Mitch McConnell Makes the Stunning and Brave Decision to Not Seek Reelection At Age 85

Mitch McConnell announces his retirement with his One Yellow Light

How did Pike communicate with just one light? This continues to distress me.

McConnell is 83 now, but would be 85 when he's up again in 2026.

I thought we knew he wasn't running again, but we didn't. I assumed he would just finish out his term and retire when he was defenestrated from a leadership position. But apparently, until today, he was still debating whether America could survive without him.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., will not run for re-election in 2026 and will instead retire, the longtime senator announced Thursday.

McConnell has served in the Senate for decades, including as Senate majority leader under President Donald Trump's first administration. McConnell is the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, and he announced his retirement on his 83rd birthday.

"Seven times, my fellow Kentuckians have sent me to the Senate," McConnell said in prepared remarks to the Senate floor. "Every day in between, I've been humbled by the trust they've placed in me to do their business here. Representing our commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. I will not seek this honor an eighth time. My current term in the Senate will be my last."

McConnell was first elected in 1984, and he plans to serve out the rest of his term ending in January 2027.

The announcement comes after a series of health scares for McConnell, who has frozen up during statements to the public on multiple occasions.

His office never provided an explanation for the episodes.

These power-loving narcissists just refuse to leave the stage, ever. They are so filled with ego they imagine they are indispensable.

As a sage said, the graveyards are filled with self-styled "indispensable men."

posted by Ace at 01:16 PM

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