Greetings! The conservative Victory Girls blog offers a decent reason why so much secrecy surrounds Sen. Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) poorly explained six-week stay in a hospital and rehab facility. “The moment it becomes clear McConnell cannot return, the conversation immediately shifts to resignation, succession, and control of a Senate seat,” writes Carol Marks. “Keeping information tightly controlled also keeps that political pressure at bay”... The American Conservative names three GOP senators who could derail what the editors are calling a “Vance/Rubio coronation.” They include Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul....Agree! The Washington Examiner offers four reasons why Todd Blanche is “too dangerous” to helm Trump’s Department of Justice....TheRighting just published its first-ever list of the top 20 right-wing YouTube creators.  Podcaster superstar Ben Shapiro leads the group with seven million (!!!) subscribers. Extremist Candace Owens slithered into second place with six million subscribers. Her estimated monthly income can be as high as $121,000, according to Social Blade which furnished the raw data. And that  proves that outrage is a successful business model...WNBA superstar Sophie Cunningham is becoming a darling of the right for publicly proclaiming that transgender athletes should be barred from competing against biological females.  Furthermore, the Washington Free Beacon observes, the Indiana Fever guard has become a WNBA superstar in a sport “where attractive white women have long been marginalized and underrepresented”...Wedding Bells: Faded former right-wing politician Marjorie Taylor Greene wedded Brian Glenn, a correspondent for the far-right-leaning Real America’s Voice, in Las Vegas Tuesday night.  It was the second wedding for both of them. (The Gateway Pundit)....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings!  Dept. of Health: The office of Sen. Mitch “MIA” McConnell (R-KY) released its second proof of life photo of the infirm 84-year-old politician sitting up in what appears to be a hospital bed with his wife standing next to him. That did nothing to quell conspiracy theories that he had died and the image was AI slop (USA Today). Memo to Mitch: Time to make a public appearance of some kind that shows you are a  functioning public servant. All this secrecy suggests that you are no longer capable of holding office. And it does nothing except reinforce the perception that Congress is a wobbly gerontocracy which does no party any favors...Fresh from being insulted by President Trump at Friday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins held her head high and showed up Monday night on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” Host Jon Stewart’s first questions nailed it: “So how was your weekend? Do anything fun?”  The 20-minute interview was a bit awkward as Collins exhibited both nervousness and incredible poise. She provided mostly boilerplate answers to Stewart’s playful questions but nonetheless managed to burnish her reputation as a solid journalist who shows class and dignity in her cringy encounters with Trump. Worth noting: Blaze Media called Trump’s insult of Collins, in which he compared her to transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, “a perfect joke.” Blaze editors concluded that Trump “destroyed” the CNN anchor...Question of the Day: Why are Ukrainian officials granting interviews to wacky far-right influencer Laura Loomer? It’s because they believe that her new-found support for Ukraine will influence President Trump, according to this BBC news report...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard