▲ 580 ▼ McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job (apnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by jordanlund@lemmy.world [M] to c/politics@lemmy.world 127 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] jontree255@lemmy.world 106 points 2 years ago (2 children) Fuck this asshole. Few people have done as much damage as he has and the worst part is we’re only going to get someone worse. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) It can't get worse. He found the bottom and decided to go deeper. Nobody can replace his level of destruction of the United States. It will take a genuine master class asshole to come close. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think that you are correct here. He comes from an old school way of looking at the world, pre-Boomer, which was really a lot of "I get mine and it's ok if I take yours to get it". These people built out the country to exclude minorities and take away power from women. His replacement will certainly be much younger and have a completely different viewpoint on the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wetstew@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) God I hope so, but I have a feeling it's going to be another monster; just without the spectre of death looming over them like the rainbow after a storm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It can be another cluster but I’m also hopeful that a younger person will tone it down. The senate tends to be more moderate too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnculturedSwine@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago It most certainly can though I agree it would take someone with exceptional skill and complete moral bankruptcy. Every time I think the 'pubs can't sink any lower, they betray my expectations. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't think we'll get someone that's both as evil AND as effective as him. What has made him the big bad for so long is that he's really good at what he does. He's a perfect mixture of professional competence and evil. Trump is a cartoon villain, but what enabled Trump was the terrible machine that Mitch built. I don't know if the US has ever had a politician who has had a more harmful impact. Without Mitch we'd be in a much better place even if the GOP held all branches of government. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Maybe Woodrow Wilson. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) It can't get worse. He found the bottom and decided to go deeper. Nobody can replace his level of destruction of the United States. It will take a genuine master class asshole to come close. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think that you are correct here. He comes from an old school way of looking at the world, pre-Boomer, which was really a lot of "I get mine and it's ok if I take yours to get it". These people built out the country to exclude minorities and take away power from women. His replacement will certainly be much younger and have a completely different viewpoint on the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wetstew@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) God I hope so, but I have a feeling it's going to be another monster; just without the spectre of death looming over them like the rainbow after a storm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It can be another cluster but I’m also hopeful that a younger person will tone it down. The senate tends to be more moderate too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnculturedSwine@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago It most certainly can though I agree it would take someone with exceptional skill and complete moral bankruptcy. Every time I think the 'pubs can't sink any lower, they betray my expectations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoly@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think that you are correct here. He comes from an old school way of looking at the world, pre-Boomer, which was really a lot of "I get mine and it's ok if I take yours to get it". These people built out the country to exclude minorities and take away power from women. His replacement will certainly be much younger and have a completely different viewpoint on the world. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Wetstew@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) God I hope so, but I have a feeling it's going to be another monster; just without the spectre of death looming over them like the rainbow after a storm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It can be another cluster but I’m also hopeful that a younger person will tone it down. The senate tends to be more moderate too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wetstew@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) God I hope so, but I have a feeling it's going to be another monster; just without the spectre of death looming over them like the rainbow after a storm. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] stoly@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It can be another cluster but I’m also hopeful that a younger person will tone it down. The senate tends to be more moderate too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stoly@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago It can be another cluster but I’m also hopeful that a younger person will tone it down. The senate tends to be more moderate too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnculturedSwine@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago It most certainly can though I agree it would take someone with exceptional skill and complete moral bankruptcy. Every time I think the 'pubs can't sink any lower, they betray my expectations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't think we'll get someone that's both as evil AND as effective as him. What has made him the big bad for so long is that he's really good at what he does. He's a perfect mixture of professional competence and evil. Trump is a cartoon villain, but what enabled Trump was the terrible machine that Mitch built. I don't know if the US has ever had a politician who has had a more harmful impact. Without Mitch we'd be in a much better place even if the GOP held all branches of government. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Maybe Woodrow Wilson. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago Maybe Woodrow Wilson. permalink fedilink source parent