Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who was elected to the Senate in 2003 and was a close political ally of President Donald Trump, has died, his office confirmed early Sunday. He was 71.

Graham died Saturday night “from a brief and sudden illness,” his office said in a statement.

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    I suspect Mark Twain only felt that way because the internet didn’t exist so he wasn’t exposed to literally all of the evil things these people tend to do.

    People as bad existed in the past, but due to limited communication technology their ability to screw over the entire planetary population was severely limited.

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      That’s probably a big part of it. I was the same opinion as his from that quote 2 years ago.

      Now I can’t wait for these demons to die slowly and painfully