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.
I disagree with much of this analysis. McCarthy is a red herring. He didn’t announce he was stepping aside only to refuse to go.
China Mitch may very well be trying to stop a revolt in order to step aside with “honors”, but he will go. His days are over.
An accurate take, IMO:
“Removing the stench of McConnell and his DeceptiCon crew from the Senate means much more than just removing Mitch McConnell from leadership. The apparatus of the Senate needs to be purged with solid primary contests to take down the power structure. Purge the crew, then salt the entire upper chamber, then bring in an exorcist and fill every room with sage smoke for a week…. or something.
Don’t fall for the trickery…. McConnell isn’t stepping down because it’s in Trump’s best interests. McConnell is stepping down as part of a strategy to oppose the America-First agenda that Trump represents.”
Treehouse
We all know that’s true.
It’s Turtles all the way down.