Behind the border mess: Open GOP rebellion against McConnell
www.politico.com
The Republican leader told POLITICO that his critics "had their shot" already. But conservatives are not done whacking him over the immigration-for-Ukraine aid implosion.

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  • Melllvar@startrek.websiteEnglish
    28·
    9 months ago

    McConnell, now nearing his 82nd birthday, is determined to fund the Ukrainian war effort, a push his allies have depicted as legacy-defining.

    Sorry, Mitch, but that ship has sailed. Your legacy as “Trump’s penis butler” is cemented for all time. Nothing else you do, or did, counts. Nothing you accomplished matters. If you’re remembered at all it will be as a craven traitor.

    c.f. Benedict Arnold

    • cmbabul@lemmy.world
      13·
      9 months ago

      Everything that’s happening is completely awful, but it is a bit nice to watch the the legacy Mitch cares so very much about evaporating in front of him before he dies

      • SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
        8·
        9 months ago

        A legacy no would ever remember him for, ever. He’ll leave many horrid and disgusting legacies when he finally finishes melting into goo and is scooped into his “burial jar” but none will be positive.

        • Dagwood222
          5·
          9 months ago

          Realistically, no one ever cares anything about a pol once they’ve left office. No one thinks that old So and So was heroic because they have a bridge named after them. I’ve lived in NYC all my life and never once bothered to look up who Major Deegan [Major Deegan Expressway is a main thoroughfare]

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Francis_Deegan

          • Aniki 🌱🌿English
            102·
            9 months ago

            Maybe we should, thought.

            In 1922 he was considered a strong candidate to become national commander of the Legion at their convention in New Orleans, but was defeated due to his strong advocacy for admitting black veterans into the organization. Advocacy for the rights of black people was a strong theme throughout Deegan’s career, including during his position as Tenement House Commissioner.