Let’s try to make this truly quick, shall we?

Oh, who am I kidding? There’s way too much stuff afoot to make this version of the 5QT actually quick in any real sense of the word. But I’m going to make an effort because let’s face it — we’re all ready for the weekend.
So...

1. Glitch McConnell’s Last Stand ... Or, Sit
   Mitch McConnell has a new nickname, and I’m fine with the fact I didn’t pick it. I had some pride of ownership in Morphine Mitch, which was my moniker for him, but given the fact that he can’t seem to stand or walk anymore without falling down and breaking something, and he definitely doesn’t seem capable of holding court in front of a press avail without needing a reboot, Glitch McConnell supersedes everything else.
   And Glitch is now the sole Republican in the Senate voting against Trump’s nominees. That was true of both RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, and the word is it’ll be true of Kash Patel as well.
   There was a time when Mitch McConnell was feared. When he would snap his fingers and the Senate Republicans would stand at attention. But that time is gone.
   McConnell doesn’t hold much, if any, sway in that body anymore. How can he? He’s a pathetic figure now, who gets rolled into the chamber in a wheelchair to make irrelevant votes against his own party. McConnell’s political underlings are out raising money for establishment Republicans who are in increasing disfavor with the party’s base, and even now the word is they’re hard at work trying to stand up a Nikki Haley 2028 presidential bid.
   But it’s all gone. The Mitch Machine isn’t feared anymore. Politically it’s a net negative.
   And Mitch McConnell has now become Glitch McConnell. On Thursday, President Trump laid into him in terms even more devastating than anything he said about Joe Biden — who as it happens is actually in a little better shape than McConnell is...

Donald Trump responds to Mitch McConnell not voting for RFK & Tulsi
"I feel sorry for Mitch... he's not equipped mentally, he wasn't e...