For whatever reason—most likely nefarious or at least politically expedient—we’ve seen neither hide nor hair of Mitch McConnell for quite some time.
There have been updates along the way, some supposedly from the man himself, along with a couple of pictures that may or may not be doctored with the help of AI. The burning questions for many are, “Why can’t we see him, in the flesh, in real time? Is there a problem?”
This being a mid-term election year, when House and Senate seats are up for grabs, it’s understandable that there might be a bit of subterfuge surrounding whatever it is that’s been ailing the ancient senator from Kentucky. There is no shortage of opinions and theories, because in the absence of proof, people will fill in the blanks with all sorts of imaginings.
Regardless of privacy concerns and consideration for the family, we find ourselves doubting the veracity of assurances, most of which have come “from the Senator’s office.” The ones supposedly originating from McConnell himself have landed with varying degrees of incredulity and suspicion, perhaps because we live in the era of Trump, when every motive is tainted and questioned, and things are hardly ever what they’re reported to be.
This whole episode reeks of scam, of misdirection and lying and cover-up.
Show your face, Mitch, if you’re still conscious. If you’re too frail and withered to handle such visibility, then do the honorable thing and tell us that, somehow. Then pass the baton.
Damned Republicans. They give us no reason to trust anything about them. Which, apparently, is just how they like it.
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