Avoiding “freezing” in public

“Freezing” has been the expression used to describe what happened to the 81 years old Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in an interaction with reporters in Covington, Kentucky, last week. 

It’s not that the politician was left inside a walk-in refrigerator, but that he looked paralyzed for more than 30 seconds after he was asked whether he would run for re-election. This shows once more that we have too many old politicians in this country. 

Since these imbeciles don’t show any desire to let go, let me propose a few tools that should prevent this from happening. All are very affordable and can be found in any store near the centers of political power.

Antifreeze: You don’t need that anymore if you have an electric car, but a small cup early in the morning instead of espresso might prevent embarrassing “freezing” like what happened to McConnell. 

WD-40: The spray can has been used for years to unlock, or unfreeze reluctant rusty bolts that were stuck in old mechanical devices. 

This would just speed up the recovery process and let the politician keep on fund-raising without missing a beat. A simpler and much better alternative should have young leaders instead. If you have additional suggestions, please share them on this blog.