r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Jul 07 '26

No Paywall Unconfirmed Reports: Mitch McConnell Brain Dead After Three Weeks In Hospital

https://thenewamerican.com/us/unconfirmed-reports-mitch-mcconnell-brain-dead-after-three-weeks-in-hospital/
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u/runnerswanted Jul 07 '26

Every time Biden did something “old person like” CNN and everyone else reported on it for days. The most powerful senator in the country is brain dead and it’s crickets.

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u/CaleDestroys Jul 07 '26

I’d wager he’s the single most consequential politician since Reagan.

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u/SpaceMessiah Jul 07 '26

I think it's pretty much between him or Newt Gingrich - I'd probably go with Gingrich but either is a good shout

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u/Ashendarei Washington Jul 07 '26

Newt Gingritch deserves to be crucified for his "us-vs-them" brand of politics and demonization of the other major political party as a group to be "othered".  He literally is responsible for the GOP movement curating hatred of fellow citizens, and sold out his nation in the name of political power.

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u/mabden New York Jul 07 '26

His Contract On America and adoption a strategy of cooperation without compromise. He urged Republicans to stop treating Democrats as colleagues, which destroyed the traditional bipartisan consensus and shifted Washington toward hyper-partisanship.

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u/ItsNotGoingToBeEasy Jul 08 '26

Hmm. Rush Limbaugh?

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u/Ashendarei Washington Jul 08 '26

I'd have marked out a space for him as well.  The prolific hated couched as "entertainment" while being complete nonsense absolutely contributed to the mess we find ourselves in today.