Mitch McConnell has announced he is stepping down as Senate Leader in November. This leaves an opening for establishment critics to step up and show us how to lead. One of those critics, Sen. Rand Paul, has gotten an endorsement from almost the least likely place. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

I say almost because RFK Jr has some libertarian tendencies, as does Sen. Paul. One of his reasons for endorsing Rand is that we need leaders who won’t kowtow to the military contractors or push us deeper into foreign conflicts.

RFK Jr. points to Rand as someone who will "prioritize American wellness over all else." Adding, "He’s shown great judgment and has the grit to put hardworking Americans first."

I don't have the bandwidth to care much about "leadership" races. Every year since the Tea Party, there have been a lot of complaints that we need to replace the establishment leadership. Yet, not a lot of people stepping up to lead themselves.

I also don't have any strong opinions for or against Mitch McConnell any more than any other politician. We've had some laughs with Cocaine Mitch over the years. He deserves his flowers for ratf*cking the Democrats over replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg. And while we all praise Donald Trump over the way he singlehandedly overturned Roe v. Wade by choosing names off of a list and having the self-control to stay off Twitter during hearings, McConnell deserves a little bit of credit for doing the work to actually get all three Justices confirmed.

But this is a game for what you've done for me lately. And lately, Mitch has been more effective as a senator for Ukraine than one for Kentucky. Under McConnell's "leadership" Joe Biden got away with:

• Lowering the threshold for taxing you on your side hustles to $600 PER TRANSACTION in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a bill that "bribed us with our own money."
• Funding 87,000 new IRS employees in the Inflation Reduction Act, a bill Biden has since admitted he lied about ever being about reducing inflation.

Would it be nice if someone like Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, or Mike Lee stepped up and ran for Senate Leader? Sure. But we've been waiting for that since 2010. Instead, we'll get stuck with John Thune and complain about the establishment for a few more election cycles.

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