Mitch McConnell appears to have had another mini-stroke or severe aphasia incident at a press event:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/30/mitch-mcconnell-freezes-struggles-to-speak-in-second-incident-this-summer.html

What I want to know is, if he's now had two events in front of the cameras in as many months ... how many more is he having in private?

Man's ill, and it's much worse than the news coverage indicates.

@cstross

I am willing to bet dollars to doughnuts, that it has been happening a lot, considering his reaction as it is happening in public.

He needs help. And despite the fact I loathe the man, I wish that he would retire and get the help he needs, and have his family around him, Unfortunately, I think it will only be his kids. Sadly, I don't think Elaine actually loves or cares about Mitch.

@wolfsbruder @cstross

TBH I don't even think *Mitch* cares about Mitch.

He angrily dismissed the concept of public healthcare not so long ago (when he was already in late middle age); I'm sure him and his family are wealthy and can afford healthcare and USA has retirement homes/sheltered housing same as anywhere else in the world so he could retire if he wanted to; but has clearly chosen to stubbornly carry on with his political career...