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'Brain is not working': Psychologist 'skeptical' McConnell is fit to serve
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The Senate Is Not a Convalescent Home for Power
The Evidence—and Its Limits
Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate after a prolonged medical absence looking visibly infirm and, in brief footage, appearing only minimally responsive. Psychologist John Garrison interpreted his expressions and interactions as possible signs of neurological impairment and questioned whether he could understand legislation. But a video clip is not a neurological examination. The reporting supplies grounds for concern, not a diagnosis.
The Wrong Expert Is at the Center
The article makes Garrison’s…
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