Two aging members of Congress hid serious health problems from the public, a bad sign for how little accountability elected officials face.

• Mitch McConnell was found unconscious at his DC home in June and given CPR for a cardiac arrest, per EMS records — his office has said nothing.
• McConnell, no longer majority leader, is clinging to power atop the Rules Committee and the defense spending subcommittee that controls Ukraine and Israel money.
• He has fallen on camera, broken ribs, had a concussion, and frozen up publicly, yet keeps getting reelected in Kentucky.
• Republican Rep. Tom Kean vanished for 116 days for depression treatment while his staff gave cryptic excuses, and still won his primary.
• Kean voted against paid sick leave for workers, making his taxpayer-funded four-month absence look hypocritical.

Outlook: Kean may lose his swing seat, but McConnell faces no real pressure to step down or explain his condition.