Do you think he's dead?

[colonelsmoothie]

• he ded
• nah

[YankeeTripper]

Schrodinger’s Senator

[funkingded]

I ded

He brain dead. Fluids and pumps keep his body going. on August 4, he die.

[colonelsmoothie]

[Lucy]

Not dead. But not well enough to speak. Some kind of major brain damage.

This is good. He’s not voting.

[Maphistos_Sidekick]

The office of the attending physician of Congress said that Mr. McConnell was continuing to recover from a fall at his home on Capitol Hill last month but that he was “not yet medically cleared” to leave the facility where he was being treated and return to the office.

The statement also said that physicians from the congressional unit visit with Mr. McConnell every day, “discussing all aspects of his rehabilitation care.” It added: “Since his discharge from hospital care, he has maintained a strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation, including multiple sessions a day designed to rebuild strength and reduce the risk of future falls. His bout with childhood polio continues to be a significant factor in his mobility.”

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[Maphistos_Sidekick]

Mitch has returned to haunt the Senate.

Gift Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/mcconnell-senate-absence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BFE.e4Zv.Lmq84ZHJzxyS&smid=url-share

[The_Polymath]

Is it possible to vote by proxy in the Senate or do you have to be physically present?

[Maphistos_Sidekick]

You must be physically present.

[The_Polymath]

Well, they seem to have rolled him up in a wheelchair.

[Jasper07734]

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