re: #47 A hollow Gandalfian voice says, VOTE, you fools!

Thus absolutely guaranteeing that he loses it. After the election, if not immediately (hard-core deplorables may not budge, but bugging out in a crisis would seriously hurt the Repugs, especially of Dem senators stayed on the job).

Their feet have not been held to the fire yet for their inaction over the past three years. Or their acquittal of The Emperor. So why should I expect the media to do so now, or the conservative base to suddenly hold this as sufficient reason to vote Democratic?

And McConnell can publicize it as doing so for health concerns for the entire body, and only has to delay long enough for suitable replacements to be appointed, presuming he can convince some of the incapacitated ones to resign accordingly.