A top political strategist says it is time for Sen. Mitch McConnell’s aides to lawyer up as his health mystery nears its seventh week. I don’t think that Mitch McConnell is alive... “I don’t think Mitch McConnell’s walking out of the hospital,” he added. McConnell’s office is led by longtime aide Terry Carmack, who is set to make $226,000 this year. McConnell’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Beast.