The Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania is working to get his head better after having a stroke…
He’s also doing his work…
He’s a newbie….
Senate Republican leader McConnell is decades older(81) than Fetterman (53) and he just fell and has a concussion ….
Maybe Donald Trump and Florida GOP Senator Rick Scott don’t like ole’ Mitch….
But most of the Republican US Senator’s do….
And they have to be a little worried….
The Senator from Kwentucky has got his party thru a lot….
Senate Republicans found themselves shaken and disoriented Thursday after finding out their leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (Ky.) was in the hospital after tripping at a private event, raising questions about his health and future leadership of the GOP conference.
McConnell, who in January became the longest serving party leader in Senate history, has led the Senate GOP conference since 2005 and has helped guide his colleagues through some of the biggest moments in recent history — the 2008 financial collapse, the near default of the U.S. government in 2011, the fiscal cliff of 2012, the two impeachment trials of former President Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol….
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The 81-year-old Kentucky senator’s sudden absence came only a day after he helped Republicans achieve a big political victory by stampeding Democrats into voting to block a District of Columbia crime bill. And it left some GOP senators feeling unsettled and worried about the future.
“I am a huge fan of Mitch McConnell. I think he has the ability to lead a very diverse group of individuals in a way that is masterful,” said one GOP senator who requested anonymity to discuss the impact of McConnell’s injury on the Senate GOP conference.
“I think, who would be our next leader and what kind of leader would that person be?” the senator added. “Yeah, I do worry about that.”
“He’s always thinking ahead in terms of initiatives. He’s thinking about how the players on his team can fit. He’s got a knack for that that I don’t think you find in many others,” the lawmaker said.
Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.), former Senate GOP Whip John Cornyn (Texas) and Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso (Wyo.) are viewed as McConnell’s three most likely successors….
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“He’s a tough old crow. My money’s on him,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)…