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MAGA: Progress, Not Perfection
American Thinker ^ | 3 Apr, 2025 | Peggy Ryan

Posted on 04/03/2025 7:46:03 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Everyone including me was apoplectic over President Trump’s full-throated endorsement of Lindsey Graham for his 2026 Senate race. What was POTUS thinking? Graham is a RINO, a war hawk. This man hates MAGA.

Lindsey Graham said Trump-supporters embrace “demagoguery,” called MAGA “bats--- crazy,” said Trump’s foreign policy is “gibberish,” that Trump doesn’t have the “temperament or judgment” to be president.

Then Graham lined up with the real January 6 insurgents (Democrats) and attacked MAGA as violent. He tried to implicate President Trump in the alleged “insurrection.” He said, “Those responsible for Capitol security, including our political leaders, must also be held accountable” and followed that up by blaming Trump for “a self-inflicted wound” and said that “his actions were the problem, not the solution.”

Graham in no way represents patriots in this country. So why did President Trump come out with this glowing endorsement for him? Well, let’s try to look at POTUS’s position from a 10,000-foot view.

SNIP

Bottom line: POTUS is literally up against the world, his administration under constant attack from all sides. Just to put America back on track is a herculean task that President Trump has willingly taken on.

So how does all this relate to the incomprehensible endorsement of Lindsey Graham? Graham is a minuscule piece of the puzzle, insignificant in the long run.

And I’m sure POTUS has his reasons. Maybe Graham really is President Trump’s friend, though that argument strains credulity. Or maybe the endorsement was the art of the deal. Or it could just be the only practical move at this point.

Fact: Senator Graham is there at least until Jan 2027, even if he loses in 2026. Now, POTUS could refuse to endorse him and live with another enemy in the Senate for the next nine months

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: drinkkoolaid; graham; linda; lindsey; lindseygraham; maga; neocons; noexcuse; rino

1 posted on 04/03/2025 7:46:03 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

I still hope Linda gets primaried.


2 posted on 04/03/2025 7:46:14 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

The globalists on Wall Street are having a temper tantrum today.


3 posted on 04/03/2025 7:48:22 AM PDT by cowboyusa
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To: MtnClimber

“Perfection is the enemy of excellence.”


4 posted on 04/03/2025 7:48:50 AM PDT by cuban leaf (2024 is going to be one for the history books, like 1939. And 2025 will be more so, like 1940-1945.)
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To: MtnClimber

We all do.


5 posted on 04/03/2025 7:49:19 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: cowboyusa

Too bad.


6 posted on 04/03/2025 7:49:40 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: No name given

Yeah, how dare America stand up for it’s Working and Middle Class?


7 posted on 04/03/2025 7:51:00 AM PDT by cowboyusa
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To: No name given

Open jusr released more Gas, Oil is plunging.


8 posted on 04/03/2025 7:51:59 AM PDT by cowboyusa
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To: MtnClimber

Graham is our new McCain.


9 posted on 04/03/2025 7:55:08 AM PDT by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left?)
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To: MtnClimber

Agreed. I’m no fan of Grahmnesty


10 posted on 04/03/2025 8:04:20 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: MtnClimber

Graham says/does whatever butters his bread on a particular day, and can be used temporarily, but not trusted. Trump sees this, and is playing Graham to his advantage. Graham is arguably more useful and predictable than someone with principles.


11 posted on 04/03/2025 8:20:59 AM PDT by Chewbarkah
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To: MtnClimber

Apparently Trump and Lindseed play golf together all the time. I don’t get it but....


12 posted on 04/03/2025 8:27:10 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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Graham is chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.

He is who gets to score various plans upcoming for Reconciliation. A basic rule of Reconciliation is that a bill cannot add to the deficit or it cannot be voted on via Reconciliation, per the parliamentarian.

So Graham has, so far, chosen to score the bills upcoming as not increasing the deficit (even though they will) and Trump must have that conclusion or the bill has to face the 60 vote filibuster constraint.


13 posted on 04/03/2025 8:47:20 AM PDT by Owen
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To: MtnClimber

depressed about lindsey


14 posted on 04/03/2025 11:33:08 AM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: Tell It Right
The article wasn't defending Graham, it was saying that Trump's endorsement doesn't change the fact that MAGA is still his only goal.

From article:

"We may not know why, but we can be sure he’s not turning on us, not one of them. His sole focus is now and has always been to take our country back, to Make America Great Again."

“The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom”.

—Sun Tzu

15 posted on 04/03/2025 5:50:34 PM PDT by Kenny
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