McConnell, the longest serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, said in a floor speech that his “current term in the Senate will be my last.”
“Regardless of the political storms that may wash over this chamber … I assure our colleagues that I will depart with great hope for the endurance of the Senate as an institution,” he said.
A large cohort of ambitious Kentucky Republicans has long been angling to succeed the 83-year-old former Senate GOP leader, who has held his seat since 1985.
One silver lining is that the Turtle was incredibly good at what he did - being an obstructionist opposition leader, and being a fascist enabler when in the majority.
While his replacement is probably going to be at least as awful a politician, I find it unlikely that he’s going to be as competent and effective.
I hate Mitch with every inch of my body but only a fool would deny his ability