Frist blows Graham's and DeWine's cover on judicial nominations deal

The Hill ^ | 06/21/05 | Alexander Bolton

[Paul Atreides]

Graham did not answer yes or no when asked by The Hill if he was an emissary for Frist during the negotiations. Instead, he described a nuanced role.

He's Fr*nch.

[coloradan]

"...we would not use the constitutional option,” the Republicans’ term for the nuclear option.

Nice admission of slant right here. For some reason, they don't feel the need to explain, or place in quotation marks, the term "nuclear option."

[PhiKapMom]

Major Garrett has taken anonymous sources before and it always makes the WH look bad and in this case Senate leadership as well. My opinion of Garrett isn't very high. DeWine and Graham are both scum for even inferring the Senate leadership was behind this when they were opposed. Two sniveling little wimps if you ask me and I hope both get the boot in the Republican primaries when they are up for reelection.

[SittinYonder]

LOL. Graham, at least, is in real trouble.

[nopardons]

bttt

[FranklinsTower]

Note to DeWine and Graham -- McCain maybe be the leader of the "Gang of 14" party, but he is not the Senate Republican Majority Leader.

[Howlin]

And now Graham has LIED to his own constituents on top of screwing them in the first place?

Oh, this is going to go over well.

[Torie]

It is so much easier to sleep at night when you are a straight shooter. Pity, that it all too often apparently makes you the loser in the inside the Beltway game - at least in the short term. In the long time, it pays dividends generally.

[CyberAnt]

Paybacks are a B....h!

[Itzlzha]

But when asked whether he had dispatched Graham and DeWine as emissaries, Frist replied firmly “No. No.”

"Liar-Liar, pants on...whoa!"

[Soul Seeker]

Dr. Oran Smith, president of the Palmetto Family Council based in Columbia, S.C., said, “Graham has been meeting with groups of conservative opinion leaders to explain his actions and to comfort conservative leaders by assuring them he was sent by the Republican leadership to broker a deal.”

YOU MISERABLE CRETIN! I thought you didn't give a damn what your constituents thought, now you are peddling damn lies that it is FRIST's Fault you sold out? DEFEAT THESE MISERABLE RINO"S!

[jvaughntoo]

I'll tell you this, whomever runs against Graham or DeWine in the primaries, will get a donation from me.

It is HIGH TIME Republicans stood their ground and kick
the dems back to the corral.

[backbencher]

"“Graham has been meeting with groups of conservative opinion leaders to explain his actions and to comfort conservative leaders by assuring them he was sent by the Republican leadership to broker a deal.”"

Don't lie it won't help now. I hear the primary is going to be tough for Mr. Graham.

[Soul Seeker]

Check out Dewine and Graham's latest actions.

[Soul Seeker]

Graham's toast.

We just need someone to take out deWine.

[tarheelswamprat]

And now Graham has LIED to his own constituents on top of screwing them in the first place? Oh, this is going to go over well.

Several weeks ago another Freeper posted a description of Graham that absolutely nails him: "He's a double-talking jackass who thinks he's the smartest person in the room."

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Interesting.

[Mo1]

“Both leadership teams were very well aware of what was going on,” he said, referring to the Republican and Democratic leaders.

Knew what was going on and being sent are TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT THINGS

[Peach]

There was something in our local paper that made it clear that Frist had not cleared the way for Graham to act as his emissary.

I called Graham's office and read them the clip and asked for clarification since Graham had made it sound like he had Frist's approval. I've never received a letter from Graham explaining his, ahem, dissembling.