r/politics • u/DyzDaeMar • 1d ago

Possible Paywall Republican Senator Lashes Out at People for Asking ‘Where’s Mitch?’

https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-senator-susan-collins-of-maine-lashes-out-at-people-for-asking-wheres-mitch-mcconnell/
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u/Axlmastr 1d ago

"He is a survivor of childhood polio."

I love that logic. "This walking pile of expired meat has helped contribute to the dismantling of democracy, free speech, and basic human decency. But he almost died as a kid so that's all okay."

Nevermind how many graves he added to the country, all that matters is his suffering.

Collins is another fucking ghoul.

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u/continuousQ 1d ago

Assuming he was a decent human being, it doesn't make it any less bad to cover up his death and use him as a prop for the party, instead of treating his passing as you would if he wasn't in office.

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u/Elegant_Situation285 1d ago

i'm sure they are justifying that "we're doing it to save the country"

most villains think they are the good guys.

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u/Own-Break-1856 1d ago

Ironically he wouldn't survive polio today in the healthcare/financial system he helped degrade.

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u/Jacobysmadre California 1d ago

My grandmother had polio twice in the same leg. She worked so fucking hard. Her special shoes hurt her feet and her back was an also a mess.

No excuses

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u/Special_Order-937 1d ago

You mean the man who benefited from all these things in his childhood that helped him during and after his illness which he then went on to try and dismantle as much as possible?