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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,783 posts) Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:08 PM Mar 2019

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Lawrence O'Donnell is speculating that McConnell won't run for re-election.

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Lawrence O'Donnell is speculating that McConnell won't run for re-election. (Original Post) The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 OP

Well that would be nice. CentralMass Mar 2019 #1

So very nice! Would McCarthy replace? Irishxs Mar 2019 #2

Even if Satan himself replaced him it would be an improvement. BigmanPigman Mar 2019 #4

McCarthy is in the House. McConnell is in the Senate Stinky The Clown Mar 2019 #14

Boy, I hope it's true..... MyOwnPeace Mar 2019 #3

Get rid of him and trump along with a couple of other monsters in Congress liberal N proud Mar 2019 #5

Mark my words - look for Matt Bevin as his replacement if this happens. bullwinkle428 Mar 2019 #6

Tell us about this Matt Bevin person please. a kennedy Mar 2019 #7

He is the current Republican Governor of Kentucky. Total dick. TeamPooka Mar 2019 #15

worse, he ran the pilot program for the GOPer idea of work for medicaid Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2019 #18

Thanks, good to know. a kennedy Mar 2019 #21

He's not popular though, right? Buckeyeblue Mar 2019 #20

Hopefully because he will be in prison MLAA Mar 2019 #8

THIS malaise Mar 2019 #22

Suspected this since last October. Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #9

How old is he? Ellipsis Mar 2019 #10

Born in 1942, so 77. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #12

hah... Ellipsis Mar 2019 #13

I think he won't. roamer65 Mar 2019 #11

Hopefully he won't Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2019 #16

yeah, he may see more damage he can do Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2019 #19

He also probably figures, like Paul Ryan, OliverQ Mar 2019 #17

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

1. Well that would be nice.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:10 PM

Mar 2019

Irishxs

(622 posts)

2. So very nice! Would McCarthy replace?

Reply to CentralMass (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:14 PM

Mar 2019

BigmanPigman

(51,615 posts)

4. Even if Satan himself replaced him it would be an improvement.

Reply to Irishxs (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:21 PM

Mar 2019

Stinky The Clown

(67,816 posts)

14. McCarthy is in the House. McConnell is in the Senate

Reply to Irishxs (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 11:23 PM

Mar 2019

MyOwnPeace

(16,936 posts)

3. Boy, I hope it's true.....

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:20 PM

Mar 2019

and LOVE THE PIC!

liberal N proud

(60,339 posts)

5. Get rid of him and trump along with a couple of other monsters in Congress

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:23 PM

Mar 2019

The America can focus on recovery from this long national nightmare

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)

6. Mark my words - look for Matt Bevin as his replacement if this happens.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:29 PM

Mar 2019

a kennedy

(29,686 posts)

7. Tell us about this Matt Bevin person please.

Reply to bullwinkle428 (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:31 PM

Mar 2019

TeamPooka

(24,237 posts)

15. He is the current Republican Governor of Kentucky. Total dick.

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 11:27 PM

Mar 2019

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,384 posts)

18. worse, he ran the pilot program for the GOPer idea of work for medicaid

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #15)

Wed Mar 13, 2019, 12:19 AM

Mar 2019

Bevin is a manufactured, true believer GOPer. All he knows is what has been installed in him by the party.

a kennedy

(29,686 posts)

21. Thanks, good to know.

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #15)

Wed Mar 13, 2019, 09:07 AM

Mar 2019

Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)

20. He's not popular though, right?

Reply to bullwinkle428 (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 13, 2019, 07:04 AM

Mar 2019

MLAA

(17,310 posts)

8. Hopefully because he will be in prison

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:34 PM

Mar 2019

malaise

(269,103 posts)

22. THIS

Reply to MLAA (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 13, 2019, 09:09 AM

Mar 2019

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

9. Suspected this since last October.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:36 PM

Mar 2019

Mitch and his Spouse can not weather the Trump/Russia Gate as well as the Trump Mar-a-Lago pay to meet with the King bribery.

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)

10. How old is he?

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:53 PM

Mar 2019

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,783 posts)

12. Born in 1942, so 77.

Reply to Ellipsis (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:56 PM

Mar 2019

But that's not old for a turtle.

Ellipsis

(9,124 posts)

13. hah...

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:58 PM

Mar 2019

Thanks.

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

11. I think he won't.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 10:56 PM

Mar 2019

I don’t think he has the guts to run and lose.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,101 posts)

16. Hopefully he won't

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 11:32 PM

Mar 2019

But I'm not going to celebrate just yet.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,384 posts)

19. yeah, he may see more damage he can do

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #16)

Wed Mar 13, 2019, 12:21 AM

Mar 2019

He may not be satisfied with infecting the judiciary for a generation. If he can figure out more opportunities to damage the federal government by remaining in the Senate, he'll run for re-election.

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)

17. He also probably figures, like Paul Ryan,

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 11:34 PM

Mar 2019

that Dems have a decent chance of winning the Senate next year, and Mitch can't handle being in the minority with no power. That's why he's speeding up confirming tons of right-wing extremists and fascists for the courts.

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