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Lochloosa

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52. No, not in Senate. They must be present to vote

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Am I missing something here...? [View all] PCIntern 8 hrs ago OP

Whatever is going on with him, it is Biden's fault. chicoescuela 8 hrs ago #1

They are keeping him on ice popsdenver 6 hrs ago #29

IMO They are keeping him on ice because after a few hours a corpse begins to stink. Ford_Prefect 6 hrs ago #36

Many politicians already stink popsdenver 5 hrs ago #38

As if he didn't stink already. 3catwoman3 4 hrs ago #43

Maga answers to no one. spanone 8 hrs ago #2

"....verbal howitzers...." AltairIV 8 hrs ago #3

Me, too! 3catwoman3 4 hrs ago #44

The media barely mentioned that a Republican representative was missing for 90 days. yardwork 8 hrs ago #4

They would have had a box at the bottom of the screen Bettie 7 hrs ago #13

This is the truth. yardwork 6 hrs ago #28

Not surprising at all popsdenver 5 hrs ago #41

One of my representatives was gone for months Sympthsical 4 hrs ago #45

He's been braindead for years. Has anyone tried waving a hundred dollar bill under his nose to rouse him? marble falls 8 hrs ago #5

Or perhaps kale or Tortoise Chow? Jerry2144 8 hrs ago #6

Mitch only responds to thousand dollar bills. sop 7 hrs ago #8

I thought, perhaps wrongly, usedtobedemgurl 8 hrs ago #7

I understand... PCIntern 7 hrs ago #9

That was my takeaway as well: that the article described what had happened a month ago, when McConnell fell ill. Mister Ed 7 hrs ago #12

He's not dead! He's just pining for the fjords. Ray Bruns 7 hrs ago #10

But he's nailed to the perch!!! PCIntern 7 hrs ago #14

"Well, o'course it was nailed there!" Ray Bruns 7 hrs ago #18

"He's just resting!" evolves 5 hrs ago #42

An Oleg Deripaska Investment Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #11

Well i'm thinking another TARP was put around his hospital bed. Seems like bluestarone 7 hrs ago #15

Gotta Katcat 7 hrs ago #16

McConnell is no mental slouch, but he's heartless like the rest. live love laugh 7 hrs ago #19

The same way Tom Keans 3+ months absence wasn't mentioned by MSM. live love laugh 7 hrs ago #17

if he is alive Nigrum Cattus 7 hrs ago #20

Well, one thing is certain. We all owe a death sooner or later. McConnell is getting very old. n/t PatrickforB 7 hrs ago #21

is there a proxy voting rule to allow the GOP to vote for him 31j20b3 7 hrs ago #22

That's what I was wondering. JohnnyRingo 6 hrs ago #34

Yes, I hadn't considered consequence of admitting he's dead 31j20b3 6 hrs ago #35

Two years ago, the Republican super-majority completely stripped.... 70sEraVet 5 hrs ago #40

No, not in Senate. They must be present to vote Lochloosa 1 hr ago #52

Fuck him. Hope he's dead. Iggo 7 hrs ago #23

Republicans and turtles can live to 200 PCIntern 6 hrs ago #24

I read something here yesterday... GiqueCee 6 hrs ago #25

"The people's business" being keeping the seat from Dem challengers TommyT139 6 hrs ago #31

I doubt it. I think they meant heartless. /nt bucolic_frolic 6 hrs ago #26

He was unconscious 2 weeks ago when paramedics took him to the hospital FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #27

Thus becoming... Hugin 6 hrs ago #30

Don't Open The Box! Don't Open The Box! PhilG 3 hrs ago #48

So is actively voting like Weekend With Bernie? JohnnyRingo 6 hrs ago #32

Governor would have to choose from a list of folks usedtobedemgurl 4 hrs ago #46

They've probably got him on life support to keep their numbers up. I say pull the plug. Vinca 6 hrs ago #33

Die! ZDU 6 hrs ago #37

I did a Google News search and found this "timing is interesting" tidbit RandomNumbers 5 hrs ago #39

Rob Reiner - and Robert Mueller. Grins 4 hrs ago #47

And the victims on 9/11. PCIntern 1 hr ago #49

Recommended. H2O Man 1 hr ago #50

they will weekend-Bernie that crusty old fuck Skittles 1 hr ago #51

Why isn't the media staking out every McConnell office??? ultralite001 1 hr ago #53

Same reason a Republican can not show up for four months rogue emissary 1 hr ago #55

One More Supreme Court Nomination to go Sane1 1 hr ago #54