YERTLE McTURTLE TO RELINQUISH MAJORITY LEADER POST?
Err, let’s not get TOO very excited about this, ‘kay?
Senate insiders tell me McConnell’s surprise announcement is a desperate move to retain his grip on power, as his support within the conference is cratering following his disastrous attempt to rubber stamp Biden’s open borders amnesty policy. Rather than face a formal vote of…
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav)
As per usual with Too-Big Goobermint, it’s the wheels within wheels within wheels that tend to fuck ya up.
Update! Ace runs down what’s really going on in Yertle’s labyrinthine but increasingly senile “mind.”
Senate Sources Tell Sean Davis: Mitch McConnell Isn’t Really Stepping Down. There’s a Revolt Brewing and He’ll Likely Be Removed from Leadership, So He’s Saying He’s “Stepping Down” To Stop the Vote to Remove Him.
—Disinformation Expert AceAnd he’ll un-step down when he senses that the current controversy has passed.
So this explains why he’s not ragequitting the Senate — this is all a ploy. Just like Kevin McCarthy stuck around in the House just to repeatedly attempt to be re-elected Speaker, and only finally left after a popular consensus choice had been elected to replace him.
This is a fake announcement of stepping down — he’ll be continuing to scheme to remain in power.
He just doesn’t want to be formally evicted from leadership.
So, as is nearly always the case with Republicunt “victories,” it’s pretty much Pyrrhic, then. Remember too, that Yertle hasn’t stepped down from anything yet—he only “promises” to in November. And we all ought to know by now the real-money value of a politician’s promise.
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