Newsletter Indignity Vol. 2, No. 17: The vanishing middle. THE WORST THING WE READ™ Tom Scocca Feb 24, 2022 — 5 min read Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., conducts a news conference after the Republican Senate luncheon in Russell Building on Tuesday, February 15, 2022. Also appearing from left are Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., John Thune, R-S.D., and Rick Scott, R-Fla. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)