Graham, Snowe Are New GOP Mavericks (Mega-Hurl Alert)

AOLNews ^ | October 14, 2009 | STEVE PENDLEBURY

[rightwingintelligentsia]

(Oct. 14) -- As Republicans search their ranks for a new leader, there's also a bit of competition developing for the title of party maverick.

The AP is hailing Olympia Snowe as the GOP's new female maverick -- supplanting Sarah Palin -- because the senator from Maine is the only Republican who voted for the Finance Committee's health care reform bill Tuesday. But when it comes to going rogue, Snowe's Senate colleague from South Carolina appears to have the edge. Lindsey Graham teamed up with Democratic Sen. John Kerry for a New York Times op-ed pushing climate change legislation a few days ago. Graham's stand is winning him friends on the other side of the aisle in the Senate, as well as in the White House, according to the Times.

Graham was a frequent campaign-trail sidekick to original maverick John McCain, another Republican renegade on global warming. Like McCain, Graham also favors immigration reform -- which detractors have taken to calling "Grahamnesty."

[SJSAMPLE]

So, now, a “maverick” is somebody who runs with the pack?

Amazing.

[stockpirate]

McCain, Graham and Snowe all need to be sent packing NOW to the democrat party. Let them see how welcome they are there with their ideas.

[PhiloBedo]

No Linsey, you are the old (and soon to be thrown out of office) RINO’s.

[max americana]

MCCain at least votes pro-military. I have yet to see those dumb RINO expletives vote for something that represents at least one GOP tenet.

[Signalman]

Please G-d, let these two traitors be thrown out of office the next time they are up for re-election.

[Covenantor]

Oh, I see. The AP is using “maverick” in the same sense as, “Benedict Arnold was a maverick among the American Continental army brass”, and “Vidkun Quisling was a Norwegian maverick or rogue supporting the ‘progressive community organization’ and outreach efforts of the Third Reich.

[roses of sharon]

Final stop for thieves and "Mavericks".

[PhiloBedo]

Linsey = Lindsey (you knew that)

[Sgt_Schultze]

So who are the democrat mavericks? Or doesn’t it matter to the press?

[HoosierHawk]

I love your tagline.

[skully]

So, now, a “maverick” is somebody who runs with the pack?

A GOP “maverick” is just a Republican that's too stupid to realize they should be a Democrat.

[meandog]

McCain, Graham and Snowe all need to be sent packing NOW to the democrat party. Let them see how welcome they are there with their ideas.

Uh, what's your opinion about Senators Grassly, Voinovich, Hatch, Collins, Gregg, Cornyn, and Lugar...haven't they also been rather RINO? In fact, you might say that about ALL of the Republicans in the Senate. (You see, when we get rid of all the RINOs, there won't be ANY Republican Party left...)

[FrankR]

"McCain, Graham and Snowe all need to be sent packing NOW to the democrat party. Let them see how welcome they are there with their ideas. "

Time to send them all a few thousand "pink slips", and maybe a pair of kneepads too.

[ThePatriotsFlag]

The RNC better start reining these "individuals" in or the party is going to become a party of "Maybe." Not something I would want to contribute to or be a part of, let alone vote for. We got shellacked in the last election by pandering to "moderation" ... if we lose this next one making the same mistake the risk is higher ... we'll lose the Republic. We've already got Jackasses running this government and taking Liberty and Freedom from the people. Now I'm supposed to contribute to some more of them by "donating" to the RNC. Nope! At least not me, how about you?

RE: Snowe's Slippery Slope"

What's the difference between a Jackass and a Rino?

[BenLurkin]

“New”?

Snowe has been a reliable lefty for a long time.

[4rcane]

who cares, Palin has already dropped the maverick tag. Its now Going Rogue

[SpinyNorman]

All I can think of is “Yellow Snowe”.

[Dick Bachert]

[TexasCajun]

Look! ..it's a Mini-Maverick!