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Over the (Capitol) Hill? Nonsense!

Published in Blog on February 20, 2025 by Jakob Fay

Today, February 20, marks Mitch McConnell’s 83rd birthday, and Americans on both sides of the aisle want to know whether the former Republican Senate Majority Leader has passed his prime — or, more aptly, whether he’s over the (Capitol) Hill. They have even begun to discuss the possibility of term-limiting the seven-term Senator from Kentucky!

But as for me, I really have no idea what they’re talking about.

Sure, McConnell was born in 1942, the same year the United States won the Battle of Midway, Bob Hope hosted the 14th Academy Awards, the St. Louis Cardinals won their 4th World Series, Walt Disney released Bambi, Casablanca debuted in New York City, and Muhammad Ali, Aretha Franklin, and Stephen Hawking were born.

And sure, he was elected in 1984, the same year President Ronald Reagan won his second term as president, the Soviet Union boycotted the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, The Terminator premiered, and Michael Jordan made his NBA debut.

And sure, he was first elected as Senate Republican Leader in 2007, the same year Steve Jobs announced the iPhone, Bob Barker hosted his final episode of The Price is Right, the subprime mortgage crisis began, and Barrack Obama announced his candidacy for president.

And sure, he has been known to freeze up from time to time.

Like this:


And this:


And sure, he has been falling a lot lately…

Forcing his staffers to wheel him around…

Other than that, I really can’t imagine why anyone would want to term limit Mitch McConnell.

Happy birthday, sir! May your day be filled with fond memories of the late 1940s, when you were young, Harry S. Truman was president, and the government had a budget surplus.

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