Lindsey Graham is all of 5-foot-7 with his shoes on, but these days he towers above his Senate Republican colleagues. As the Judiciary Committee held its vote on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, the seats on either side of Graham were empty. Sens. Jon Kyl of Arizona and John Cornyn of Texas, along with Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, showed their contempt for President Obama and his nominee by skipping the vote — just as they had done 51 weeks earlier for the vote on Sonia Sotomayor. "Mr. Kyl?" the clerk called out. "No by proxy," answered the ranking Republican, Jeff...
