Crowd howls as Jon Stewart begs McConnell not to return in searing roast: ‘We’re fine!’

>Jon Stewart used Monday’s Daily Show to unload on Mitch McConnell, mocking the ailing senator’s long-awaited “proof of life” photo before pleading with him, only half in jest, to stay retired.

>The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican resurfaced over the weekend with a hospital-bed image after a month out of public view. The picture drew immediate skepticism online, and Stewart became the latest in a chorus of voices who weren’t buying the wholesome framing, sarcastically presenting the photo as proof McConnell was “the happiest boy in the hospital.”

>The host compared the senator’s beaming grin to a Make-A-Wish child, then twisted the knife with a jab at McConnell’s health care record. He went on to imagine a run of increasingly ridiculous follow-up shots — the senator and his wife riding Splash Mountain, scaling the Empire State Building, and taking in a World Cup match.

How are we fine..?

Mitch is dead. His photo is bullshit. Call a special election and force a public/live appearance.