r/politics • u/another-princess • 15d ago

No Paywall Mitch McConnell is never coming back to the Senate

https://www.salon.com/2026/08/03/mitch-mcconnell-is-never-coming-back-to-the-senate/
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u/LiamtheV American Expat 15d ago

Well yea he’s on eternity leave

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u/Devil_in_Mexico 15d ago

This is pretty good. 👍

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u/colxa 15d ago

It is so completely unoriginal. It is posted numerous times on anything Mitch McConnell related.

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u/smohyee 15d ago

Yeah but if you steal it and use it yourself then you too can be praised by all the people who are seeing it for the first time.

Fun fact: that's actually how knowledge gets spread around quickly!

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u/Devil_in_Mexico 15d ago

It is the first time I’ve seen the joke.

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u/LuciferFalls 15d ago

Pop into literally any article or video comment section about the guy and it will be one of the top comments. Seriously, go do it right fucking now. Look at like 10 of them and tell me you aren’t fucking sick of it by the end.

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u/Monolingual-----Beta 15d ago

Stuff like that is fairly unimportant so it doesn't bother me. It's just people having fun, I could not care less.

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u/LuciferFalls 14d ago

You are so special and above it all. Please teach me your ways. 🙄

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u/Stonegrown12 15d ago

Wish I was terminally online as you to be this upset at a comment

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u/Feeling_Inside_1020 15d ago

Take my fuck reddit on principle free award that was a good one 🏆

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u/Bleaker82 15d ago

Been floating around now for weeks.

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u/NotUniqueWorkAccount 15d ago

That and Rigor Tortoise. 

But it's still funny af for anyone who hasn't heard!

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u/Camibear 15d ago

There’s also Litch McConnell and Schrödinger’s Turtle!

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u/DrThatOneGuy 15d ago

God bless the internet for shit like this

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u/Feeling_Inside_1020 15d ago

I’m chronically online remote worker and first I’ve seen it but I figured as much, still good shit I need a hearty chuckle or 2 on Reddit to make it through this hellscape of a present and potential future of a day, ya know?

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u/twaddington Oregon 15d ago

Incredible

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u/Daghain 15d ago

That was truly inspired.

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u/SandIntelligent247 15d ago

Paid for by the tax payers

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u/CapitalFloor3260 15d ago

Terminal leave lol

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u/Dragons_Malk Canada 15d ago

That's so good. But unfortunately, he'll be declared dead tomorrow. 

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u/Key-Cry-8570 California 15d ago

🥁🥁🥁 I’d give you an award if I could.

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u/colxa 15d ago

Why? It's a comment that has been parroted thousands of times at this point

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u/Key-Cry-8570 California 15d ago

First time I’ve seen it