His death comes as fellow Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell remains in the hospital after paramedics responded to a call at a known residence last month for an individual experiencing cardiac arrest.

Without going through Graham's long service in the US Senate, the first takeaway I have is that his death and McConnell's absence compresses the Republican 52-47 Senate Majority. We need the Governor of South Carolina to make a temporary appointment ASAP.

For those more interested in his legacy, he was scheduled to be on Meet the Press with Kristen Welker today and I believe she will now fill that space with the President and the Israeli Prime Minister both of whom want to offer their recollections of the man.


Graham was fresh off a trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.

He was probably the GOP's biggest supporter of aid to the Ukraine.

Accept, Lindsey didn't give any money or press for supplies to Ukraine. Trump stopped all assets to UKRAINE.

Lindsey's death is a "GODSEND"!

He was known in his circle as Miss Linseed Oil! 

Accept, Lindsey didn't give any money or press for supplies to Ukraine.

I won't bother with the validity of that statement. I'm now much more concerned with grammar being taught in American schools.

Graham talking about trump and his supporters...

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I'm now much more concerned with grammar being taught in American schools

now that civics seems like another lost cause among maga ...

There is a miniscule (non-existent) chance that South Carolina , the spiritual home of slavery and the birthplace of the Confederacy, will elect anything but MAGA. 

For somebody so obsessed with race, I think it may be time to remind you of how far South Carolina has come. Lindsey Graham replaced a democrat Senator by the name of Strom Thurmond who was a segregationist. Do you know how long ago that was?  It was when there actually were whites who were racists and they seemed to prefer that democrats represent them.

In modern times South Carolina had Graham and Tim Scott. It even had Nikki Haley as Governor. Today South Carolina is the home of freedom and voting for people based on their ideas.

If you do was to focus on the pockets where racism still exists in this country, there is no better place than that city only 10 miles from you. There they elect racist mayors like Brandon Johnson.

South Carolina flew the confederate flag on the grounds of their Capitol Building until 2015 . And the only reason it came down then was because a white racist killed 9 black people while they were praying in a church. 

Lindsey Graham replaced a democrat Senator by the name of Strom Thurmond who was a segregationist.

Completely FALSE,

Strom Thurmond who I met several times, quite famously switched parties in 1964 from Dixiecrat to Republican over the Civil Rights Act

and held the Senate seat as a Republican for 47 years until he retired in 2003 when he was 100 years old.  He passed 6 months later.

Strom was always super reasonable, he espoused states rights and thought Jim Crow laws were the will of the people ( well not all of the people )

While he was Governor of SC long before my time, he insisted on the arrest and trial of a gang of white men, with an all white jury where there were no witnesses

and no statements from the accused, all of whom were pronounced not guilty and the NAACP and ACLU praised him for at least a show of "fairness".

It was a typical deep South mockery of the law.

He always supported segregation, racially biased rules and opposed civil right legislation throughout his Life but he did soften his racial positions in the 70s and again in the 90s when his first white daughter died when hit by a white drunk driver.

It turns out that at the age of 23, in 1925, Thurmond fathered a "mixed race" daughter with the 15 year old daughter of his parents housekeeper. Essie Mae Washington-Williams

I have actually had SC neighbors and relatives insist that that proves he wasn't a racist............ .are you kidding me?

It was more like a sign that he was going to be the Senate's #1 serial sexual harasser.

Never get in an elevator alone with old Strom. 

Lindsey Graham replaced a democrat Senator by the name of Strom Thurmond

Completely FALSE

Futher proof that you can't ever believe anything a reactionary propagandist says.

Today South Carolina is the home of freedom and voting for people based on their ideas.

That's what it looks like to people who live 800 miles away, maybe even to the tourists, but on the ground it's pretty much the same.

Living there one is constantly reminded of the differences that still exist in public schools and traffic control.

They still only elect Republicans, but, yes, they do elect colored people now, which is some improvement for sure.

When is the last time you lived there?

I still own a home there. 

Many people I used to know there moved back to PA or CA.

Maybe SC is a failing state like CA ?

I still own a home there. 

Mmmmm, I don't think that answers the question. 

Many people I used to know there moved back to PA or CA.

Yes, the SE part of the US is a different kind of heat.

Maybe SC is a failing state like CA ?

Maybe? Do you have anything to back that up?

I still own a home there. 

slum lord ...

Yes, the SE part of the US is a different kind of heat.

I said nothing about the heat.  

Maybe? Do you have anything to back that up?

Sean's insistence that people moving out of one state to another isn't proof?  /S

Lindsey Grahams legacy will be mixed , at best.  His betrayal of John McCains ideals and principles in order to suck up to Trump will weigh his historical reputation down like a lead balloon. 

John McCain was a spiteful little man who disgraced his family and their long history in the United States Navy.

As we all deal with the chaos that American medical care has become, there are but two names that come to mind: John McCain and the creator of Obamacare.

Amazing.   Trump against McCain yields this crap by a Trump supporter.

Trump against McCain yields this crap by a Trump supporter.

