# Mitch McConnell falls twice in Capitol **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 6, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937 "2025-02-06T00:54:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/61 "2026-07-03T01:55:27Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Fuck. Not what I wanted to hear. - Just means more time he can suffer. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/62 "2026-07-03T02:06:54Z")
Oh, your always such an optimist! ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/63 "2026-07-03T12:27:21Z")
Recent primary results suggest that the next generation of Dem voters are taking proactive steps towards a generational change in Congress. ---
**Author:** ![Ancient\_Nerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/64 "2026-07-03T20:35:45Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Surprising to me that someone of his age and health has lived over two weeks since a cardiac arrest. As the survivor of one, it is often but not always fatal. Getting CPR within seconds makes a big difference. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/65 "2026-07-03T21:20:06Z")
Sure, there are those that do survive cardiac arrests. I’m just a little surprised that Mitch was able to survive his given his age and health. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/66 "2026-07-03T21:26:37Z")
I would be just as happy if he survived but comatose until January, making it harder to replace Alito should be resign after the election. There must be a time after which he cannot be replaced. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/67 "2026-07-03T21:35:26Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Sure, there are those that do survive cardiac arrests. I’m just a little surprised that Mitch was able to survive his given his age and health. - Maybe there are higher powers at work here. Loser gets stuck with him for eternity. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/68 "2026-07-03T23:28:00Z")
But not THAT Bernie, one must assume. (Sanders, for non-Americans) ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/69 "2026-07-04T00:33:17Z")
Nope, Weekend at Bernie’s the movie. Think it won a few Oscars 😉 ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/70 "2026-07-04T03:30:56Z")
Never saw either movie, but I understand the reference. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/71 "2026-07-04T15:30:00Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > primary results suggest that the next generation of Dem voters are taking proactive steps towards a generational change …as of now. Let’s see what song these candidates are singing in 20, 30 years if they make it to office today. But that IS how it’s supposed to work: the “term limit” is the coming of a new generation who wants something/someone else and campaigns effectively to outmatch establishment incumbency. ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/72 "2026-07-04T15:53:19Z")
He’s either dead or a vegetable. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/73 "2026-07-04T16:20:26Z")
If he is a vegetable, are we going to get a reverse-Schiavo situation? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/74 "2026-07-04T16:35:48Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > And then you have folks like academics, who might officially retire at 65… and then keep on doing the same work for the next 30 years. …often holding down emeritus positions in which they get to keep their offices and attend meetings, while doing little effective work. Or worse, declining into nuttery, promoting pseudoscience and quackery, an effect dubbed\* “Emeritus Syndrome”. Example: emeritus oncology prof [Angus Dalgleish](https://fullfact.org/health/covid-19-vaccines-do-not-contain-cancer-causing-sv40-monkey-virus/), a hero to the anti-Covid vaccine crowd. \*by me. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/75 "2026-07-04T16:39:59Z")
Beshear says that McConnell’s office has still not shared any information with him: > [@](#): > > Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said McConnell’s office has not communicated with him about the senator’s condition. > > “Well, his office has not communicated with me,” Beshear said. “If he has been in the hospital for several weeks they need to communicate more directly.” > > Beshear added that he has not been able to verify any of the reports circulating about McConnell’s status. > > “I don’t want to speculate on anyone’s health,” Beshear said. “The only things I know I have read and I can’t verify.” > **[Questions raised about Senator Mitch McConnell’s health after little...](https://www.wkyt.com/2026/07/02/questions-raised-about-senator-mitch-mcconnells-health-after-little-information-is-released/)** > > Numerous people from Frankfort to Washington are saying very little about long time serving US Senator Mitch McConnell following reports he was hospitalized nearly 2 and a half weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/76 "2026-07-04T16:40:41Z")
Emeritus Professors don’t get paid tho… ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/77 "2026-07-04T16:42:55Z")
Leave it to Moscow Mitch to be a sneaky bastard right up to the end. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/78 "2026-07-04T17:01:43Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > …often holding down emeritus positions in which they get to keep their offices and attend meetings, while doing little effective work. Or worse, declining into nuttery, promoting pseudoscience and quackery, an effect dubbed\* “Emeritus Syndrome”. While that certainly can happen, I don’t think it’s the norm. All of the emeriti I’ve known have continued to do high-quality work. > [@mozchron](#): > > Emeritus Professors don’t get paid tho… At least, not by the university. But then, that’s often true of non-retired professors, too. Most professors get paid primarily from the grants they apply for, and then the university takes a big chunk of that grant money. That’s why universities let professors keep their offices, status, journal access, etc. after they retire: Because professors are a huge income source for the university. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/79 "2026-07-04T18:02:03Z")
> [@mozchron](#): > > He’s either dead or a vegetable Or he’s having another one of those “episodes” where he goes catatonic. This one has lasted a few weeks, but his staff is still there, waiting with bated breath, expecting him to stir at any moment. ---
**Author:** ![mozchron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937/80 "2026-07-04T20:11:48Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Most professors get paid primarily from the grants they apply for, and then the university takes a big chunk of that grant money. That’s why universities let professors keep their offices, status, journal access, etc. after they retire: Because professors are a huge income source for the university. I don’t want to hijack this thread, so let me just say, as a Professor for over 20 years at multiple research-intensive institutions (and with multiple years experience in higher-ed budgeting), depending on the institution this is at best an oversimplification, and at worst demonstrably untrue. I will also say that for many years I thought as you did, and was very critical of many admin decisions because of it. It wasn’t until I was established enough to be assigned to high-level University budgeting committees that I was given the opportunity to see how the sausage was actually made. Not surprisingly, an institution with thousands of employees, a billion dollar-plus yearly budget, and hundreds of revenue streams has a complex finance landscape. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937.md?page=5)