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Bendguy's avatar

Is this the final final ultimatum or just the final ultimatum?

Pam Richards's avatar

Yeah like Trump negotiating ending the war 22 times.

Kathy Garvin's avatar

Just appoint a Dem into his seat! The country already knows he's dead! Dems have got to quit letting Trump walk all over them! Stand up and say it, WE KNOW MCCONNELL HAS BEEN DEAD THIS WHOLE TIME, AND WE'RE THRU PLAYING YOUR GAMES!

Pat Duke's avatar

If McConnell is dead/incapacitated I would like to see legal action taken against his staff.

Catharine A. Henningsen's avatar

And his wife, Elaine Chao. In Kentucky it's a felony to cover up a death.

Kathy Garvin's avatar

And the money Chow and staff have been taking all this time!

Hope Wright's avatar

These people that have been blowing smoke up peoples butt, now should face legal action for stealing the tax payer’s money.

Liz R's avatar

Yes. Agree. Is Mitch still getting paid? Getting healthcare? Etc. If he has been dead, that is fraud.

Catharine A. Henningsen's avatar

Extremely disappointed in Beshear for not following through on his promise to call a special election today as he promised he would.

On the bright side, Beshear has self-selected himself out of any future presidential election.

Cristin O's avatar

At first, I thought he should, too. But if we're playing the long-game here, keeping that seat vacant would be better than having a Republican elected and them passing the SAVE Act. Even if he appointed a Democrat to the seat and they took him to court over it, it might be resolved with time enough to pass the SAVE Act. That would screw the whole country.

Donna's avatar

I agree with you!

Claire's avatar

As an Australian I've listened to Beshear explaining why he can't.

Stone's avatar

It’s just optics to look like he attempted to do something. It’s too late. MAGA will get what they want via cheating as usual. Our Democratic party needs more politicians like Ossoff.

Jo Ann Nelson's avatar

Is there ever a time anything, simply ANYTHING, that is investigated and acted on quickly????!!! Why, oh, freaking God, does every single issue drag on day after freaking day????!!! The salaries of governors and every member of the government are astronomical!!! What the he'll do any of them do to earn it AND all the perks??? Does anyone notice how many people enter Congress with everyday citizen finances, just to find how quickly we see in a short time they are now millionaires, hardly doing any work of substance, living in nice residences in DC, car services, and definitely not cooking dinner or carrying bag lunches!!! The people they represent struggle and they pretend to sympathize while lives like kings in DC and at home!! Sickening!!! WAKE UP, AMERICANS!!! We, yes, we, are allowing this with no repercussions to them!!! Stand up! Call them!!! Say put up and support us or get out of the cushy lives WE are paying for!!!!!

Linda (Evanston IL)'s avatar

A special election would be costly and time consuming. He wasn’t going to run again. There aren’t enough days left before November 3. We think it’s better to have the vacancy and one less MAGA vote. So now he can’t vote on the very important Appropriations Committee! It’s tied. We also think, since McConnell was given CPR, he is either comatose or in cold storage at the morgue. If he’s at the morgue it’s immoral, unethical, and probably illegal.

John Guthrie's avatar

Last-minute grandstanding about what should have been done months ago!!

John Guthrie's avatar

What's next? A strongly worded petition??

Jeffrey J Taddei's avatar

This belated response by Beshear is deeply disappointing and troubling. This should be regarded as a “Merrick Garland” type delayed response to an important issue. This issue could have been easily rectified as to the health or existence of Mitch McConnell weeks ago.

Natasha Bonilla's avatar

This is a joke, right? He's likely ending his own political career for lack of a spine

Ev Torres's avatar

Call a special election already

Amy McCaffrey's avatar

Because he’s DEAD….

David Spencer's avatar

I belive moscow mitch purposefully set this whole thing in motion some time ago before he was taken ill or incapacitated to ensure the repugnantcants maintain their slight majority. He's good at deceit and this is just the kind of thing he likes to do. I hope his evil will be gone soon. Enough already.

cameragrr's avatar

He needs to appoint a progressive Dem Socialist in there. Or just leave the seat vacant, indefinitely. Mitch would have pulled no less, if situation was reversed.

Janet Planet's avatar

I’m betting MITCH IS DEAD. The cabal of cretins are LYING.

JulieeEliz's avatar

💯🎯👍🏼

Michael Lawler's avatar

Sorry, toothless at this point.