Lindsey Graham’s Pickering Moment (Byron York alert)

National Review Online ^ | 10/03/2003 | Byron York

[section9]

A superb report by Byron York. Well done.

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[Sacajaweau]

Interesting that this doesn't hit on the abortion issue but the "news of the week" (Rush). Would like to go back and see what was said before about Pickering.

[.cnI redruM]

Had the 9th Circus really derailed the CA recall election, the GOP would finally get mad enough. I think Schumer suceeds at least one more time. Enough has not quite become enough.

[YaYa123]

OH my Lord...this was the best thing I've read in ages. Gives me hope that our republican senators aren't asleep at the switch, do give a damn, and will rise to defend our country against damnable democrats.

God Bless Lindsey Graham! I hope everyone who's online today will read this post. Thank you!

[Donna Lee Nardo]

The 3rd paragraph of Lindsey's comments as cited here says it all; but demdimwits are tone and moral deaf and they have no shame, class, couthe or logic.

[Mr. Thorne]

Makes me want to move to SC to have this man as a Senator.

I mean, DAMN!

Go Lindsey!

[calchey]

No, they will not fight to the extent that Democrats do. Oh, they'll get on tv and rant about how UNFAIR democrats are, threaten them, but in the end, they will cave like they always do. Republicans, I have learned from many years of watching them, don't know how to fight. It is repulsive for some of them, including Bush, to get down and as dirty as the democrats do. As if somehow the public will see their point of playing politics as the more noble. Clinton, Carville, Begala, what's his name chairman of the party all are gutter rats. They kill you with a smile and one-liners and it works. They are well on the way to destroying President Bush with Rush being an added prize and it doesn't seem that this administration even understands that. I hope to be pleasantly surprised if Bush finally gets the message. I won't hold my breath.

[Republic If You Can Keep It]

I'm with you.

Now, let's have a REAL filibuster if they want one & get Pickering through.

Enough nonsense.

[wimpycat]

Lindsey Graham is one of my favorites in Washington. I wish I could have seen this speech.

[MamaLucci]

I just wish one pubbie had the balls to say "you want to talk about cross burnings? Let's have a lttle history lesson on Senator Byrd."

[q_an_a]

a man of principles. it makes your heart glad to read stories like these and hope that some of the jaded and entrenched men of the republican party can be moved to return to the roots of the party. you go lindsey graham.

[EllaMinnow]

We need more like him.

[woodyinscc]

God Bless Lindsey Graham! I hope everyone who's online today will read this post. Thank you!

Just read this piece. The Senate should draw a line in the sand, and force the American people to pay attention to this issue. Most Senate rhetoric only ends up in the Congressional record, this speech should be in every major newspaper. The liberals think that the Constitution should only be cited when it favors them, otherwise it is just a bump in the road.

[woody9]

Seems to me he should be at the top of the list in '08

[woody9]

Seems to me he should be at the top of the list in '08

[EllaMinnow]

Worth saying twice!

[votelife]

impressed with Lindsay Graham. Maybe all of our letters and calls are getting through to the Repubs! On to a fillibuster proof majority.

[dixiechick2000]

Mississippi ping!

Thank you so much for calling this thread to my attention, votelife.

And, thank you for this awesome post, section9.

Lindsey Graham absolutely rocks!

[wylenetheconservative]

Calchey, you are absolutely correct. We are virtuous, and the RATS use it against us time and time again. They riot, committ vote fraud, murder, cheat, lie, and steal in order to win. We don't fight back, we just go on TV and say how disappointing it is. The media of course ignores us, and goes back to its talking points that were written by the RATS. It's time for us to fight dirty like the liberals do. We are slowly losing the war. NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE.