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[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 118 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Isn't this the guy who could have whipped up support to convict Trump of his impeachment, therefore barring him from running again?

Mitch McConnell can get bent. He did this.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 79 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's not just that...

Like, unequivocally McTurtle is on the Rushmore mountain of "who do we blame for this" but it's because he's spent literal decades installing loyalists judges.

He spent an entire lifetime building the machine trump co-opted.

He's not mad this is happening, he's mad it's not him or a protege driving us off the cliff. His goal was a long term manageable dictatorship, trump jumped early and wasted everything McTurtle built.

[–] lividweasel@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Trump Leroy Jenkinsed the plan

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

That’s the risk of dictatorship right? It works when your guys are in charge.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago

Because of you, dipshit. Because of you.

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Calling it now. He has cancer and is trying to clear his slate before he gets judged by the god he believes in. Nothing he can do will ever clear that, though.

[–] JTskulk@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Is it possible for cancer to have cancer?

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You actively participated in making it happen, you turd.

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He did more than actively participate. He orchestrated it.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

He doesn't have blood on his hands.

He's got it up to his elbows.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago

Yes, thanks for that, dickhead

[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

I cannot wait to make a special trip to Kentucky just to shit on your grave you vile piece of garbage.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Why will he not fucking die?

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Because he's an evil piece of shit. They never die, they just get wealthy and live amazing lives ruining things for everyone else.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

Humans are resilient. Spite alone can keep someone alive, I am living proof.

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago
[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

AND HE WOULD KNOW

Yeah, too right. It's a little surprising to hear someone in his position talking about it, it means they're waking up, which I guess is a good thing?

Oh, to the United States in the 1930s? Fuckin' what lol. The tariffs are hardly the most important things going on right now. Well, hopefully McConnell lives long enough to get "night of the long knives"ed.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Mitch McConnell?!? Fucking really dude??