Mitch McConnell

[chaos]

What is our take on this situation? When these guys (and gals) in their advanced ages have these medical situations and cannot serve for weeks or months, should they step down and vacate?
This supports max age limits IMO. These people should not be making decisions that impact our future.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/07/07/mitch-mcconnell-has-been-hospitalized-for-weeks-what-we-know-about-his-health/

[Grape Ape]

Should step down.

[GymnJuice]

I hope Massie runs and takes his seat.

[Grape Ape]

I hope Massie runs and takes his seat.

Would be quite the twist.

[IroNat]

Mitch is in great shape and should still be when he's 100.

[Dos Equis]

What is our take on this situation? When these guys (and gals) in their advanced ages have these medical situations and cannot serve for weeks or months, should they step down and vacate?
This supports max age limits IMO. These people should not be making decisions that impact our future.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2026/07/07/mitch-mcconnell-has-been-hospitalized-for-weeks-what-we-know-about-his-health/

Happens all the time.  Feinstein stayed in office until she was dead.  We did something similar with Patsy Mink in Hawaii.  I think she likely dead (on life support) but they didn't pull the plug until some deadline passed that would have affected appointing her successor.   

[Primemuscle]

Mitch is in great shape and should still be when he's 100.

Maybe, but will he still be on a ventilator and probably in an induced coma?

[AbrahamG]

I hope Massie runs and takes his seat.

Me too.  But I think when they finally turn up Mitch's corpse, the Governor (Beshear) appoints an interim Senator.  Can you or anyone confirm this is accurate?  I want Gov. Beshear to appoint Massie if that is the case. 

[Coach is Back!]

Was fine until his TDS kicked in. Since then it’s vibes of John McCain. He’ll be more known for trying to derail Trumps agenda over the last 10 years than anything in his 1000 years on this planet

[chaos]

We need max age limits. I'd say 70, anything older is incapable of making rational decisions.

[Dos Equis]

We need max age limits. I'd say 70, anything older is incapable of making rational decisions.

I know lots of people in their 70s or older who are smart, rational, experienced, etc.  I actually think older people are more valuable overall given their life experience.  There really is no substitute for the kind of experience, mistakes, life-learning, etc. that comes with age.  I really wish I had the experience and understanding I have to today back when I was in my 20s.   

Rather an some arbitrary age limit, I think we should just have competence exams. 

[chaos]

I know lots of people in their 70s or older who are smart, rational, experienced, etc.  I actually think older people are more valuable overall given their life experience.  There really is no substitute for the kind of experience, mistakes, life-learning, etc. that comes with age.  I really wish I had the experience and understanding I have to today back when I was in my 20s.   

Rather an some arbitrary age limit, I think we should just have competence exams.

The competence exams should be run before every term with the results being public. I do think they would find a way to make them racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, liberalphobic once the results started coming out. I think a solid, no dispute, stopping point is the best way to go, doesn't leave anything open to interpretation.

[herne]

[Primemuscle]

We need max age limits. I'd say 70, anything older is incapable of making rational decisions.

Seventy seems like a reasonable mandatory age limit for elected government officials to me too. 

Since all elected officials who reach the minimum salary threshold pay into SS and Medicare. To be consistent, age limits could be consistent with the age when they become eligible to collect SS and Medicare full benefits which is currently 67 years.

Under U.S. federal and state laws, job age limits are generally prohibited for applicants or employees who are 40 or older, with some exceptions having mandatory age requirements.

[jude2]

I guess his Chinese wife does not care much about him.  She just came back from China while he was in the hospital.

[AbrahamG]

The McConnell cover up will blow the Biden cover up out of the water.