More proof that the Republican party that nominated McCain for President no longer exists. The Republican party is now run completely by the lunatic fringe of rightwing conservative fascists who pledged their loyalty to a populist authoritarian who promised them he'd burn down the establishment that got us here over the last 250 years. It's very sad to see that happen to the party of Lincoln and the party I voted for in the first four Presidential elections I was eligible to vote in. I thought I was pissed at them after Bush took us to war in Iraq on false pretenses after I had voted for him, but now the party I left is completely unrecognizable. It's now been hollowed out and turned into a haven for white supremacists, white nationalists, xenophobes, religious extremists, Christo-fascists, angry bigots and bitter weak incel's angry they're not allowed to assault women and blow shit up.

As we all deal with the chaos that American medical care has become

I wouldn't worry Vic, Trump's healthcare plan comes out in 2 weeks. 

The Facts About John McCain

John McCain’s Military Service

• John McCain graduated 5th from the bottom of his class at the Naval Academy but was known as a fierce fighter, a loyal friend, and a leader among his peers.
• John McCain helped save lives during a massive fire in the U.S.S. Forrestal.
• John McCain fought for his country in the Vietnam War.
• John McCain crashed his jet twice, and a third time was shot down and taken prisoner in Vietnam.
• John McCain was held for 5 years in a Vietnamese prison and brutally tortured. He refused an early release because his father was an Admiral, insisting on upholding the code of honor that those taken first must be released first.

John McCain and Supporting America’s Armed Forces

• As a U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, John McCain was among the Senate’s staunchest supporters of our men and women in uniform.
• John McCain resolutely insisted on making sure our service members had the funding, equipment, training, and support they needed. He insisted that they be given clear missions, and he held both civilian and military leaders to account.
• John McCain insisted that the Armed Services Committee do its job by passing a defense authorization bill each year.
• Last year’s National Defense Authorization Act was named for Senator McCain in honor of his long support for our nation’s military.
• John McCain insisted that the Pentagon never give up on obtaining a full accounting for all of America’s POW/MIA’s. He worked with the U.S. and Vietnamese governments to get a full accounting of POW/MIA’s, and to expose frauds perpetrated against the families of MIA’s.

John McCain and Veterans

• John McCain fought to make sure America kept its promise to its veterans. He held Veterans Administration leaders to account in failing to provide proper health care, including in his home state of Arizona.
• John McCain authored legislation to redress the failure of the VA to provide proper health care – the “Choice Act” – as well as the Veterans Suicide Prevention Act.

John McCain and the Iraq War

• After the attacks of 9/11, John McCain supported President Bush in launching the Iraq War in 2003, along with the vast majority of U.S. Senators and Congressmen.
• John McCain quickly became a critic of the Administration’s handling of the war, however, on everything from ensuring we had adequate troops on the ground, to working with Allies, to calling out and condemning torture.
• John McCain supported President Bush’s decision to launch a surge in Iraq when most other politicians and commentators were against it. The surge helped bring the Sunnis in Iraq into the government, paving the way for the more stable Iraq we have today.
• John McCain opposed the early withdrawal from Iraq – which led to the growth of ISIS – and supported early intervention in Syria, which would have prevented the spread of ISIS.

John McCain and Advancing Freedom and Human Rights

• John McCain always called on America to stand up for its values of   freedom and democracy (Open Link in new window)   and saw these as essential to advancing America’s interests and national security in the world.
• John McCain consistently stood up for those whose rights were abused, against authoritarians and dictators.
• Having been tortured by his Vietnamese captors, John McCain wanted to be sure that the America he loved never itself engaged in torture. After the Abu Ghraib scandal, he was the principal sponsor of legislation to prohibit the United States from engaging in the torture of any kind.
• John McCain was a principal sponsor of legislation to sanction human rights abuses, known as the Magnitsky Act, in remembrance of U.S. businessman Bill Browder’s attorney who was killed in a Russian jail.

John McCain and Immigration

• John McCain was a key member of a bipartisan group of senators who sought to fix U.S. immigration law in the 2000s. Even then, his position was anchored firmly on “comprehensive” immigration reform, which meant both securing the border, and identifying a path to legalization for those who are already in the U.S. illegally.

John McCain and Campaign Finance Reform (“Draining the Swamp”)

• John McCain was the original “drain the swamp” Senator. He was deeply concerned about the influence of money in politics and sponsored legislation seeking to limit that direct influence.
• John McCain was always against pork barrel spending and as a tool to inform the public, published an annual list of appropriations of funding that were not authorized by the relevant Senate committees.

John McCain and Obamacare

• John McCain opposed Obamacare and fully supported “repeal and replace.”
• John McCain voted against the bill presented to the U.S. Senate – his famous “thumbs down” – because it was “repeal,” without “replace.”
• John McCain wanted “replace” and he urged that the legislation go through the “regular order” in the Senate, to make sure it was well thought out and supported, rather than through a lateral move outside the regular order.

