Mitch McConnell Takes a Hard Fall in Public Again

Gerontocracy.

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell took another fall Thursday inside a Senate office building, adding to a growing list of health scares for the 83-year-old Kentucky Republican. The incident occurred as McConnell was heading toward the Capitol for votes when he appeared to lose his footing, grabbing at an aide's arm moments before hitting the floor. Staffers and a Capitol Police officer quickly helped him up, and McConnell waved to onlookers before carefully walking away.

Video of the fall was captured by members of the left-wing Sunrise Movement, a climate activist group known for confronting lawmakers in the halls of Congress. McConnell's office has not yet released a statement about the latest incident.

The veteran senator--who announced in February that he will not seek reelection next year--has faced a string of similar episodes over the past few years. In 2023, McConnell suffered a concussion and a fractured rib after a serious fall that required hospitalization and a short stay in rehab. He later experienced multiple on-camera "freezing" episodes that raised new concerns about his health. Earlier this year, McConnell briefly relied on a wheelchair after what aides described as lingering mobility issues related to childhood polio.

McConnell will eventually be replaced by the Democrat governor Andy Beshear. The Kentucky legislature passed a law stating the the governor can only appoint a senator from a list given to him by the legislators, but I don't think the state constitution contemplates any such restrictions, so the law will be found to be unconstitutional.

So this power-craving ghoul will wind up giving us a Democrat senator at some point. To be fair: Barely a difference.

We are ruled by a Vampirocracy.

posted by Ace at 02:20 PM

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