Republican Senator Lashes Out at People for Asking ‘Where’s Mitch’

Eric Lee / REUTERS A 73-year-old Republican senator is coming to Mitch McConnell’s defense as many demand transparency about his health mystery. Maine’s Susan Collins lashed out at those demanding answers about McConnell’s weeks-long absence from Congress, following a fall that sent him to the hospital on June 14. “Mitch was the longest-serving leader in Senate history,” Collins told The New York Times. “Couldn’t we extend some grace to him? He is a survivor of childhood polio, which has made…