Lindsey Graham: McCain's 'little jerk' [pre-election flashback]

Politico ^ | 2008-04-09 | Amie Parnes

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If anyone else called him “little jerk,” Sen. Lindsey Graham might be offended.

But the jab comes from Sen. John McCain, so he wears it like a badge of honor.

“If John’s not belittling you, you’re in trouble,” Graham said. “He calls me lots of other names, too, but they’re not appropriate for the newspaper.”

McCain and Graham aren’t just friends. They’re inseparable, so much so that colleagues, staffers and journalists have begun making cracks about the relationship between the freshman senator from South Carolina and the man who would be president.

Some call Graham a lapdog. Others say he acts as though he’s one of McCain’s legislative aides. One Senate aide, who called Graham and Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) “Pips” to McCain’s Gladys Knight, said that Graham “fawns over McCain like there’s no tomorrow.” In the run-up to this week’s hearings for Army Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, The Washington Post’s Tom Ricks said Graham “sometimes seems like McCain’s ‘Mini-Me.’”

“I think it’s almost a father-son relationship,” said Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.), a friend of both senators and another member of their Senate clique. “I think Lindsey looks to [McCain] and relies on him. But I think John draws on Lindsey’s energy and relies on him for a laugh.”

McCain spokeswoman Melissa Shuffield said the two senators “have the kind of friendship that will outlast their political careers.”

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Yes, I know it's an old article, but it's good background into the relationship between Lindsey Graham and his "mentor" John McCain.

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Ping!

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[AmericanGirlRising]

I call my friends & associates “jerks.” That’s how I treat people professionally that I respect. /sarc

[Bulldawg Fan]

The question we have here in Georgia is how our neighbors in South Carolina could have elected such a dud to the US Senate????????

[Paladin2]

"Some call Graham a lapdog."

Others call him light in the loafers. Others think he is just a RINO. Others think he is just out'a his mind.

[Red_Devil 232]

[Frantzie]

Are all the RINOs gay? I wonder about chalrie, lindsay, Mel and a few others.

[utahson]

Dude attack the damn democrats! You never do. All you do is post threads attacking republicans, except Ron Paul. IMO you are the enemy within. Paulistinians, attack Jindal, Palin and give Obama a free ride.

[Steely Tom]

I assume Grahamnesty kowtows to McCain because that’s the only way anyone can have any sort of social relationship with the guy.

[rabscuttle385]

All you do is post threads attacking republicans, except Ron Paul.

And Mark Sanford. And Jim DeMint.

Dude attack the damn democrats! You never do.

Don't worry; as soon as I'm done with a mid-term tonight, I think I will put together one hell of a vanity bashing the King of Zeros.

[cbkaty]

Lindsay....my shoes need shining....and don't forget to walk the dog.

[Professor_Leonide]

Wouldn’t it be nice if both Sen McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham would just go off somewhere together and never come back? I think it would be.

[Blacksheep]

Graham...... oh he’s real funny....... we should cut him before spring training!

[peekaboo]

It has always been my thought that it was John McCain called Lindsay during the impeachment hearings, when Lindasy was in the House of Rep sitting on the Judiciary committee, He voted all of the ohter three admendments but did not vote on the one where Clinton lied under oath. Even BArney Franks was seen on camera talking to Maria Shriver, saying that one was the one admendment that would surely impeach Clinton. He said that he was surprised that Lindays was not in the room when that vote was cast. Remember McCain never though that Clinton should be impeachment. I have never trusted either one of these monkies.

[Iron Munro]

"Daddy John - Is that you?"

[09Patriot]

[Paladin2]

Lindsey, you’re soooooooo cute.

[mortal19440]

Little Fudgepac*er would be more appropriate.

[MSF BU]

“Little Pansy” is what crossed my mind.