John McCain’s Military Awards

• Silver Star
• Legion of Merit with “V” device
• Distinguished Flying Cross
• Bronze Star Medal with two gold star devices and “V” device (denoting 3 Bronze Stars total, one with the Valor distinction)
• Purple Heart with one gold star (denoting 2 Purple Hearts total)
• Meritorious Service Medal with bronze star (denoting 2 Meritorious Service Medals total)
• Air Medal with bronze No. 5 device (denoting 5 Air Medals total)
• Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with one gold star and “V” device (denoting 2 awards total, one with the Valor distinction)
• Prisoner of War Medal
• Navy Expeditionary Medal
• National Defense Service Medal
• Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with 2 bronze stars (denoting 2 specific campaigns)
• Vietnam Service Medal with 1 bronze star (one specific campaign)
• Humanitarian Service Medal with 1 bronze star (one specific campaign)
• Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal with 1960 device
• Combat Action Ribbon
• Navy Unit Commendation
• Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation

John McCain was a spiteful little man who disgraced his family and their long history in the United States Navy.

Trump's healthcare plan comes out in 2 weeks

520+ weeks ago ...

Do you ever pause and rethink your sentences before you send them to the site?

Clearly Trump supporters prefer people who claimed to have bone spurs to avoid having to fight. Donald Trump isn't fit to shine John McCain's Naval officers black patent Oxfords, and yet his bellycrawling MAGAites are out trying to piss on McCain's grave. Shows exactly what kind of shameless worms support their rotted meat dear Leader.

once the child molesting cult leader utters a meaningless cliche, the maga animal farm chorus begins chanting it ...

• Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died overnight, opening up what could be a hotly contested race to fill the seat he vacated.

• Rep. Nancy Mace, R-.S.C., is "strongly considering" a run for the seat, according to a person familiar with her thinking. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., has also expressed interest, Punchbowl News reported.

• According to South Carolina law, the state will hold a special primary election on Aug. 11 to find a GOP nominee to appear on the ballot in November's general election.

• Rep. Nancy Mace interested in Lindsey Graham's vacated Senate seat

Will South Carolina elect a nut case to the Senate ?  Why not. 

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Among his better accomplishments:

My lasting memory of Lindsey Graham, and perhaps the achievement for which he deserves to be remembered, is that he played an unlikely but pivotal role in finally exposing the Russiagate hoax almost exactly six years ago.

After persistent pressure, Lindsey succeeded in obtaining the Rosetta Stone of the Russiagate hoax, the FBI's January 2017 interview notes with Christopher Steele's supposed super source, Igor Danchenko. In those notes, Danchenko admitted that the dossier was based largely on bar talk, gossip and rumors, and that he had no firsthand knowledge of anything.

This did not just expose Steele's lies. It revealed that the FBI had continued advancing allegations it knew from the outset were false. Lindsey could have done nothing at all, slow walked the release, selectively disclosed portions of the material, or tried to maximize the political benefit for himself. Instead, he simply released the full interview notes. From those documents, we were able to identify Danchenko, and with that, the entire Russiagate narrative was exposed as the total fraud it had always been.

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Another of graham’s  best moments: the kavanaugh witch hunt…..

Are you aware that at 9:23 on the night of July the 9th, the day you were nominated to the Supreme Court by President Trump, Senator Schumer said, 23 minutes after your nomination, 'I will oppose Judge Kavanaugh's nomination with everything I have, and I hope a bipartisan majority will do the same. The stakes are simply too high for anything less'?" Graham said. "Well, if you weren't aware of it, you are now."

Graham then pressed Kavanaugh on what Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) had done with Ford's allegations, which her staff had already sat on for over 20 days before they surfaced. "If you wanted a FBI investigation, you could have come to us," Graham said. "What you want to do is destroy this guy's life, hold this seat open and hope you win in 2020. You've said that, not me."

“When you see Sotomayor and Kagan, tell them that Lindsey said hello because I voted for them,” Graham said to Kavanaugh before turning back to Democrats. “I would never do to them what you've done to this guy. This is the most unethical sham since I've been in politics. And if you really wanted to know the truth, you sure as hell wouldn't have done what you've done to this guy.”

Boy, you all want power,” Graham said to the Democrats. “God, I hope you never get it. I hope the American people can see through this sham. That you knew about it and you held it. You had no intention of protecting Dr. Ford; none. She's as much of a victim as you are. God, I hate to say it because these have been my friends…

To my Republican colleagues, if you vote no, you're legitimizing the most despicable thing I have seen in my time in politics ," he said.

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Graham dead, McConnell probably dead.... Did an asteroid hit somewhere?

I'm sure the maga thumpers will soon connect the dots for us ...

Thats ok, when Trump kicks off there will be celebrations. 

I wonder if it will be the same for Biden or Obama?

For Biden and Obama there will be celebrations of their lives.  After Trump there will be celebrations of good riddance to a criminal, traitor, wanna-be dictator.

Of course, because trump and progressives act very similarly.

trump celebrates his enemies dying, progressives will celebrate their enemy dying, 

trump and progressives act very similarly

Then that should warm your heart toward progressives.

why do you always demand "progressives" act better than the leader of your party, a man some of the morons on your side compare to Jesus? 

You should be better than incessant whataboutisms intended to make Trump look better than he is.  He's a piece of shit and thats why he is the enemy of people. 

I'm closing this article since civil discussion that is on topic is seems to be impossible.