Is Moscow Mitch really going to be resigning because of...

[duforsure]

He and his wife being investigated for corruption, bribes, payoffs, and campaign finance laws broken, and money laundering, and his ties to russia and others with taking and giving out money and election influence? He knows they'll both be exposed soon maybe, and will claim is health is his excuse to leave?

[hlthe2b]

1. I don't know, but I suspect he really does have some significant cardiovascular health issues.

If that is his excuse, so be it. I just want him gone.

[duforsure]

2. Me too, and sent to prison if crimes he and his wife took part of are proven

[gab13by13]

3. My guess is he will fund raise money

off of that, not resign. The GQP doesn't roll that way. Matt Gaetz is still on the judiciary committee while being investigated by the DOJ, a clear conflict of interest.

[blogslug]

4. He's resigning?

How did I miss that news? Where was that reported?

[DFW]

5. I can't imagine he'd resign voluntarily

He's the second most powerful guy in the US government (maybe tied with Pelosi, now that he's not Majority leader any more). Even LBJ gave up his post as Senate Majority Leader only very reluctantly to become JFK's VP. He saw it as a step down.

[Wounded Bear]

13. He certainly won't resign until KY finishes screwing with their laws...

so the Governor can't replace him with a Dem.

[DFW]

18. How ironic it would be if his health went downhill faster than he planned

RBG‘s revenge!!

[tritsofme]

21. They already passed that law as I recall.

[634-5789]

6. I don't care how...just GO.

[Chainfire]

8. Yep, like they used to say in the old Westerns, "You can go sitting in the saddle or

laying across it.

[Nexus2]

11. Agreed! And don't let the door knob hit you in the ass on your way out, Mitch. [nt]

[Flo Mingo]

7. A while back he was finagling a change

to KY laws that called for a special election to replace a Senator who leaves mid-term. I remember thinking at the time that he was either getting ready to take the money and run or possibly preparing for his evenutal indictment.

They have since changed the law to let the Governor name a replacement.

[pamdb]

9. Moscow mitch

No wonder he was in such a rush to make sure, if there someone assigned to replace him, they have to be appointed from the same party AND that they would be from a list of three people complied by the GOP, instead of at the governor’s discretion.

[msfiddlestix]

10. What source are you deriving McConnell's resignation?

[njhoneybadger]

12. Stop dreaming, he will leave when his term is up in 2026.

[malaise]

14. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

He is history

[Takket]

16. He wouldn't have run in 2020 if he didn't intend to do six more years

[2naSalit]

17. I think he'll leave feet first, on a gurney.

[TxGuitar]

19. I think we'd all be fine with that

the sooner the better. There are very few people I wish would just go ahead and shuffle off their mortal coil, but he's certainly one of them.

[2naSalit]

20. Indeed.

The sooner the better.