So Mitch McConnell has called off the senate.

[JohnnyRingo]

Because so many senate republicans (3) are falling victim to corona virus they're spooked about gatherings now. McConnell has delayed legislation for the Covid relief bill they were supposed to be working on until October 19th at the earliest.

However, he said hearings to confirm the Supreme Court nominee will begin Oct 12 as scheduled, virus be damned.

What if enough republicans fall ill that confirmation is impossible? I'm not sure how close it will be. Perhaps someone here who knows more than me about senate proceedings can handicap the effort.

[Eugene]

1. Tom Cotton says that they'll wheel sick lawmakers into the Senate if necessary.

[hunter]

4. Possibly dead lawmakers as well.

[Guilded Lilly]

2. Their agenda is not to do their jobs, not help the citizens...

who put them IN their jobs and certainly not show any signs of decent humanity in their character.

[abqtommy]

3. Hey Mitch, whatcha gonna do when all virus hell does break loose?

[MichMan]

5. Could they allow proxy voting like the House?

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Democrats have been trying to get them to do it

but their hard heads are leading to their soft behinds.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Apparently there were a bunch of Senators at that super-spreader event

other than the ones that tested positive.

Sounds like this is a "Senate-wide quarantine".

[WyattKansas]

7. Are more Republican Senators testing positive?

Maybe Moscow Mitch is having a tingle followed by an immediate butt hole clenching feeling?

[marked50]

9. McTurtle can say whatever he likes but Reality will finally catch up to him

one way or another.