Reports citing emergency dispatch audio said responders were called to McConnell’s residence on June 14 for an unconscious patient and later discussed “CPR in progress” for a possible cardiac emergency.

Oh! So, we’ve escalated from him being found unconscious and rushed to the hospital to active CPR? Wouldn’t it have been something if the Republican stance of allowing doctors to decline giving medical care on moral grounds ended up being applied against the interests of the long-term cancer that is McConnell?

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    If Mitch was found unconscious and the paramedics had to do CPR on him before they transported him to the hospital, then I think he’s either dead or brain dead. I think his handlers are going to play “Weekend at Bernies” with him until it’s <90 days before the midterms to prevent a special election or an appointment by the KY governor to replace him. Once they figure out what to do with him, his health will “suddenly take a turn for the worse.” I’m guessing by October.

    If Mitch is conscious but “locked in” he HAS to know by now that his condition is hopeless and that he’s only being kept alive for political reasons. What a kick in the ass that must be.

    May he burn in Turtle Hell.

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      KY is a special case, they are a deep red state that elected a Democratic governor. So, the Legislature took away the Governor’s ability to appoint Senators (over his veto) and now in the event of a vacancy, it can only be filled with a Special Election.

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    He’s either dead or a human turnip on life support. The Regime will keep it hidden until the election.

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    On Thursday, McConnell’s office told Newsweek via email, “Senator McConnell appreciates the outpouring of support he’s receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital. The Senator continues to improve, and is working closely with his staff on Kentucky and Senate matters while the Senate is out of session.”

    Translation:

    On Thursday, McConnell’s office told Newsweek via email, “[We believe that] Senator McConnell [would, if he were conscious and aware,] appreciate the outpouring of support he’s receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital. The Senator continues to improve [not be dead, technically], and is working closely with his [ICU medical] staff on Kentucky and Senate [respiration] matters while the Senate [brain] is out of session.”

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    I hope he survives. I hope he continues to live a long, long time. I hope this happens to him frequently during that time.

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      Hopefully he’ll get fitted with one of those hellish automatic home defibrillators. You know, because every life is worth fighting for till the very end, for as long as humanly possible. Mitch’s life is especially worth it.

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        That could be pretty effective, but nothing beats manual CPR. At a certain point, someone’s hands are going to collapse into a pile of bone dust.

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    He’s dead. Or braindead. They may hide the death until less than ninety days before mid-terms to prevent a special election or appointment by KY governor before then

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      Whoever has power of attorney should cancel his retirement and make him the first vegetative congress member on a feeding tube to run for reelection.

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    He was one of the key politicians, along with Paul Ryan, who were all aboard gutting the ACA (Obamacare) before it was passed. He’s probably receiving top tier medical care right now at little or no cost to him.

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    So he’s moved on from shitting his pants? This guy can’t fuck off from this mortal coil fast enough.

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    These people are literally white knuckling power to their dying breath. It should be classified as a mental illness.