Sadly, the chief legacy of his long political career will be that he failed to lead the Senate to convict Trump in the second impeachment, after 1/6. I have no partisan animus toward him. I’m no party partisan. It’s just the reality that this is his legacy. He failed in the biggest moment. - ThreadSky

atticus59914029.bsky.social • 3 days ago

Sadly, the chief legacy of his long political career will be that he failed to lead the Senate to convict Trump in the second impeachment, after 1/6.
I have no partisan animus toward him. I’m no party partisan. It’s just the reality that this is his legacy. He failed in the biggest moment.

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JUST IN: Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, 83, announces he won't seek reelection in 2026

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grandmamasue.bsky.social•3 days ago

He is going down so badly, sad sad ending and I hope he realizes how responsible he is.

knowmeknot.bsky.social•2 days ago

He took the gamble Trump would go away. He lost that bet. Riding the fence got Mitch nowhere.

tintinthinks.bsky.social•3 days ago

FAFO

padrewill.wales•3 days ago

It’s bigger than that, really. He’s the one that routinely undercut senate norms in such a way that Trump was made room for in the first place. He hates Trump, by all accounts; but it was his weakening of the institutions that opened the pandora’s box.

heavymetalmike.bsky.social•3 days ago

I think failed too convict is way too generous. Purposely putting party over country

bemusedmuse.bsky.social•3 days ago

Maybe this will incentivize him to do better for America by doing something now.

tonyhig67.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well, he also stole a SCOTUS seat and has left us dealing with an illegitimately constructed court for decades. That sucked too.

indridc0ld.bsky.social•3 days ago

He didn't fall down the stairs hard enough.

thompsre68.bsky.social•3 days ago

Agree. But being KY, he'll be replaced with some like Tuberville.

rocketcityhog.bsky.social•3 days ago

Along with Pelosi, one of the most effective leaders of our time. I do have personal animus towards him. Big time.

mslemon51.bsky.social•3 days ago

He failed his country at a pivotal time and it certainly will taint his legacy.

middleaged53.bsky.social•2 days ago

It is his legacy. The rest won’t even merit a footnote.

darthdave77.bsky.social•3 days ago

Totally agree. He will always be the face of the spineless Republicans who enabled the madness of DJT

demosthenes1959.bsky.social•3 days ago

Moscow Mitch deserves the very worst in his retirement. He could have rid the world of Trump by voting to remove him from office after the attempted coup but chose subservience over our country.

middleaged53.bsky.social•2 days ago

I hadn’t thought of this, but 100% accurate — McConnell’s lasting legacy is failing his country in its hour of greatest need.

shawnisstilltired.bsky.social•3 days ago

History and duty called, and he let it go to voice mail. That is his legacy, gelding the legislative branch to avoid some ugly primary elections against unhinged lunatics.

marytomallen.bsky.social•3 days ago

Another legacy is packing the Supreme Court through nefarious political f*ckery.

dionlisle.bsky.social•3 days ago

I will never forgive him for this

"2017-2020: McConnell helps to appoint three Supreme Court Justices: Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett."

He ruined the SCOTUS for a generation or more.

dionlisle.bsky.social•3 days ago

Why do 83 year old senators need to tell us they are not running again, we should presume it at like 72. He is so far past his sell by date it is ridiculous.

In fairness he voted against RFK because he is old enough to remember Polio and the Iron Lung.