Richard Lugar Passed Away!

Richard Lugar passed away after an illness. A longtime moderate that had won praise from both sides.

The only moderate Republican that won praise from both sides of the aisle passed away.

Richard Lugar, the former Indiana senator from 1977 to 2013 had passed away from an illness.

He was the founder of the Lugar Center in Washington, DC.

"His loving wife Char, his four sons, Mark, Bob, John and David and their families were with him throughout his short illness in the hospital," the presser from the Lugar Center said.

Lugar was a longtime Republican senator who had experience in foreign policy.

Mike Pence, Sen. Mike Bruan (R-IN), Sen. Todd Young (R-IN), Evan Bayh, Joe Donnelly, Gov. Eric Holcomb, Barack Obama, Mitch Daniels and Indiana U.S. and state lawmakers express sympathy towards Lugar.

"Senator Lugar's contributions to the life of our nations are countless. Richard Lugar was a leader not only in the Senate but also on the world stage, where he worked tirelessly to bring pressure to end apratheid in South Africa and enforce treaties that destroyed the Soviet weapons of mass destruction. As the longest serving member of Congress from Indiana, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, he leaves behind a legacy of public service that will inspire Hooisers for generations," said Pence.

Lugar was always considered a moderate at current standings. He never stood a chance in Donald J. Trump's Republican Party.

Lugar was defeated in a 2012 Republican primary against former Indiana treasurer Richard Murdock who had once said that it's "god's will" for a rape victim to carry the child.

Murdock's defeat to Joe Donnelly was biter. The Republican thought they could easily pick up a seat.

Mike Bruan, a former U.S. Congressman would soon beat Donnelly in 2018.

Obama issued a statement on Lugar's death.

"For 36 years, Richard Lugar proved that pragmatism and decency work -- not only in Washington but all over the world. We held different political beliefs, but traveling overseas together, he took me under his wing as we toured munition storage facilities and talked over meals of borscht. Dick always stuck to the facts, he exhibited the truth that common courtesy can speak across cultures. His passing is a reminder of the constant and pressing need to expand international non-proliferation agreements. And it's a call to remember what a public servant can be."

As a Rhodes scholar and member of the U.S. Navy, Lugar was the mayor of Indianapolis before he would soon find his calling in the U.S. Senate.

Former President Barack Obama honors Lugar with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Both sides of the chambers have praised Lugar during his time in the public service. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama in 2014.

He was one of the many Republicans who left the senate believing that their party has gone off the deep end.

To this day, Republicans continue to push forth kookspiracies about the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election. Being peddled by far-white agitators in the junk food media, it's now more partisan than it's been before.

The Lugar Center had ranked lawmakers by their voting record and stances on issues.

Take one Mo Brooks, the Republican congressman from Alabama. He is considered one of the least bipartisan lawmakers in Washington. He is considered a far-white lawmaker.

Last month, he read the book of Mein Kampf on the floor of the House in regards to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and her Green New Deal proposals.

Sure wish we had a Richard Lugar in the senate. The Republicans in the senate now are far off the cliff. They relish in division and divisiveness. Mitch McConnell is the prime example of what's wrong with Washington.

The junk food media fails to cover him. They rather cover AOC, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.

Unfortunate we're living in these times.