I don’t know about you, but I sincerely thought that Mitch McConnell was dead. That is because we have not seen or heard from the 84-year-old since he fell in his house on June 14th.
However, that all changed today. The senator came out of his shell and returned to the Capitol for the first time in over 90 days.
McConnell announced his return on social media: “Today, I’ll cast my first Senate vote since I took a bad fall back in June. I’m really looking forward to being back on the Senate floor and seeing my colleagues.
“My recovery has been a long and often frustrating process, and the lingering effects of childhood polio haven’t made it any easier. I’m still not quite back to 100%, but I’ve assured Leader Thune that, as I continue with physical therapy on the advice of my doctors, I will do my best to be present for tough votes when our Conference needs me.
“Elaine and I are very grateful for all the continued well wishes from our fellow Kentuckians, and I’m glad to get back to more of business as usual on their behalf this month.”
Finally, shortly before 6p, he was rolled out of his house, and we had proof of life. Or as alive as that is.
At a certain point, we have to limit how long our elected officials can stay in office if they are medically incapacitated. Because if it were any other job, they would have been fired.
