Posted on 08/08/2009 11:50:29 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
Sen. Lindsey Graham was the sole Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote in favor of Sonia Sotomayor. A few days later, he co-signed an op-ed in The Washington Post with six Senate Democrats and four other Senate Republicans that began, "We refuse to let partisanship kill health reform." If there's a deal to be made on health care, he'll probably be at the center of it. Graham (S.C.) spoke with The Post's Ezra Klein about reform, the pitfalls of bipartisanship and the difference between buying a car and having a heart attack.
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I declared months ago that the Senate would be controlled by a group led by McCain, Graham and Lieberman. They will get 60 votes leaving 40 on each extreme end
Lindsey needs to just go over and rejoin his ‘RAT party comrades. We don’t need Commie ‘RATS posing as Republicans in order to create the illusion of bipartisanship.
You can’t keep a bad man down, these days.
The SC GOP needs to run a conservative against him the next primary or recall him for being a liberal
Shut up, Goober.
Mrs. Duncan Hunter, Fall, 2008.
“Don’t let the media pick your candidates!”
We didn’t listen! Little Lindsey, McCain and the others in the “Kennedy wing of the GOP” HAVE to go!
The next primary is five and a half years away.
No, the fastest course of action is for Arizonans to reject McCain in favor of Simcox or Deakin in 2010.
Someone must have pictures of this worm in a compromising position.
I have to admit that after reading that, I have no idea what that asshat said.
He is a RINO
ALWAYS has been
OUT OUT LINDSEY
Perhaps it’s time for the caucus to expel him so he, Lieberman, McCain, and Sander can start that new party of sponge.
How’s this for a deal. Get the government out of the health care business.
Go to hell Graham. You are a traitor against your country.
This exchange is so revealing:
Q: “Would you vote for the Wyden-Bennett bill if it came to the floor tomorrow?”
LG: “Yes. There are a couple of things I’d like to see changed, if possible. But yes.”
Q: “Why?”
LG: “You know, this is not smart politics for Ron Wyden. He comes from [Oregon,] a very blue state. He’s getting the crap kicked out of him. I wanted to jump on this bill like I wanted a hole in my head. But he is so persistent. He was willing to say to Bennett and me and others that he’ll get off the public option. I wanted to help him. A guy like him is necessary. A guy like [Utah’s Robert] Bennett is necessary. There’s a comfort zone in politics where you just say no to the other side and it’ll be okay. But the country is changing. Those who step out of that zone will be rewarded. We’re a ways off yet, on immigration and health care and Social Security. But the day is coming when the people like Ron Wyden will be seen as the solution and not the problem.”
Asked why, Graham can only talk about the deal. He likes who put forth this legislation. He has nothing to say about what good he thinks the legislation will do. He is Mr. DC.
Dear Editor,
In its August 7 editorial, the news Press chose to characterize a letter to Senator Bond from the Buchanan County Republican Central Committee as “scathing”, and then chose a few select phrases, out of context, to characterize not only that letter but Senator Bond’s statements regarding his vote. The editorial makes reference to the Senator’s long history as a Republican, which we also acknowledged and praised in our letter, as well as our long-time support for Senator Bond.
As a response and a display of fairness, I now present some of Senator Bond’s own statements as presented on the Senate floor, and would ask that the editors also print our complete letter based on those statements. I do not believe any omissions in the following quotes change the character of his speech, although comments and the Senator’s conclusions may be inserted for context. Overall these statements are arranged as they were presented:
/snip\
BOND: …I support, a judge that calls balls and strikes like an umpire, not letting their own personal views bias the outcome of the trial. (Sotomayor: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences …”)
BOND: The statue of justice is blindfolded for a reason, so that she cannot tip the scales of justice with the prejudice of bias or belief. (Sotomayor: “…would more often than not reach a better conclusion…”)
/snip\
BOND: I disagree that the civil rights of a firefighter mean so little that they do not deserve even a full opinion before an appeals court. (Sotomayor dismissed discrimination case; Bond’s conclusion: I will support her.)
BOND: I disagree that…wisdom has anything to do with the sex of a person or the color of their skin. (Sotomayor: “a wise Latina woman…would…reach a better conclusion”; Bond’s conclusion: I will support her.)
BOND: I disagree that judges should ever consider foreign law when looking for meaning in U.S. statutes or the U.S. Constitution. (Sotomayor: “…learn from foreign law and the international community when interpreting our Constitution…” Bond’s conclusion: I will support her.)
/snip\
BOND: I do agree that she has proven herself…talented and accomplished…
/snip\
BOND: I do agree that Judge Sotomayor has proven herself as a leader of her community, who inspires the pride and hopes…(Bond’s conclusion: I will be proud for her, the community she represents)
BOND: I do agree that Judge Sotomayor has proven herself as a symbol... (Bond’s conclusion: I will be proud for her, the community she represents)
BOND: … my choice for President did not win the last election, and…our people’s democracy have spoken for the change and they are getting it. Elections do have consequences. (Bond’s conclusion: I will work…to ensure that the next Presidential election has consequences in the opposite direction.)
/snip\
BOND: But I do agree that the country is tired of partisanship…
/snip\
BOND: I respect and agree with the legal reasoning of my colleagues who will vote no,
but I will…hope for the future, with less polarization, less confrontation, less partisanship.
/snip\
BOND: For my conservative friends, the best way to ensure that we have conservative judges on the bench, is to work to see that we elect Presidents who will nominate them.
/snip\
BOND: For my liberal friends I hope they remember this day when another qualified nominee is before the Senate who is conservative.
/snip\
BOND: I will support her. I will be proud for her, the community she represents and the American dream she shows possible.
It was in the context of these statements by the Senator, and Justice Sotomayor, that the Committee issued its letter.
Sincerely,
String ‘im up! I don’t mind saying it! Time for housecleaning is WAYYYYY overdue!
Chip off the old McCain.
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