Posted on 03/20/2023 12:10:40 PM PDT by RandFan
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) extended absence from the Senate has stirred speculation among Republican senators over how much longer the 81-year-old senator will lead the Senate GOP conference.
There’s no word yet on McConnell’s date of return, but some lawmakers expect he may not come back to the Senate until mid-April, after the two-week Easter and Passover recess.
“I’ve heard senators say, half-jokingly, I wonder if the people who want to be leader are starting to count votes,” one Republican senator said. “People are thinking this is probably good reminder that he’s not going to be leader in 10 years.”
“It’s kind of a state of limbo. Nobody really knows what the situation is and nobody knows how long he’ll be gone,” the lawmaker added. “A couple of folks have said, ‘Who’s in charge right now.’”
Another GOP senator privately expressed concern to The Hill last week about the future of the Senate Republican Conference after McConnell retires.
“I think, who would be our next leader and what kind of leader would that person be?” the senator said. “Yeah, I do worry about that.”
The Republican Party is changing and some GOP lawmakers fear that could accelerate if former President Trump wins the party’s presidential nomination or general election in 2024. Speculation about Trump is rising again this week as the former president himself predicts an indictment over a hush-money payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels.
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The democrats will miss Mitch and his reach arounds.
The democrats will miss Mitch and his reaching across the aisle.
GOP’s future is much brighter with Mitch gone.
Where he is going, he won’t have to worry about a heat lamp.
The disdain I feel for him both as a person and a politician is real, and deep.
I don’t know him personally, but I can judge him by his actions, and I find him wanting in both respects.
He never should’ve been votes leader this go round. Just proves how out of touch the GOPe really is.
Dear Mitch:
Don’t let the screen door hit ‘ya where the good Lord split ‘ya!
Vaya con dios, muchacho.
CC
“Cocaine Mitch” did a fine job pushing through judicial nominees during the Trump era. He’s a skillful parliamentarian and we probably would’ve done better in 2020 senate races if there hadn’t been a backlash against Trump-picked candidates.
Better without McConnell. Maybe Rand Paul could take over?
now Durbin is out w covid and maybe Feinstein still. might there have been an advantage to exploit? dang it Mitchie.
I would say someone should smother him with a pillow - but Kentucky has a Dem governor.
GOP - Lock. The. Freaking. Door.
Because it’s just SOOOO hard for 48 people to survive without their ancient oligarch.
Sounds like a government catch phrase.
Well, since the money payment was admitted to, and Trump repaid his lawyer, it really is no longer alleged. It is established fact. The only question is the changing story of why was she paid and if by the campaign, what legitimate service did she provide the campaign?
HA! I wish him no ill will, but it does make the future look brighter!
10 years? Two years is more likely.
...which Mitch funded and led.
Correct about his exemplary job with judges, especially Garland Gorsuch.
No.
President Trump did not admit to "hush money," it was a non-disclosure agreement, which is legal and common.
It's the LAAP-dog media that is choosing to refer to the NDA as hush money.
-PJ
Only be better without the turtle. Can’t get worse.
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