# Mitch McConnell in the Pit! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 26, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681 "2019-07-26T18:42:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/41 "2019-07-30T22:31:03Z")
Mitch is a walking talking prime example of the failure of the repeated prisoner’s dilemma. Everyone always knew that there were loopholes in Senate norms that could be exploited to tactical advantage. But they also knew that the Senate worked better for everyone if both sides acted in good faith. No one got everything they wanted but at least they got something. But McConnell said “To hell with that, if I ratfuck the opposition while they are still trying to play nice I can get all I want and they get jack shit! Win for me!” Now of course the Dems know playing nice is just going to get them kicked in the teeth, so they are starting to ratfuck back, with then end result that everyone, especially the country gets jack shit. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/42 "2019-07-30T23:00:47Z")
And yet Jack Cheese is simply wonderful! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/43 "2019-07-30T23:46:41Z")
I’m happy to say I think Moscow Mitch is going to stick all the way through November 2020. Rolls off the tongue. The fact that he’s revealed he’s ouchy about it just makes it more tempting to keep throwing it at him. I’m not a big Joe Scarborough fan, but I’ll give him credit for tagging Moscow Mitch 16 times in his opening screed yesterday morning. Nice work, Joe. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/44 "2019-07-31T00:07:14Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I’m happy to say I think Moscow Mitch is going to stick all the way through November 2020. Rolls off the tongue. The fact that he’s revealed he’s ouchy about it just makes it more tempting to keep throwing it at him. > > I’m not a big Joe Scarborough fan, but I’ll give him credit for tagging Moscow Mitch 16 times in his opening screed yesterday morning. Nice work, Joe. 😃 I was gobsmacked to see Moscow Mitch take to the Senate floor to whine about it. I’ve never seen that smug shitstain show any sign of weakness before. That was glorious. I think I might have even seen his waddle quiver with emotion. Or maybe that was just his normal amount of waddle quivering. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/45 "2019-07-31T00:44:08Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I was gobsmacked to see Moscow Mitch take to the Senate floor to whine about it. I’ve never seen that smug shitstain show any sign of weakness before. That was glorious. I think I might have even seen his waddle quiver with emotion. Or maybe that was just his normal amount of waddle quivering. It was sweet, for sure. 😃 He’s not used to being attacked, and certainly not so effectively. I actually want to see Moscow Mitch defeated more than Trump. There would be no Trump without Moscow Mitch. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/46 "2019-07-31T00:49:05Z")
There hasn’t been much real news in the 3 weeks since Amy McGrath announced she would run against Moscow Mitch ([Elections thread here](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=878458)). But so far she seems like she might be an effective candidate. ---
**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 31, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/47 "2019-07-31T01:17:27Z")
Thanks for the Moscow Mitch links, Snowboarder Bo! ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/48 "2019-07-31T21:40:06Z")
This article about, and interview with, Mitch’s colleague Newt Gingrich is a very intersting longread. It describes hoe Newt and Mitch steered the Republican Party into the hyperpartisan mess it is today. [How Newt Gingrich Destroyed American Politics - The Atlantic](https://www.google.nl/amp/s/amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/570832/) ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/49 "2019-07-31T21:41:42Z")
[Mitch McConnell Really Doesn’t Like His New Nickname](http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/mcconnell-really-doesnt-like-his-cocaine-mitch-nickname.html) > [@](#): > > As one of the great obstructionists in U.S. political history, Mitch McConnell has made peace with being the heel of the Senate: In recent years, he’s embraced such nicknames as Darth Vader, the Grim Reaper, and “Cocaine Mitch,” going as far as selling T-shirts of that last, most ridiculous one. But 34 years into his career on the hill, McConnell has found an alter ego he can’t stand: “Moscow Mitch.” The last paragraph has the best quotes, though. For once, Trump tells the truth (bolded). > [@](#): > > As most middle-schoolers or Trump targets might know, McConnell’s request to stop being called by the name he doesn’t like was unsuccessful: The nickname appears to be growing, with #MoscowMitchMcTreason and #MoscowMitchUnAmericanTraitor gaining traction on Twitter. Hoping to come to his defense, Trump did the best he could on Tuesday: “Mitch McConnell is a man that knows less about Russia and Russian influence than even Donald Trump,” the president told reporters. **“And I know nothing.”** Agreed, Trump knows nothing about almost everything. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/50 "2019-07-31T22:18:37Z")
In my most fantastical fever dreams, I imagine an Oliver Cromwell-ish-ish figure striding into Washington DC and cleaning up this whole mess. One persistent image I have is of a certain head adorning a spike as warning to others that may come later. Somehow I find myself in this thread sharing this imagery. It brings me comfort. ---
**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 31, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/51 "2019-07-31T22:24:33Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > [Mitch McConnell Really Doesn’t Like His New Nickname](http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/mcconnell-really-doesnt-like-his-cocaine-mitch-nickname.html) > … That shit has got to spread like wildfire and follow that motherfucker to his grave. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/52 "2019-07-31T23:55:50Z")
To be fair, a rebuttal: [Putin Denies Mitch McConnell Is Russian Asset: “He Has Never Been an Asset to Any Country”](https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/putin-denies-mitch-mcconnell-is-russian-asset-he-has-never-been-an-asset-to-any-country) ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/53 "2019-07-31T23:57:26Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > One persistent image I have is of a certain head adorning a spike as warning to others that may come later. I’d be satisfied with a stipulation that a portrait of the Orange Blob in his orange jumpsuit shall be prominently displayed in the White House in perpetuity, serving a function similar to the guy who sat next to the recipient of a Roman triumph reminding him “Remember, you are still a mortal man.” ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/54 "2019-08-01T02:11:44Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > In my most fantastical fever dreams, I imagine an Oliver Cromwell-ish-ish figure striding into Washington DC and cleaning up this whole mess. > > One persistent image I have is of a certain head adorning a spike as warning to others that may come later. > > Somehow I find myself in this thread sharing this imagery. > > It brings me comfort. What would a Polonium-210-poisoned severed head look like, tho? :eek: Prolly gonna stink something fierce too. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/55 "2019-08-01T02:12:45Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > To be fair, a rebuttal: > > [Putin Denies Mitch McConnell Is Russian Asset: “He Has Never Been an Asset to Any Country”](https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/putin-denies-mitch-mcconnell-is-russian-asset-he-has-never-been-an-asset-to-any-country) Ah, Borowitz! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/56 "2019-08-01T02:33:10Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > What would a Polonium-210-poisoned severed head look like, tho? :eek: Prolly gonna stink something fierce too. On the point of an umbrella? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/57 "2019-08-01T03:02:31Z")
I was pleased Julian Castro worked in a ‘Moscow Mitch’ during the Democratic debates tonight. I chuckled. 😃 ---
**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:** [August 1, 2019, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/58 "2019-08-01T10:22:16Z")
Well it is the new standard of adault behavior established by Republicans with their fearless so-called president that childish nicknames for politicians from other politicians is A-OK. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/59 "2019-08-01T10:56:52Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > What would a Polonium-210-poisoned severed head look like, tho? :eek: How far back should I stand when doing the little finger-waggle wave? ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681/60 "2019-08-01T11:14:51Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > I apologize to Hunter Thompson if I’m mangling the quote, but he should be put on a Chinese junk and floated out to sea. If [only he knew someone with a fleet of Chinese ships…](https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/06/elaine-chao-china-trip-foremost) > [@Steve\_MB](#): > > How far back should I stand when doing the little finger-waggle wave? ISWYDT and I endorse this message. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-in-the-pit/837681.md?page=4)