WASHINGTON — The Senate began its budgeting process after waiting several weeks for the House to move forward with its process. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is spearheading the effort, and he's promising others on the committee it isn't a waste of their time. "Are you guys just doing a fruitless exercise today?" Raw Story asked Graham at the Capitol on Wednesday. But Democrats didn't seem to be on the same page — nor was Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY). “I’m concerned with the budget on our side that’s being proposed, and then I don’t think the numbers are real,” Paul told...