Sure you can argue for/against either person in terms of ideology. But based on the shocking and unprecedented actions of the majority leader the question of such a small portion of the population having so much power in the upper chamber must be considered. In terms of partisanship and the potential for malfeasance, the speaker pales in comparison to the majority leader.

Im honestly shocked that Mitch and the Senate Rs werent held more accountable for their Supreme Court shenanigans. A more clear and obvious example of dishonesty and partisan hackery is hard to recollect. Cowardly asserting the "biden rule" canard to deny a D president an appointment based on the date of the vacancy in relation to an upcoming election 11 months away and then rushing through a R appointment in a matter of weeks with an election quite literally DAYS away was incredible. It was so obviously wrong that I was honestly impressed they had the sand to actually do it. Parliamentary thievery of the highest degree. Not to mention the literally scores of federal judges blocked by Mitch and co. for the sole purpose of saving them for a R.

Hate on Nancy all you want, I have mixed feelings about her myself, but to compare party-motivated actions and their consequences viewed in terms of damage to the efficiency and integrity of the congress is a waste of time simply because the Senate has so much more power than the House abd thus the potential for greater damage.

Plus Mitch is in a class by himself when it comes to this topic. His abuse of power and utter disregard for any semblance of cooperation with Ds is historically bad. Whats worse, he did it openly with the support of his party. Turning the US senate into a pure party apparatus whose intent was and is to subvert the opposition President at every concieveable opportunity with complete neglect for its traditional role.

I cant stress how significant these shifts were and the potential danger they pose. I honestly believe in 50 to 100 years we will be reading about how the mcConnell years marked the shift of the senate towards a new partisan era. Time will tell.