DC Rumor: Mitch McConnell Might Never Return to the Senate

Independent Sentinel ^ | - March 15, 2023 | By M Dowling

[Red Badger]

According to the NY Times, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell had been under observation since suffering a concussion during a fall on Wednesday. He also has a “minor rib fracture,” his office said. He’s off to rehab and rumor has it that he might never return.

Mitch McConnell could be sidelined.

A spokesman, David Popp, said that the lawmaker’s “concussion recovery is proceeding well” and that Mr. McConnell, 81, had been discharged from George Washington University Hospital, where he was taken after the accident at the Waldorf Astoria on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington about 9 p.m. Wednesday.

“At the advice of his physician,” Mr. Popp added in a statement, “the next step will be a period of physical therapy at an inpatient rehabilitation facility before he returns home.”

D.C.. resident and radio host Chris Plante said on his radio show this morning that Mitch is in rehab and might never return to the Senate. That would be great news, but then, who replaces him?

We wish him good health and happiness, but not as a Senate leader.

[The Louiswu]

[pepsi_junkie]

Guys in their 80s can fall off really rapidly, one fall or even a bad cold and they might never the same. Father time is undefeated.

We need to stop sending octogenarians to the halls of congress.

[Gay State Conservative]

IIRC states have different methods. Some hold a special election,others allow the Governor to appoint someone. Doesn’t KY have a Rat Governor?

[Ann Archy]

His WIFE!

[Red Badger]

Doesn’t KY have a Rat Governor?

YES.

If a House member dies, resigns or is ejected, then a special election is held.................

[Gay State Conservative]

For many,many years (centuries?) Massachusetts had the Governor appoint a replacement. However,when the Senior Senator from Chappaquiddick began his journey to hell the state had a Republican Governor. So the state legislature (95% Rat) changed the procedure by enacting a special election. That's how Scott Brown was sent to DC until the next even year.

[Gay State Conservative]

Yes,I understand that. But that’s not always true with Senate seats.

[Old Grumpy]

The article says he MIGHT never return to the Senate. I fear getting my hopes up too soon.

:^(

[maddog55]

He’s pretty young for a tortoise.

[MayflowerMadam]

How is the decision made for a replacement?

[libertylover]

Thank you Lord.

I should remind you that the people of Kentucky foolishly elected a Democrat as Governor.

[TangoLimaSierra]

The left always obfuscates. If they say concussion, it was probably a brain bleed. A minor rib fracture is severely fractured ribs. And a broken wrist most likely.

[skinny old man]

Too good to be true...

chi com lover...

[rollo tomasi]

Trump might be reinstated as POTUS next week too. AOC might resign as well. Also, every illegal alien or PC speak, undocumented immigrant as well as refugees who have decided to fight for their native homeland might voluntarily leave the United States.

[rexthecat]

Remember when both of his hands turned bright blue?

In the elderly, blue hands often mean that death is imminent. Check out Queen Elizabeth's hands the day before she died.

[rolling_stone]

the Lord works in mysterious ways

[digger48]

While not as bad as those, my hands have a lot of blue bruising.

Blood thinners

[Vaduz]

Thank you God

[desertsolitaire]

I believe that the DemonRat governor gets to appoint a Demonrat until a special election is held in Fall 2024 along with the next Presidential election.

[spacejunkie2001]

Agreed. And why the elaborate rehab when that wouldn’t be called for, for a broken rib or concussion. aka Fetterman