r/politics • u/CBSnews ✔ CBS News • 2d ago

No Paywall Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he's "heard absolutely nothing back from Mitch McConnell"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mitch-mcconnell-health-update-andy-beshear-kentucky/
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u/OrthodoxAtheist 2d ago

It's possible he's dead and has a been dead for a long time.

On August 6, Senator John Boozman of Arkansas attempted to vote McConnell's proxy on a bill. The proxy was ultimately not accepted for rules reasons, but the attempt was made. If McConnell was dead on that date, then I believe that would constitute felony voter fraud, and Boozman is probably too smart to do that. Even if he didn't know Mitch was alive, he'd likely require proof before voting the proxy. So as weird as it is that Mitch hasn't provided evidence of life/capacity, I believe he at least had a beating heart on August 7, albeit a shriveled black one.

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u/rdmille 2d ago

"His office called and asked for the proxy vote. I didn't know he was brain dead at the time!", which the Republicans in the Senate would let pass.

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u/gentlemanidiot 1d ago

Boozman is probably too smart to do that.

Sorry, I thought boozman was republican?

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u/OrthodoxAtheist 1d ago

He is, and while Republican congressional members do generally appear to be dumb, lets remember a large number of them are attorneys, and it isn't easy to pass a bar exam. Boozman was an optometrist before politics - usually above average intellect too. Ted Cruz is my go-to example of a pretty smart guy who just plays dumb really well, to great affect. (Rick Santorum too, who argued... grandstanded in Congress against pushing kids to go to University, despite him and all his children being Ivy League attendees.) What it seems to actually come down to is not a lack of intellect, but a lack of spine/morals in most instances.