The Right-Cheek Ass Clown for March, 2024

A new month has arrived, and with it the opportunity to explore expanded horizons of ass-clownery. We'll just skip the usual blah, blah, blah about how hard it is to single out a single ass clown for the award, and get right to it -

Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Readers, we present the award for

The Right-Cheek Ass Clown for March, 2024

to

Senator Mitch McConnell (R, KY)

Today marks the twelfth ass clown award presented to Senator McConnell - a record exceeded only by the 19 awards won by the Republican Party and the 16 presented to Der Furor since I instituted these awards back in 2011. Senator McConnell, however, has the added distinction of being the Ass Clown of the Year for three consecutive years - 2018, 2019, and 2020.

But that's all history. Senator McConnell recently announced that he would step down as the Senate Minority Leader after the upcoming election, having apparently decided he had done enough to destroy the nation he was sworn to serve. 

You may recall that, after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Der Furor's partisans on January 6th, 2021, Mr McConnell stood before the Senate and solemnly intoned that Der Furor was "practically and morally responsible" for the insurrection. Now, with an election coming up, Mr McConnell has made a disgraceful about-face to endorse the man he once denounced, simply because he is his party's nominee. 

It is apparently not enough for him to have taken a lead role in destroying the independence and reputation of the Supreme Court by shamelessly rushing through unqualified justices ... now, he hypocritically supports a disgraced former president facing dozens of state and federal criminal charges, a man who is a convicted sexual offender, and a man who childishly insulted McConnell's own wife using racially-charged language. Raw political power and advantage are the only things he understands or cares about - the nation and the world be damned.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Readers, the Right-Cheek Ass Clown for March, 2024, is Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell - surely one of the most profoundly hypocritical men ever to disgrace a seat in the United States Senate.

Have a good day. Be sure to come back tomorrow for some much-needed laughs on Cartoon Saturday - you know you need them. More thoughts then.

Bilbo