retrofade Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was spotted in a wheelchair Wednesday after suffering a fall while leaving the Senate chamber earlier in the day. The former GOP leader took the fall in view of reporters while walking to a Republican Conference lunch; he was then spotted leaving the lunch on his feet, walking the handful of steps to Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s nearby office surrounded by staff. He later left in the wheelchair through a back exit. Multiple senators who attended the lunch said McConnell participated fully in the meeting. A spokesperson for the senator did not respond to a request for comment. Capitol Attending Physician Brian Monahan, who leads an office run by Navy medical personnel who care for lawmakers, came by the lunch but told reporters he had not seen McConnell. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/02/05/congress/mcconnell-in-wheelchair-after-fall-00202656 1 Quote
bornontheblue Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 9:18 AM, InnZoneU said: I love that movie 1 Quote
RebelRed19 Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 8:12 AM, bornontheblue said: Retire Please This definitely fits Mitch, but you could say this to half the old farts on the Hill. Congress is just too old. 3 2 Quote
renoskier Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 9:49 AM, azgreg said: Did he fall or was he pushed? hey, it wasn't me!!! 3 Quote
BYUcougfan Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 2/5/2025 at 10:06 PM, retrofade said: Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was spotted in a wheelchair Wednesday after suffering a fall while leaving the Senate chamber earlier in the day. The former GOP leader took the fall in view of reporters while walking to a Republican Conference lunch; he was then spotted leaving the lunch on his feet, walking the handful of steps to Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s nearby office surrounded by staff. He later left in the wheelchair through a back exit. Multiple senators who attended the lunch said McConnell participated fully in the meeting. A spokesperson for the senator did not respond to a request for comment. Capitol Attending Physician Brian Monahan, who leads an office run by Navy medical personnel who care for lawmakers, came by the lunch but told reporters he had not seen McConnell. https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/02/05/congress/mcconnell-in-wheelchair-after-fall-00202656 I just don't understand why these people try to hang on for so long. This is not China or North Korea where retiring could be a death sentence. McConnell should have gracefully bowed out the first time his rubber band snapped a couple of years ago. We should not have Senators dying in office of old age a la Dianne Feinstein. It makes no sense. 2 Quote
Wyobraska Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 11:19 AM, BYUcougfan said: I just don't understand why these people try to hang on for so long. This is not China or North Korea where retiring could be a death sentence. McConnell should have gracefully bowed out the first time his rubber band snapped a couple of years ago. We should not have Senators dying in office of old age a la Dianne Feinstein. It makes no sense. Power is a hell of a drug. 4 Quote
AlpineSummer Posted February 6 Posted February 6 100 year old church presidents and 88 year old popes may disagree. Quote
Slapdad Posted February 6 Posted February 6 I don't think it's necessarily a problem that a politician is old as long as they still have their facilities about them. Even being in a wheelchair is fine as long as someone is still mentally sharp and can contribute in a meaningful way (to the service of this country, not to their pension/personal wealth). It can be argued that Mitch crossed that threshold long ago, but that's for another discussion. Wisdom is gained by age and through experience after all, so I'm not opposed to our leaders being old geezers as long as they can function just as it has been with a lot of cultures through history. 1 Quote
halfmanhalfbronco Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 2:40 PM, AlpineSummer said: 100 year old church presidents and 88 year old popes may disagree. 1 Quote
AlpineSummer Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 3:20 PM, halfmanhalfbronco said: It's possible the mentally handicapped have been elected president at least twice so maybe. Ageism. Ableism. Allisms. 1 1 1 Quote
halfmanhalfbronco Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 3:25 PM, AlpineSummer said: It's possible the mentally handicapped have been elected president at least twice so maybe. Ageism. Ableism. Allisms. Harding and Coolidge weren't THAT bad. But seriously. Trump speaks at a 4th grade level. Sadly, I don't think it is by design and even more sadly...people love it. 4 1 Quote
AlpineSummer Posted February 6 Posted February 6 On 2/6/2025 at 3:30 PM, halfmanhalfbronco said: Harding and Coolidge weren't THAT bad. But seriously. Trump speaks at a 4th grade level. Sadly, I don't think it is by design and even more sadly...people love it. Man, we could use a Coolidge and Mellon (Sec. of Treasury) now instead of the dotard co-presidents. I started this book (linked below) years ago, but never finished. I met Amity Shlaes in Boise some years earlier when she was doing publicity for The Forgotten Man (Great Depression). Excellent writer. Don't necessarily agree w/all her economic analysis, but really enjoyed the Great Depression book. No clue where either are so would need to buy or hit the library to finish and/or read again. https://www.amazon.com/Coolidge-Amity-Shlaes/dp/0061967599 2 Quote
Chile_Ute Posted February 7 Posted February 7 On 2/6/2025 at 3:30 PM, halfmanhalfbronco said: Harding and Coolidge weren't THAT bad. But seriously. Trump speaks at a 4th grade level. Sadly, I don't think it is by design and even more sadly...people love it. God, wait till he declines to pre-school levels. Quote
Just_Chris Posted February 7 Posted February 7 On 2/6/2025 at 8:39 AM, bornontheblue said: I love that movie OJ Simpson's 2nd finest work... 1 Quote
Billings Posted February 7 Posted February 7 On 2/6/2025 at 1:29 PM, Wyobraska said: Power is a hell of a drug. "They want to be in the Room" to steal a phrase and just can't let go of that Quote
415hawaiiboy 2.0 Posted February 10 Posted February 10 I’m assisting a film festival in my area and one of the films is about aging in Belgium. We got to talk to the director about what she learned. According to the movie director, of all the elderly people featured in the movie, everyone said that nobody ever asked them “what they were planning for the future.” When finally asked, most of the interviewees did not hesitate on their plans (writing a book, leaning an instrument or language, etc), which was surprisingly ambitious to younger people. Society assumes when we get old, we have no future or plans, and only focuses on the now and physical needs. Just giving a perspective. And next time you talk to an older person/loved one, ask them what they are planning for the future. They will like it. 2 Quote
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