Lindsey Graham offers to ‘help’ Kerry deal with Boehner on Ukraine

The Hill ^ | March 13, 2014 | Mario Trujillo

[Clintonfatigued]

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) was caught Thursday on a live microphone offering to help the Obama administration pressure Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) into supporting the Senate’s aid legislation for Ukraine.

According to multiple reports, Graham, who is facing a tough reelection race this year, was caught on a live microphone after a hearing telling Secretary of State John Kerry, “Let me know what I can do to help you with Boehner.”

[Clintonfatigued]

What is the best way to force Graham into a runoff? Is it to rally around one of the many little-known challengers, or is it to gather enough votes for each challenger in his home base to keep Graham under 50%? I lean towards the second option, but could be wrong. I just want to see Graham leave the Senate next year.

[Viennacon]

We dont want another Stockman scenario. I’m backing Lee Bright.

[Navy Patriot]

Republicans,....just dyin’ to put knives in one another’s backs for a smile from Obama

[Jack Hydrazine]

Russian Deputy PM Laughs at Obama’s Sanctions
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[jeffc]

“Let me know what I can do to help you with Boehner.”

This needs to pounded into every Repub's head who will vote in the primary.

[Impy]

Lee Bright is gives off off-putting neoconfederatey vibes and has had financial problems with his business. I think Graham would probably beat him a in runoff by making the race about him.

Richard Cash is the alternative.

[dainbramaged]

Didn’t Ted Kennedy sidle up to the Russians to get their help against Ronald Reagan?

[Impy]

Graham has put a whole kitchen drawer’s worth of knives into the backs of Republicans.

[Secret Agent Man]

if this is not a challenger’s primary campaign ad, i don’t know what would be.

[skinkinthegrass]

LOL! ..C'mon, *HIC!/Johnny Walker* Boehmer,
take Linda Gramm's advise..sink with her.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I hope this dispels ANY remaining doubt which side Gramnesty is on!

[AuH2ORepublican]

I agree with Impy; Lee Bright is the most Stockmannish of Graham’s primary challengers. And Mace hasn’t been as good of a candidate as I initially thought she would be. I think that Richard Cash would be the likeliest to hold the conservative majority together in a run-off against Graham.

Of course, we need to get to a run-off first, so I would encourage Bright fans to go and vote for their candidate in the first round; keeping Graham below 50% is job one for all conservatives, regardless of who their dog is in the race.

[Viennacon]

As the candidates themselves have said, whoever gets to face Graham in a runoff, everyone must rally around them.

[Insigne123]

Dino used to have a bit of business where he’d refill his tumbler and ask Frank, “How do you make a fruit cordial?” And Sinatra would respond, “I dunno. How do you make a fruit cordial?” And Dean would say, “Be nice to him.”

[AuH2ORepublican]

On that, I agree 100%, and I would support Bright over Graham if the two were in the run-off. The problem is that it would be easier for Graham to depict Bright as “dangerous” than it would be the others.

[MUDDOG]

Send him to the eastern front.

[COBOL2Java]

I hope this dispels ANY remaining doubt which side Gramnesty is on!

B-b-but, he has an "R" after his name! That's all that matters! As long as the Republicans gain control of the Senate, that's all that matters! < / Pollyannaish Republican rant off >

[fieldmarshaldj]

That’s too good an impersonation of an R-Bot. *shudders*

[sheik yerbouty]

Which one of them is getting them”reach around”?