Republican Rep. Marlin Stutzman made the eyebrow-raising statement on NewsNation after being bluntly asked if he believes McConnell, 84, is dead.
“You know, just the things that I’ve heard and seen from some friends is that he’s obviously not doing well, but don’t know if he’s alive or has passed away,” Stutzman said.
Stutzman, who represents northeast Indiana, slammed the secrecy surrounding McConnell’s three-week hospitalization. He demanded answers from the McConnell team, which is led by his longtime, camera-shy aide, Terry Carmack, who is set to earn more than $226,000 this year.
Not recovering, almost certainly, dead is another matter. Modern medicine can do an insane job of keeping someone “alive” long past the point their body has given out. Particularly when money isn’t a factor.
My guess is that he’s either brain-dead, but kept “alive” by machines, or wishes he was brain-dead, while being kept in pain by machines.
Personally I like the latter.
We should only be so lucky