to warp their view of their own actions. McConnell is just an old, greedy, immoral piece of shit. I genuinely hate when people make these god awful childish comparisons. It is the whole "Trump is like voldemort" thing from 2016 all over again.
Whatwhatsomethingbutt
Have you seen how your friends/family/neighbors have become xenophobic, ignorant, shells of their former selves? The R playbook is entirely feed voter's weaknesses/desires/fears. They're scared of crime, immigrants, gender reassessments, communism, socialism, fluoride, vaccines, the woke agenda, etc... I think you just laid out why it's an apt analogy. There used to be principled Republicans even if their principles were misguided and dumb. Now they'll sell their soul for a shred of power.
Subsound
Voldemort is Harry Potter...this is a LoTR joke
jvh6609
“Lighten up, Frances”
IAmDrBanner
No, I am angry. I am angry about fictional things.
stronomer
Look, McConnell orchestrated the whole SCOTUS takeover for more than a decade. You think he'll spoil that by taking power from the most powerful person in his party? I don't think so.
Youhavinagiraffe
It wouldn't have changed anything about the Supreme Court though. He already had his hand picked 6-3 super majority by that point
stronomer
Sorry what? He blocked the replacement of Scalia during Obama and pushed that to Trump, who installed Gorsuch. Then pushed through Kavanaugh and Barrett, who were lying the living hell whenever they opened their mouth during hearings. That was McConnell's doing. And don't forget 100s of other judge posts that he kept vacant during Obama just to have Trump fill them upon getting in office.
Youhavinagiraffe
What year do the think the Jan 6th insurrection was?
stronomer
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invaderjak
I was there, Gandalf. I was there 4 years ago. I was there the day the strength of turtles failed.
SadsPikkelson
Isildur was a powerful king who struck down the evil once but failed to finish the job because of his lust for power. McConnell is a snivelling coward who desperately grabs for the power of others, who gleefully rode the coat tails of evil men and then, when those men tore apart his party and lost him his position, he failed to stand up to them. Isildur was corrupted; for McConnell there was nothing to corrupt, he was just being himself, always thirsty for the next chance at power.
TheOnlyPtylerdactyl
Which honestly isn't surprising, but still, damn
johnxbear
FTUG
I think he is turtley enough for the Turtle Club
stayingalive4life
This is actually very apt as from what I understand, there’s a Chinese insult of calling someone a turtle whereby it means they’re very cowardly…in the sense that turtles duck back into their shells at the first sign of danger.
invaderjak
Never knew that one, but McConnell looks like a turtle
Sonicschilidogs
And he has a Chinese billionaire heiress second wife.
stayingalive4life
Blakeadelic
Every Republican had a choice between honor or power. Almost every single one outside of Kitzinger and Cheney chose the latter.
Moscow Mitch and the whole group are traitors to this country. I pray that Kamala wins and we take both houses so they can be held accountable.
carlono789
Romney also voted for the Impeachment
https://www.romney.senate.gov/romney-statement-impeachment-vote/
rshini
even Kitzinger and Cheney chose power, they saw Trump as a dead end.
MatrimBloodyCauthon
Let's uh, not give Cheney any passes.
Shewy92
No one is giving her a pass, just props for doing the right thing. She's learned from her mistakes. She even changed her views on gay marriage well after her sister called her out on it.
rubypilgrim
I'll give the Cheneys credit for choosing democracy. The rest of their bs? no passes.
Slander7
Cheney voted for Trump in 2020, after family separations, extorting Ukraine, blundering mismanagement of COVID, and months of him visibly preparing to undermine the election. It's great that she had a breaking point, but pretty appalling that it took until 1/6.
rubypilgrim
As I said, I'll give her credit for that breaking point, but nothing else gets a pass. Same with her dad. They could have stayed silent. They actively chose to support Harris, and Liz put her career and power on the line and lost. That's a big deal. But as you say - the rest of it...