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McCain-Obama Meeting Set in Motion by Graham
The Washington Post ^ | 2008-11-14 | Michael D. Shear

Posted on 11/14/2008 10:45:47 AM PST by rabscuttle385

The upcoming meeting between President-elect Barack Obama and his one-time rival, Sen. John McCain, was set in motion during a phone call over the weekend between Obama and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), McCain's closest friend.

In an interview Friday, Graham said that Obama requested the meeting during a 20-minute phone call that the South Carolina senator described as a "pleasant" discussion about how they could work together effectively.

"We just talked about the desire to find something meaningful to work on," Graham said. "He was very nice to me, said that he considered me a serious, reform-minded senator that he could do business with."

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To: rabscuttle385
"We just talked about the desire to find something meaningful to work on," Graham said.

Shamnesty.

61 posted on 11/14/2008 1:47:47 PM PST by TigersEye (It has been over a week now. Where is my pie?)
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To: rabscuttle385

These guys are nothing more than slick used car salesmen. That is it.


62 posted on 11/14/2008 1:49:52 PM PST by My Favorite Headache (Forget the 3AM phone call. Obama can not even answer the phone at 3PM.)
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To: tessalu; All

McCain bringing a new set of kneepads?
Must have worn the old ones out during the ‘campaign’.


63 posted on 11/14/2008 1:52:55 PM PST by patriot08
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To: Terry Mross

In January and February of 1999, after two impeachment articles had been passed by the full House, he was one of the managers who brought the House’s case to Clinton’s trial in the Senate. Though the Senate did not convict Clinton, Graham became nationally known.

Graham elected to Senate in 2002.

Search is your friend.


64 posted on 11/14/2008 1:53:35 PM PST by BARLF
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To: Antoninus

“The bad news about the 2008 election is that Obama won.

The good news is that McCain lost. “

That adequately sums up this entire circus.


65 posted on 11/14/2008 3:59:46 PM PST by AuntB (The right to vote in America: Blacks 1870; Women 1920; Native Americans 1925)
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To: BARLF

I watched it live and the pundits were shocked when he voted “no” on one of the articles. I think it was the article pertaining to lieing under oath. Whatever, the pundits said that the one he voted “no” on was the one easiest to prove.


66 posted on 11/14/2008 4:10:03 PM PST by Terry Mross ( It's just a matter of time before we're all 'GUILTY' of hate speech.)
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To: Jeddi

That stupid vote by Arlin Sphincter was in the Senate. In the house committee Graham voted “no” with the democrats on one of the articles that never got to the floor for a vote.


67 posted on 11/14/2008 4:12:12 PM PST by Terry Mross ( It's just a matter of time before we're all 'GUILTY' of hate speech.)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

Yeah, I’m shocked... /s


68 posted on 11/14/2008 4:17:11 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Okay lefties... the problem with wanting something, is that you sometimes get it. Good luck now!)
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To: Terry Mross

Are you sure it was Lindsey Graham they were talking about?

He was a Rep at the time and one of the house managers that worked in support of the impeachment.He was not in the senate at that time so he could not have voted as you stated.

A link and you can see how senators voted on impeachment.

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/02/12/senate.vote/


69 posted on 11/14/2008 4:43:36 PM PST by BARLF
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To: Terry Mross
Okay, I understand from your post above that you are talking about other charges brought forth in the house.Yes, there were several charges to choose from, I don't know what all they were now.

I thought you were talking no vote in the Senate.

70 posted on 11/14/2008 4:49:51 PM PST by BARLF
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To: Terry Mross

Graham is a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack’s own analysis of bill sponsorship.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=300047


71 posted on 11/14/2008 6:37:51 PM PST by Jeddi
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To: BARLF

Yes I recall Graham supported impeachment very strongly , he was very vocal about that issue.Strom voted guilty


72 posted on 11/14/2008 6:37:51 PM PST by Jeddi
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To: Jeddi; Terry Mross

Yes, he was.

What Terry Mross was talking about was where Graham voted no on Article II
Jones case perjury.

Judiciary Committee’s voting record on articles of impeachment.

Graham was the only Republican to vote no on that article.

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/resources/1998/lewinsky/archives/committee.vote.html


73 posted on 11/14/2008 6:57:30 PM PST by BARLF
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To: rabscuttle385; alarm rider; Alex1977; at bay; BILL_C; bnelson44; Clintonfatigued; DesScorp; ...
Pandsey, you're an insipid wimp.


Lindsey face to face w/ McCain w/ Lieberman in the bkgnd Lindsey Ping
"Republican by day, Democrat by night."

Add me to the list. / Remove me from the list.

74 posted on 11/14/2008 7:01:17 PM PST by upchuck (Law of Logical Argument: Anything's possible if you don't know what you're talking about. => nObama))
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To: rabscuttle385

Of course! LOL! McCain gets to stab us in the back once more!


75 posted on 11/14/2008 9:50:23 PM PST by Mr. Peabody
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