Mitch McConnell Retiring After Seven Terms
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will announce he won’t seek reelection after serving seven terms.
His term ends January 2027.
Good:
McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, chose his 83rd birthday to share his decision not to run for another term in Kentucky and to retire when his current term ends. He informed The Associated Press of his decision before he was set to address colleagues in a speech on the Senate floor.His announcement begins the epilogue of a storied career as a master strategist, one in which he helped forge a conservative Supreme Court and steered the Senate through tax cuts, presidential impeachment trials and fierce political fights.“Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said in prepared remarks provided in advance to the AP. “Every day in between I’ve been humbled by the trust they’ve placed in me to do their business here. Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. I will not seek this honor an eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last.”
The dude should have retired a long time ago. He’s had too many health issues:
- Mitch McConnell Fell Down Stairs After Senate Vote
- Sen. McConnell Trips, Sprains Wrist After Fall During GOP Lunch
- For the Second Time, McConnell Appears to Freeze and Lose Ability to Speak
- McConnell Claims He’s ‘Fine’ After Freezing and Appearing Unwell at Press Conference
McConnell always demanded loyalty when he served as Republican Senate leader. He retaliated when people didn’t step in line.
Well, lately he has been the rebel, voting against President Donald Trump’s nominees.
If McConnell voted against them on principle, I would applaud him. But I know he’s doing it out of spite.
Hopefully, Kentucky will elect someone like Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).
Speaking of Paul, in his book The Tea Party Goes to Washington, he wrote about McConnell’s behavior toward him during his campaign and after his victory. Yeah, McConnell was not nice or gracious. People like Paul threatened his big government values.
McConnell provided humor a few times. Who can forget Cocaine Mitch?
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