unfortunately that behavior is more and more typical... in congress

We had an Alzheimer's patient as president, so this is just the status quo.

Par for the course at this point. Won't be surprised if Mitch represents us in effigy when he dies. "this is what Mitch would have wanted"

I think he's having focal seizures actually. Which usually late in life is caused by a brain tumour or something.

He will probably one of the first politicians who croaks on a life press conference. If only the voters would see this as an actual "Act of God" and get the message.

The vaccines depleted the adrenochrome supply. Hardest of /s.

Yay older people on Lemmy! High five.

yeah I'd feel real bad for anyone this happened to.... but Mitch?

I hope he's tripping locked-in syndrome hard. His handlers aren't doing him any favors, at this point it's getting a very creepy weekend-at-bernie's feel.

Diane Feinstein (who was awesome, but.....) and Mitch both need to sail off to a hospice. If their people truly loved them, they'd let them retire.

Will somebody please reboot Mitch again?

What if we didn't? Just let this thing run its course?

The grossest part is all the people covering up for him "he sounds like his usual self" like America needs a geriatric octogenarian in such a position of power. This guy can't even speak to a small group of people without his handlers taking charge and masking the issue. Seems gross but I still see him winning reelection.

one still feels some compassion for and old man losing the plot

You have more compassion than I do. All the damage that guy has done to the people of the US is too much for me to give a rat's ass about his well-being and comfort. Just on stealing Supreme Court Justices alone, who knows how many women will die because of the impact on Roe v. Wade. I rather spend my compassion on those women than this psychopath.

but one still feels some compassion for and old man losing the plot

Maybe one does, but that's probably about the limit.

Sadly there's some competition for the title of "most damage done to the US in the last 30 years" because Newt Gingrich exists as well.

He's a terrible person and when he dies may he rot in piss.

I'd care about him going senile if him being sane wasn't as detrimental as it was.

Empathy is a good thing but let's save it for the people who actually deserve it and not old ass racist pieces of shit like him

It doesn't help that the system is old hardware running an outdated OS that just isn't really compatible with a lot of current programs.

Doesn't matter to him, he gets his regardless.

twice now. Need another diaper

McConnell is effective because of his tenure. A new Kentucky senator is still likely to be a fuck stick, but they probably wont be so brutal.

On a positive note, Kentucky does have a democrat Governor, so it does occasionally fall in the "Montana/Wisconsin split statewide seats" vote. A dem senator is slightly possible.