# Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to step down as Leader \[2/28/2024\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 28, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242 "2024-02-28T17:32:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242/181 "2025-02-20T17:58:35Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Bumping to add that McConnell announced on 2/20 that he will not run for re-election in 2026 I knew that the second he voted against a Trump nominee. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242/182 "2025-02-20T18:24:21Z")
He had a golden opportunity to kill the monster. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242/183 "2025-02-21T01:05:07Z")
I found out earlier today that his first name is actually Addison. Bwa ha ha ha, dude’s got a girl’s name. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2025, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242/184 "2025-02-21T01:40:18Z")
What? That’s not exclusively a female name. Not that it matters. > **[Addison (given name)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addison_(given_name))** > > Addison is a unisex given name derived from the surname Addison. It has increased in use in the Anglosphere in recent years, perhaps due to its similarity to the fashionable name Madison. The name was also used for characters such as Addison Montgomery on the popular American television series Grey’s Anatomy. * * * Mitch McConnell is an asshole without any need for amplification or elaboration. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242/185 "2025-02-21T05:32:05Z")
I would have said the same thing if an unpopular female politician was stepping down, and she had a unisex name that skewed male in popularity. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242/186 "2025-02-21T17:42:36Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > I found out earlier today that his first name is actually Addison. > > Bwa ha ha ha, dude’s got a girl’s name. That’s a dumb thing to mock somebody about. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242/187 "2025-02-21T18:13:09Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > He had a golden opportunity to kill the monster. If only there had been an impeachment and he could have ended Trump’s career. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de0a6/32.png) [@gytalf3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf3000)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242/188 "2025-02-21T20:33:05Z")
That’s fer damm sure. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242/189 "2025-02-22T12:28:21Z")
Goodbye Turtle. May you freeze up in Hell. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sen-mitch-mcconnell-r-ky-to-step-down-as-leader-2-28-2024/998242.md?page=9)