Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) health scare has Republican senators wondering whether the 81-year-old lawmaker will stay in the top job beyond the 2024 election and who might eventually replace him.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Don’t worry, they’ll find an asshole to replace him. It is way easier than to find a non-asshole in that party, anyway.

    • RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      They don’t even have to work very hard given Rand fucking Paul still has a seat. May as well just fly over a Russian oligarch to replace him.

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        1 year ago

        May as well just fly over a Russian oligarch to replace him.

        That would streamline GOP propaganda in quite a way, yes.

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      1 year ago

      Might be hard to find another asshole who’s as ruthless about loopholes and dirty tricks. I’d say there’s a 90% chance that replacing him weakens the republicans.

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      1 year ago

      I’m sure they’ll find an asshole to replace him. I’m just afraid they’ll find a worse asshole than him.

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      1 year ago

      I wonder which asshole is more likely to replace him in the current senators.

      Rick Scott?