Lindsey Graham warns GOP against going too far right [defends Fiorina, attacks DeMint, Hoffman]

Politico ^ | 2009-11-04 | Manu Raju

[rabscuttle385]

The morning after Republicans lost an upstate New York House seat, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned that conservative activists will bring destruction to the Republican Party if they drive out moderate candidates across the country.

“To those people who are pursuing purity, you’ll become a club not a party,” Graham told POLITICO in the Capitol Wednesday. “Those people who are trying to embrace conservatism in a thoughtful way that fits the region and the state and the district are going to do well. Conservativism is an asset. Blind ideology is not.”

Graham, who has sparred with his party’s right wing on issues ranging from climate change to Guantanamo Bay to Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination, warned that those concerned about the state of the GOP should help find candidates who are electable — not ones who adhere to a particular type of ideology. And he said that both the GOP nominee, Dede Scozzafava and the conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman were both out of the mainstream of the upstate New York district – which lead to the victory of Democrat Bill Owens Tuesday night.

[Theodore R.]

SC people think of Lindsey the same way the Utahans do Orrin G. Hatch and the poor Hossier Richard Lugar, the distinguished (arrogant) one, yea, the one who looks down his nose at the dumb Hossiers.

[Theodore R.]

The U.S. Senate does not acknowledge state-authorized recalls.

[MSF BU]

Draft Dodging Dick Lugar?

[kempo]

Hey Lindsey, how many real Republicans would drop out of a race and support a Democrat. You Dumb-ass!

[Texas Fossil]

The Lying Traitor, and the other Wuss!

Both Traitors.

Anyone who votes for Cap & Trade is either a Traitor or simply Too Stupid to Hold Public Office.

[Major Matt Mason]

The morning after Republicans lost an upstate New York House seat, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned that conservative activists will bring destruction to the Republican Party if they drive out moderate candidates across the country.

Hey, Lindsey, if the GOP had actually picked a moderate in this race, maybe the dookie wouldn't have hit the fan. That is, unless moderates now believe in card check, in which case I suppose Ms. Scozzafava might have qualified as a moderate. The definition of "moderate" seems quite liquid, which pretty much describes moderates - no spine, no principles.

[IMissPresidentReagan]

What the hell is wrong with South Carolina? Unseat this idiot.

Hey Lindsey....for the record, I would rather not be in any party that you are in, because there is no tent large enough to make you palatable to me.

[The Duke]

...Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) warned that conservative activists will bring destruction to the Republican Party if they drive out moderate candidates across the country.

So, you've got to wonder what Lindsey calls the current state of affairs(?)

[londonfog]

Golly he is the slimy worst. He is so sicking that I will personally contribute to his conservative opponent. Get these communists out of our party!!!

[Mr. Silverback]

Hey Lindsay...

Get bent.

[scgator]

I love the smell of burning RINO in the morning.

I should have voted for the Democrat, at lest he was honest about being lying scum....

[bruinbirdman]

"Linds got absorbed by the hive. He is now the enemy. "

Ol' Newt sure changed his tune pronto after being vilified?

yitbos

[darkangel82]

You will warn us of nothing, Miss Lindsay. Now STFU, you worthless POS.

[Thrownatbirth]

Does anyone in Congress have the balls to simply stand up in the chamber and declare global warming a fraud? How hard is that?

I grew up learning calculus, thermodynamics and Galileo. I can't believe in the 21st century that observable nature is considered treason among the WH czars.

[altair]

Lindsey ... the other side of the aisle is that-a-way. Do not let the door bump you in the rear end on your way out.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Heh. Newt’s been out of Congress 11 years as of this coming January, and he acts like he never left... still suffering from chronic Potomac Disease.

[Marysecretary]

Dede was a moderate? Who knew? LOL.