Posted on 01/01/2025 3:58:36 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) nearly 18-year stint as the ringleader of Republican senators leaves behind a historic trail.
When McConnell returns next month for the new session of Congress, it will mark the first time since 2007 that he won’t be Senate GOP leader. His exit from the leadership table comes as the conference is set to retake the chamber after flipping four seats in November.
“Where do you begin? This guy has led through thick and thin,” Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) said. “He sees the big picture. He sees the long game. He is a Reagan Republican and proud of it.”
In a series of interviews with the Washington Examiner, Senate allies lauded McConnell’s commitment to reshaping for generations to come the nation’s deep bench of federal judges and his unique ability to navigate an ideologically diverse conference through perilous political waters.
“Nobody understands the Senate better than him,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). “They called [Lyndon B. Johnson] the master of the Senate. But LBJ had nothing on Mitch McConnell.”
McConnell’s stretch in power marked the longest period of time for a party leader in Senate history. Under his watch, the upper chamber ushered through hundreds of conservative judicial nominees, including three Supreme Court justices. He led under a tumultuous period of U.S. politics that featured the Great Recession, the Tea Party wave, the rise of President-elect Donald Trump, a global pandemic, and two presidential impeachment trials.
Naturally, McConnell’s tenure isn’t without his fair share of critics. Most of them are Democrats, but members of his own party are also among them.
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Buh-bye, turtle.
Yes, a swamp and chicom legacy.
Pee. Oh. Ess.
End of story.
That's "Mister McTurtle" to you. 🤡
When is he retiring. In like two years.
Was this translated from Mandarin?
Sharp as a tack!
Sharp as a turtle. See post #9.
Kentuckians, you got some 'splainin' to do.
Every bad thing that’s happened since 2020 is Mitch the Chinese Bitch’s fault, including yesterday’s terrorist attack in New Orleans.
If this douchebag had stood up in 2020 for Trump, which is what he was supposed to do as a republican, none of this would have happened.
How much suffering have the American people endured because of his globalist ideology and his Chinese father-in-law?
Screw him.
He should be charged with treason and spend whatever time he has left in an orange jumpsuit.
Historic?? Maybe. Definitely NOT positive!
There is many, many, many things you can criticize McConnell for, but he did keep the criminal Garland off the SC.
“Mitch McConnell, Senate’s longest-serving leader, leaves behind historic legacy”
Mitch McConnell, Senate’s longest-serving leader, leaves behind historic legacy of protecting himself and other members of Congre$$.
He leaves behind a far more historically bad record than a good one.
Exactly. If Mitch McConnell had thrown those impeachment charges back in Nancy Pelosi’s face, said there was no actual crime, then this could have been all avoided. They impeached him for making a phone call. Which, as it turns out, would have probably been helpful at the time now that we know how deep Biden was involved in Ukraine corruption.
Yea, he led the Republican caucus for 17 years and over those years this country has gone to hell with Democrats having gains in the military, medical, educational and other fields. He has been a reliable traitor to real Republican and Conservative ideas. You could always count on him to give in to Democrats, especially if it would hurt Trump. He is a senile POS who should not only not be in leadership but should not be in the Senate.
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