Senator Graham has taken a lot of flack for his participation in the Gang of 14. That, and his friendship with Chucky and Hillary will certainly not help him in South Carolina.
But, he can silence much of the criticism if he goes to bat for Bush's SCOTUS pick (assuming its a conservative one). He said that the Constitutional/Nuclar option is still on the table if the Dems go back on their word, so he had better be ready to live up to that.
Even though he may have largely been a RINO, every mention of Schumer makes one wish that D'Amato had held onto that seat.
I don't think it will help him at all, anywhere. Democrats won't vote for him, and now, neither will the conservative base. Isn't it strange how he's miscalculated this? I'm sure he thought that, as a Gang of 14 member, he'd ride McCain's coattails to the White House.
The only explanation I can think of for such a startlingly stupid move, is that he's immersed in Beltway Think. He pays far more attention to the Washington press and the general buzz in Congress than he does to America -- you know, that place outside the Beltway where the voting goes on.
No - I did not record and get this on a .wav or .mp3 -
What I - personally on WABC 770am NYC - heard Lynnie Graham say was this crud :
(paraphased - of course! GMABAB!)
"SCOTUS justices are not that important - there are so many - what is important is the dignity of the Senate - and how the Senate is viewed here and abroad....."
GMABAB!
Captain Lightfoot of JAG speaks!
The official defense attorney of Abu-Grabyou and Camp Gitmo terrorists spews forth!
My conservative daughter or my lib NYC sister could whip this silly wimp with their left hand - in one quick jab!