Posted on 05/15/2008 7:07:30 AM PDT by vietvet67
South Carolina's Lindsey Graham is a flop. He pretends to be a conservative, but sells out conservatives and insults them while doing so. He pretends to be effective at reaching across party lines, but the only thing he effectively does is help the other party. He inhabits the Senate seat of Strom Thurmond, legendary for great attention to his South Carolina constituents, but Graham spends most of his time trailing behind John McCain like a valet as McCain criss-crosses the country in pursuit of the presidency. He called Ted Kennedy "one of the most principled men I've ever met." In sum, in the words of conservative movement stalwart Richard Viguerie, "Lindsey Graham is part of the problem."
What, for example, could possibly have possessed Graham, in April of 2006, to write an essay for Time magazine about the virtues of Hillary Clinton? He called her "a smart, prepared, serious senator." She is "sought out by her colleagues to form legislative partnerships." She has managed to "build unusual political alliances with...conservatives."
He praises liberals, but reserves particular venom for conservatives who disagree with him. The most infamous example came at a speech to the utterly radical Hispanic group La Raza -- it was bad enough that he spoke to them, much less what he said -- when he described what he would do to opponents of the awful immigration proposal he helped Ted Kennedy craft: "We're going to tell the bigots to shut up." The idea that only a bigot could oppose the Kennedy amnesty plan was a recurring theme with Graham: On This Week, he told George Stephanopoulos that opponents were like those in earlier years who put up signs that said "No Catholics, no Jews, no Irish need apply."
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Lindsey has lots of competition for that title.
>He called Ted Kennedy “one of the most principled men I’ve ever met.”<
Wow. Obviously, his standards are lower than whale droppings.
I just had to check and see if this article was a satirical effort.
I nominate Arlen Specter for the honor of worst Republican Senator. He is more responsible for a liberal supreme court than any other republican.
The senior Senator from PA comes to mind.
And we’ve been stuck with one of them as our nominee!
Graham said Ted Kennedy is one of the most principled men he has ever met? What about Chappaquiddick?(sp?) Did that event confirm for us the courage and convictions of Ted Kennedy? Or does he mean he admires Ted’s convictions to his liberal ideology? Heck is Lindsay Graham more liberal himself than he lets on?
I agree he's a turd in a punchbowl... but we do owe him a 'thank you' for Clarence Thomas.
Undoubtedly our next AG if McCain gets to POTUS!
I think he’s number 2, at least. McCain, for sure, is ahead of him.
I’d put Chuck Hegel before both of them for that title.
I think Grahamnsty should win the gold. But Hagel and Spector should win the Silver and bronze.
The Worst Republican Senator??? Decisions, decisions. There are so many contestants we need some kind of method for eliminating some. Unfortunately it may be an election.
He more than makes up for Thomas with his objections to original intent and the ambush of Bork. Not to mention his lack of objection to Ginsberg. For me the choice for worst is clear - Specter hands down!
Limpsey LOVES her PANTS SUITS!
Limpsey wants a peek into her Testicle Lock Box to see what they look like.
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