071326 Dispatch: Losing Lindsey, Regaining Mitch?

It’s Monday, July 13, and a new dispatch is in hand.

Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies

And Mitch McConnell hasn’t?

He was such a Washington fixture. It’s like waking up and seeing the Lincoln Memorial gone. Or car-jackings.

Graham died of a “brief and sudden illness” Saturday evening. And the ghouls were celebrating by Sunday morning.

A preliminary medical examination suggests Graham died from an “aortic dissection.” Basically, his heart blew a leak thanks to underlying heart disease.

The Disney-loving, smooth-talking, war-hawking South Carolinian was 71. His death leaves a giant hole in the Senate … and on Sunday morning talk shows. He showed up on news shows more than Ozempic commercials.

Yeah, he was a hawk. Curious to see if he’s buried or his ashes are put in the tip of a tomahawk missile.

But he was also one of the funniest people in politics. Well, deliberately funny. You can’t help but look at AOC and laugh. Here’s a classic Graham moment.

Trump Remembers Graham as “One of the Greatest People and Senators I Have Known”

“Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead! He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!! DETAILS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO FOLLOW. So sad!”he posted to Truth Social.

Graham ran against Trump in 2016 GOP primary only to end up a close friend and golfing buddy. Oddly, Graham only won the years Trump wasn’t president.

Kinda funny how so many of those Trump 2016 adversaries became friends, cabinet members or golfing buddies. Heck, Hillary would be a golfing buddy too … if she wasn’t so dangerous with an iron in her hand.

Trump Spoke to Graham Just About an Hour Before He Died

So, of course, it’s Trump’s fault.

It used to be just an expression that Trump could talk people to death.

Ghouls Say “Good Riddance”

Liberal celebrities and media commentators, including long-forgotten comedian Margaret Cho, are celebrating Graham’s death.

Getting so you’re more likely to find a woman in Don Lemon’s bed than a soul in a Democrat commentator.

Actually, that’s not always the case. Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press” did seem a bit shaken yesterday morning. And not just because Graham was supposed to be a guest.

Problem is, the people who knew him seemed to like him, even if they wanted to wring his neck sometimes.

So many people commented on his wit and humor. I collected many of the reactions for an article in the Daily Signal: ‘A Tough One to Lose’: Reactions to the Death of Sen. Lindsey Graham

Mitch McConnell Releases Photo and Statement. Or Was It AI?

So Mitch McConnell isn’t dead or brain dead after all. Not that that’s stopped people from serving in Washington before, huh, Big Guy?

McConnell released a long statement and a photograph claimed he was hospitalized last month after a fall, was only briefly unconscious, and is on the mend. THEN WHY DIDN’T HIS STAFF JUST SAY THAT WHEN IT HAPPENED?

Nobody’s buying it. Just like Jill Biden’s book.

The Twitterverse claims the photo is from 2023, with a recent newspaper AI’d into the image. We’ll know for sure he’s been replaced by a fake if he does something to actually help Trump.

Bummer. “Jurassic Park” Actor Sam Neill Dies at Age 78

Bummer news from Down Under. Actor Sam Neill, best known for “Jurassic Park” and “Hunt for Red October,” has died at the age of 78.

I sure hope he did get to see Montana. (A “Hunt for Red October” reference for those who didn’t see the flick.)

Family hasn’t said yet what he died of but celebrated the fact that he died cancer free after beating back a blood cancer again earlier this year. In fact, he was all smiles in his final public appearance a few weeks ago. And not because a Jurassic Park royalty check showed up in the mailbox.

So here’s to you, Sam, for beating cancer and killer dinosaurs.

World Cup Semi-Finals Are Set

France will play Spain and England will face Argentina and the referees.

I think Egypt’s madder at the refs than they ever were Israel.

Norway also got a raw deal against England. England scored after the ball hit a camera wire and landed in a perfect position for England. By rule the play should have been ruled dead.

Prince Harry and Meghan Met Up With King Charles and Queen Camilla, A Big Step Toward Healing the Royal Riffs

And you can bet the royal staff counted the silverware after Meghan left.

Bananas Bits

California Post: ‘Explosive diarrhea’ parasite hits California

And thy name is Newsom.

And that’s that for today…