*Edit: found a better picture to accompany this post.

  • Binturong@lemmy.ca
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    This vile ghoul ushered in the death of America by breaking key covenants in governance, and while he’s vaguely expressed some sort of remorse since over the years, there will be no forgiveness or peace for him on his deathbed. He will only be hailed by a cabal of grinning sycophants encircling his frail shell, chanting “you made this all possible” as they lean in to devour his rotting carcass. Thanks for nothing, Mitch.

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    Fuck this guy. Fuck everything he’s ever done. I hope he rests in piss. Representative of one of the most impoverished states in America, married to a billionaire, shit his pants before Trump made it cool.

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    Why is he still clinging to the vestiges of his power and not resting at home? These people are fucking pathological.

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      In most states, if a Senator leaves office for any reason, the state’s governor would be empowered to appoint a replacement until a special election can be held. Kentucky, however, has two powerful Republican Senators, and a Democratic Governor. So after some back and forth, the legislature passed a bill (over the Governor’s veto) that said the Governor could not appoint anyone, but could only schedule the special election, letting the seat remain vacant.

      https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/05/how-are-us-senate-vacancies-filled-in-kentucky/78253161007/

      However, it is possible the governor might ignore the law and appoint someone anyway, and let the Senate deal with accepting the appointment.

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      You could ask Dianne Feinstein the same question. God only knows what keeps Chuck Grassley ticking.

      These people are fucking pathological.

      Elderly people are stubborn as old nails. They don’t just move out of the way on their own.

      The better question is what’s keeping them affixed to their positions. Enormous amounts of money go to defending incumbents with full on dementia. And party loyalists consider their aging leadership sacrosanct.

      On top of all that, Senators get the best health care benefits in the world. Keeping your job is - in some ways - a predicate for your very survival.

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        Mostly good points but I’m pretty sure the healthcare plan is for life so it’s literally just influence driving them

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    Ideally they can keep his heart pumping juuuuuust enough so he continues to miss floor votes but won’t get replaced by someone that can has mobility.

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      “flulike symptoms”

      Moscow Mitch is fully vaccinated, while supporting policies that will make it impossible for most Americans to get an up-to-date vaccine.

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        Reminds me of Covid, when the fully-vaccinated redcaps were going on and on about the “dangers” of the jab

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          H5N1 is going to burn through North America, and we in the states will be fish in a barrel. No new vaccines are being developed, and the existing ones aren’t being updated.

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    NOOOOOOOOO!

    KEEP HIM ALIVE!!!

    He should be forced to watch the result of the years of his corruption, evil and vileness.