If You Have Nothing Nice To Say About Lindsey Graham, Get Your Head Examined

Senator Lindsey Graham passed away a few days ago from an aortic dissection. He was 71.

The public reaction to his death echoes that of Charlie Kirk’s last year. There has certainly been a heartening display of sympathy from most of the Right and much of the prominent Left, praising his character and principles if not his politics.

There are also, however, the dregs of society who have dedicated the past few days of their lives towards doing what they do best — spreading misery and hatred.

Graham was a fighter his whole life. After the tragic death of his mother, Graham put himself and his younger sister through college with an ROTC scholarship and later an Air Force salary. He served his country proudly for decades before turning to politics.

It’s time his country returned the favor and protected his legacy from the barrage of disrespect.

In the Senate, he stood up for the West on every front. He was an unequivocal advocate for Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine in the halls of Congress, despite immense political pressure from both sides of the aisle. He died only hours after returning from a trip to Ukraine to secure a bipartisan Russian sanctions package. He was a powerful voice against authoritarianism and terrorism across the globe.

He crusaded against the smear campaign on Justice Kavanaugh and regularly called out the hypocrisy of the Left. He was a steadfast voice for our country’s most foundational values.

Graham was also known for his political 180 from a hardline Trump critic to one of his fiercest supporters. Some of his critics will have you believe that this is spinelessness. They’re wrong.

When exactly did it become spineless to admit your mistakes? Graham observed the administration’s actions and adjusted his judgment accordingly. Is that not the humility that we should look for in a representative?

He was a great man. Even those who disagree with his politics ought to express condolences. 

The contemptible reactions fit squarely into the same two camps. There are the ghouls who celebrate his death as great news, and the ghouls who try to use it to their own ends.

In the words of Mr. Graham himself, only days before he died: “Judge me by my enemies.”

Whenever you call out someone for celebrating political violence, you’re bound to get the usual protests, “But what if it were Hitler? Or Sinwar? Then it would be okay to celebrate his death!” True.

Here’s a little news flash, people: It isn’t Hitler or Sinwar. It’s a truly decent man and one of the greatest statesmen of the century. It’s okay to celebrate the death of vile mass murderers. It’s not okay to celebrate the death of Senators who didn’t vote the way you wanted.

Usually, the latter comes in the form of conspiracy theories.

Iran does not have the capacity to silently and subtly assassinate a sitting United States Senator. Furthermore, Graham devoted much of his life to combating the Iranian threat. If there were any credible chance that they really had assassinated him, it would be the public focus of his family, the President, and a few channels just slightly more official than the legion of online trolls. The same goes for the Russians.

It wasn’t the Jews either. If anyone hasn’t seen Candace in the past few days, it’s probably because she’s working out how the Mossad killed off Israel’s greatest ally in Congress. He was about to turn on Israel any minute now, guys. She has the sources.

No, Lindsey Graham was not assassinated. He died a tragic, but natural death.

Equally detestable are those mainstream political operatives who would use his passing for political angling.

The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum, in her usual tastelessness, did not express any condolences for Graham or his family. Instead, she used his death as an opportunity to promote a recycled hit piece on him entitled “History Will Judge the Complicit.” 

History will judge Lindsey Graham for the hero that he was, Ms. Applebaum. You, on the other hand, will be forgotten altogether with the rest of the soulless vultures who have no regard for human life.

Lindsey Graham is dead. Decent people everywhere mourn him. There’s one less great man in Congress, and one less fighter for the West.

May God bless him, his family, and all that he stood for. That is all there is to say.