Well, well, well. THIS was something greater than a surprise.

Recently a certain Congressperson gave a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and parts of it were what you would expect … and parts of it certainly weren’t! This is someone who was a strong leader, and chose to step down, because he felt it was time to do so.

Mitch McConnell showed that he is not pleased with a certain President – WITHOUT saying his name AT ALL. Now THAT is a sign of a true orator. But then he’s had lots of practice. Sometimes they are long, sometimes they aren’t.  But he’s VERY good. He can say pretty much what he wants. Of course, he’s being careful.

These two people had a falling out over the J6 insurrection and it’s definitely not been the same ever since. He hadn’t spoken to tRump for a number of months after that happened. He’s said some other things to show he’s unhappy. Apparently, he *did* finally speak to him but that could have been because he had no escape. So, they’re on speaking terms, but it’s very impersonal and quiet, and quick. Mitch said “The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the President and other powerful people.”

“Within the party Ronald Reagan once led so capably, it is increasingly fashionable to suggest that the sort of global leadership he modeled is no longer America’s place.” And he added: According to the Politico report, “though he didn’t mention The Orange Baby Balloon, McConnell’s remarks underscore that he could be a foil to the incoming administration on national security issues next year when he leaves leadership.”

I had detested Mitch McConnell until the riot. But the things he said and did from that point on have changed my mind. He was not afraid to speak out and speak up. He was obviously disgusted with leadership. That opened my eyes. And although he did not speak out when the House submitted the impeachment request to the Senate and they had to read the information, and decide yes or no, he should be impeached, it seems Mitch was doing things in the background. He was also CYA but that’s not surprising. Everyone does it.

I think DonOld was almost afraid of Mitch. They had been working in sync for years but when Mitch slapped him down (even though the Senate didn’t actually impeach him), it must have been really, REALLY surprising for him “to turn on the Orangutan” when Mitch had been a solid Republican Congressperson for so many years and into the DonOld years.

I bet it was a surprise to have Mitch “Grim Reaper” McConnell bite the hand that fed (past tense) him, at least for a little while. Having Mitch against him is NOT a good thing. Too bad The Confused Carrot didn’t learn from this. But then, he never learns. (Please understand that I do not *like* nor *love* Mitch now but he’s shown cojones to go AGAINST The Mango Mandarin.)