Posted on 06/07/2007 6:54:16 AM PDT by teddyballgame
The amendment infuriated Graham, a South Carolina Republican with close ties to another presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Pacing the Senate floor and waving Obama's amendment, Graham loudly accused Obama of undermining a delicate agreement whose advocates have shown political courage. Issues that require bipartisanship often fail, Graham said, "because some people, when it comes to the tough decisions, back away." Obama's amendment, he said, would destroy the bill's prospects and bring special woe to Republicanssuch as himselfwho have endured conservatives' searing criticism for backing it.
It would undercut "everybody over here who's walked the plank and told our base, 'You're wrong,'" Graham said. "So when you're out on the campaign trail, my friend, tell them about why we can't come together. This is why."
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This baby is toast and they are now trying to figure out ways not to get thrown under the bus. To late rino.
GRAHAM!
SHUT UP, YOU BIGOT!
You forgot ‘brown-nose.’
Sounds like Lindsey got her panties in a wad.
Looks good on her. I predict that RINO-scum will be toast in the next election, either in the primary, or in the general. If the ‘Rats were to nominate a Zell Miller type, Miss Lindsey wouldn’t have a prayer.
But she would be whining about spitballs.
Linseed isn’t that cute.
To win you have to be banded for a week.
As the Boomers age they are showing less and less patience with the guys who still have hair.
Graham is a ______________...........cracker?........
Spirits among conservative critics of the immigration bill have brightened today following several Senate votes that indicate at least 40 senators could block the bill during a cloture vote tomorrow.Well-placed sources tell me that activists are focusing their attention on the following list of senators:
Sam Brownback (R.-Kan.),
Richard Burr (R.-N.C.),
Saxby Chambliss (R.-Ga.),
Larry Craig (R.-Idaho),
Pete Domenici (R.- N.M.),
Byron Dorgan (D.-N.D.),
John Ensign (R.-Nev.),
Mike Enzi (R.-Wyo.),
Judd Gregg (R.-N.H.),
Johnny Isakson (R.-Ga.),
Jon Kyl (R.-Ariz.),
Mary Landrieu (D.-La.),
Trent Lott (R.-Miss.),
Mitch McConnell (R.-Ky.),
Claire McCaskill (D.-Mo.),
Ben Nelson (D.-Neb.),
Mark Pryor (D.-Ark.),
Debbie Stabenow (D.-Mich.),
John Sununu (R.- N.H.),
Jon Tester (D.-Mont.),
George Voinovich (R.-Ohio),
Jim Webb (D.-Va.),
John Warner (R.-Va.).These individuals are apparently still non-committal about how they will vote on the final bill or could be swayed depending on votes either for or against amendments to the bill.
What a miserable, little turd...
Neither Webb npr Warner have answered my emails asking which way they intend to vote on this issue.
Maybe he should have went back to his base in South Carolina, ya know the people who sent him there to represent them, and discussed it with them on such an important issue. Instead he called them bigots and told them to shut up while speaking to a racist organization named "The Race".
Graham will find out what walking the plank means when he comes up for re-election--and his base South Carolina voters won't consider it a tough decision at all. It is they who don't like being undercut. Lindsey's gonna find out who's wrong.
GrahamInsane and McInsane — they deserve each other.
I hope they both will be voted out of office.
‘walked the plank’ ......you got that right.
Screw elitist Graham....
What a rube I am!! I thought Senators and Represetatives were supposed to represent the people who voted for them. Now Graham is upset because he has sold himself to the democrat party and no one seems to be amused or pleased about it.
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