Graham gets heat for deal

The State.com ^ | Wed, May. 25, 2005 | LAUREN MARKOE

[upchuck]

"I will fight for the conservative cause, because I believe in it," Graham said. "I will break away when I think the country needs me to break away to find a middle ground."

Lindsey, you're a Senator. What happened to listening to your constituents and letting their desires guide you?

But that's ok, Lindsey. Just be sure to enjoy this, you first and last term as a US Senator. 'cause we WILL NOT forget.

Ravenel/2008

[upchuck]

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[JustAnAmerican]

Just a small taste of what the Gang Of Seven will be getting.

[Agent Smith]

Lindsey Graham is our John Edwards. Barf!

[Rome2000]

How sad, another good one is perverted by the Washingtonian money grabbers.

Once you are in you become an apparatchik trying to keep the masses from destroying your fiefdom.

[libstripper]

Lindsey should be the prime target for removal. SC being a very Republican state, his usccessor will probably be a Pubbie, even after a bitter primary fight.

[Tacis]

I gotta admit, I like it when objective evidence proves/conffirms a long held sterotype! Graham proves that folks with southern accents are stupid! Is Graham another of the egotistical Senators who believes he is a sure thing for President?

[madprof98]

The deal - allowing some but not all of President Bush's most conservative and controversial judicial nominees a vote on the Senate floor - was accepted by Senate leaders.

McCain and Reid, I suppose.

[Kylie_04]

He would be a complete FOOL to think that...oh, wait....

[Malesherbes]

Fox News reported tonight that Lindsey Graham said that if the Dims filibuster Myers and/or Saad, he (Graham) will NOT vote to impose the Constitutional (sometimes called Nuclear by the MSM) option. It seems to me that Graham, after only one term in the Senate, is looking forward to a prosperous future as a trial lawyer.

[Soul Seeker]

Only 900 calls in 36 hours? We can do better than that!

In heavily Republican South Carolina, Graham this week is booking time on local radio and television stations from Greenville to Columbia, trying to sell the compromise to wary constituents.

ROFL!! Gee, Lindsey, feeling a little desperate are you? I thought you didn't care if your constituents hated your guts!

Charleston businessman Thomas Ravenel, who lost to DeMint in the 2004 GOP Senate primary, said Tuesday he is seriously considering challenging Graham in 2008. "He's the third senator from New York," Ravenel said.

And if he does so, I pledge my money to him right now. "He's the third senator from New York," Ravenel said.

[HKMk23]

I will break away when I think the country needs me to break away...

On legislation?   That's one thing.   On The Constitution?   No dice!   Where the Constitution is concerned, even the desires of your constituents must be regarded as blind guides if they urge contravention.   No, you took an oath to uphold every last letter of that document and you caved.   Your political career is toast.

So, Lindsey, what'll it be?   Butter, jam or both?

[paul544]

Well then we will not vote to send him back.

[Fledermaus]

That's because the "agreement" says (Part I. B.) that the Dems will not agree to withhold cloture on them.

[Dog Gone]

Sorry to hear that. The only way Graham could save his career is to vote nuclear the very next time the Democrats invoke the filibuster.

[BobL]

Graham has to be number one on any political hit list. He comes from a totally red state and had ZERO reason for selling out his party. Hagel, in a similar situation, had enough common sense to come around and support his party.

Graham's only redemption can be if Bush gets his nominees, or the nuclear trigger is later pulled (and he supports it this time) - and then only partial redemption. We'll see if that happens.

McCain and Warner, similar, as they are also from red states (although not quite as red).

Collins and Snowe I give a pass to, considering that they're from Maine, and still often support the Prez. Chaffee is way too far left, even for Rhode Island Republicans and he better move to the center, or start talking to lobbying firms real soon, since he's about to be kicked out of the Senate.

Dewine is perfect. He is up for re-election, and he would be IDEAL to make an example of and sink in the Primary next year. He has to be our target (for 2006).

[cyncooper]

Are you sure? Because Graham personally (note: not filtered through a reporter) says all nominees deserve an up or down vote and philosophy does not qualify as extraordinary circumstance.

Perhaps you meant Graham said he will not vote for one of them on the up or down vote? He has said that there is one nominee he is not going to vote for.

He also said he expects Myers and Saad to go to the floor if they get out of committee, which on its face shows he doesn't expect them to be filibustered.

[DTogo]

Yes, vote this RINO back into the savannah and out of the Senate!

[Wild Irish Rogue]

" But I will not use this job to hate people. There are some people on the right and the left, (who) expect you not only to vote with them, but to hate the people they hate. Count me out."

Maybe the Goofy Goober will identify the conservatives in the Senate who demand that he " hate " the Democrats.
Sounds like Graham is either mouthing DNC talking points or hearing voices .

[cyncooper]

The only way Graham could save his career is to vote nuclear the very next time the Democrats invoke the filibuster.

He basically said that's what he's going to do.

I believe the Fox report, or at least the report of what the Fox report said, is in error.