Timothy Birdnow

Mitch McConnell's "proof of life" photo is generating considerable doubts among many people, including me. Mitch appears much more aware and bright-eyed than he has in the last year or so.

But he's also fully dressed in the hospital. No hospital gown, but rather clothed and he's wearing blue jeans. If he were hospitalized why put on Jeans? Why not just pull the covers over you, or shoot above the waist?

Strange.

Yes, he's holding a Washington Post (which shows why he's a dope) with the current date but that could easily be done with AI.

So why did he feel the need to show the WaPo in the first place? It is strange given he got up and dressed before the photo. It means someone knew there would be doubts about the veracity of this.

He does have a band-aid on his hand which suggests an I.V. had been inserted there, but it was gone, which is rare for the hospital to remove an I.V. before discharge.

(I feel like Mr. Bean in The Ultimate Disaster Movie, only instead of sitting and looking at paintings I'm looking at a photo of a politician.)

At any rate this won't quell all rumors of the death of moonface here, just with some Fox News types who will say "case closed". But I still have my doubts.

So what would be the point of hiding his death? I don't really know but it happens in politics and perhaps the multi-chinned McConnell doesn't want the Democrat governor of Kentucky to (illegally) appoint his replacement (Kentucky law calls for a special election if the Governor is from a different party but when did that stop Democrat?)

At any rate it seems to me if McConnell had just fallen and had a slight case of pneumonia they would have said that at the beginning.

This provides no real answers.

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