General Discussion

to them. A close reading is that they say conversations took place in which Thune and Barasso spoke to McConnel.
The conversations were about current events and politics. But it was THEM speaking to McConnel who could even so be brain dead.

I wouldn't trust a member of the PARTY of LIES.

I think we very likely have carefully parsed narratives to give an illusion. This is how the R's TRUMP, VANCE and others have behaved for many years.

Just get a video camera in McConnel's room and show him responding coherently to friendly conversation "Hi Mitch!, How you feeling" "Is there anything we can get you?" "Need a book?" "Will they let you eat candy? What's your favorite?"