Lindsey Graham's Hot Air Conservatism [Southern Avenger] [RINOs want to co-opt Tea Parties]

Charleston City Paper ^ | 2009-10-20 | Jack Hunter aka Southern Avenger

[Kartographer]

As far as Snowe and Collins, well for once I agree with the French, at least on the subject of how you handle collaborators!

[NonValueAdded]

The writer has it exactly correct. They all CLAIM conservative values at election time and then go right back to their RINO ways after we send them back to Washington to SCREW us again.

And that's exactly what Charlie Crist is trying to do in Florida. But that's one excrement sandwich we're not gonna choke down. go Rubio!!!

[Robe]

Unfortunately South Carolina does not have a provision for a recall election...I know I’ve Checked,.... The problem is that in this state (SC) the republican poo-bahs are still in the “good ole boy” mind set. There is a clique of lawyers, land developers, etc that call the shots , lowly folk like me are detritus that get in the way, we don’t know the “BIG picture”

[ExTexasRedhead]

I hope they and their staffs have started packing their offices and shredding their papers. They’re going home.

[TomGuy]

WE need to get this phony out of our party.......FAST.

Won't happen.

He was just re-elected last year.

No matter how much the 'grassroots' whine and complain, they typically return most incumbents to Washington.

Heck, many even swallowed their integrity and pulled the level for McCain -- then rationalized that it was actually 'for Palin'.

The point is:

Incumbents play the numbers. Without some serious scandal or some severe breach of their vows to represent their constituents, they will probably get re-elected -- even if they vote for/against a few major issues.

Conservatives need to decide: Are you conservative republicans or conservatives in the republican party? They aren't the same thing. The party throws you a bone, occasionally, and keeps doing the same things. If you vote for the same, don't expect a different result.

[Sunshine Sister]

The article is right on. I hope someone with better conservative credentials can be found to run against this dud.

What the big spenders in Washington REFUSE to acknowledge is that income tax going to DC is going away in the form of baby boomer retirements. What the hell they gonna do when it finally becomes a reality?

[Bullfrogg]

Hey you! Im fum South Carolina...we like to get rid of him...and the best way I know is to poke him off onto you..
which you may have a good home for him.

Bullfrog

[Guenevere]

Regarding your timely picture...

..Sorry, couldn't happen today...

..Didn't you know, there is no such thing as SHAME.

...these women look like they're experiencing a level of shame...

..but I can't imagine it happening in our present society.

[Barb4Bush]

I’d love to take that pledge but I live in New Jersey. In 2 weeks I’m going to vote against Jon Corzine. To do that I have to vote for Chris Christie. I want to send Obama and the congress a big message and a Republican winning the Governor’s race in NJ will scare the hell out of them. If I have to vote for a RINO to slow the march to socialism a bit, I’ll do it. Unfortunately, it can’t always be just black and white. Sometimes it’s gray. Even though Christie’s a RINO in this particular case his election will be better for the country.

[Paladin2]

No thanks, I already have two SenateCritters who are MUCH worse. My hands are already full in dealing with them.

[Barb4Bush]

It definitely wouldn’t work. Some women have that haircut on purpose these days.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

[ohioWfan]

Not a bad idea, Mr. K.

[ohioWfan]

I didn't swallow ANY integrity when I voted for McCain. I didn't like him. I didn't agree with him. But the alternative was and is now a nightmare.

The result of his loss is hard core Marxism. If that's what you support then we're playing on different teams, and yours doesn't care about the country.

The solution is to reform the Republican party as Reagan did. NOT reject it. A third party candidate will result in four more years of Obama and the complete destruction of our Republic.

I can't believe your hatred for Republicans is stronger than your understanding of what's ahead if we don't fix this party and re-take the Congress and White House.

[kennyboy509]

OK tell us how this get rid of Linsey Graham R. + P.O.S.

[pgyanke]

The way it’s being done. Through the grass roots. I only hope it’s not too late already...

[JSDude1]

God Bless ya, and I don’t fault you in this general election, however at least you conservatives tried in the primary election with Christie’s opponent!!