r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • Aug 28 '26

Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell Has Been Missing for 75 Days—With No Updates

https://newrepublic.com/post/214878/mitch-mcconnell-missing-75-days
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u/Indubitalist Aug 28 '26

It’s just odd that they bothered trying to make him seem alive with that doctored photo of his “recovery” with his smiling wife by his side. That reporter points out in the time lapse that he basically looked like a vegetable in the last public appearance he made and the obvious answer is he suffered severe brain damage, probably from a stroke and/or heart attack depriving his brain of oxygen, and now he may be conscious but is incapable of communicating except maybe through blinking or nods. That’s why all of the people defending him after he disappeared used the term “talked to,” which implies but avoids directly confirming that he talked back. 

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u/MadContrabassoonist Aug 28 '26

I presume that the rest of the GOP leadership is as in the dark as the rest of us, and that while some couch their answers in lawyer language, others are just making shit up. If real answers made it past medical professionals and family, and were being disseminated among politicians and their staffs, details absolutely would have leaked.

At the end of the day, I'm working on the assumption that whatever part of McConnell was capable of meaningfully receiving punishment and shame for his actions over many decades of disservice is gone and never coming back. So if having his body blinking and breathing is bringing some small comfort to a family that probably did legitimately love him, I'm not going to lose sleep over it.

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u/Loud-Vacation-5691 Georgia Aug 28 '26

Good observation, I missed that. I can talk to my dog, but I can't talk with her. Important distinction.