Lindsey Graham: McCain's 'little jerk'

The Politico ^ | April 9, 2008 | AMIE PARNES

[rightwingintelligentsia]

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.”

[353FMG]

Aaaaaagh! That was another easy screw into the uninformed and gullible American masses. Aaaaaaagh!

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Yeah, Mark may get a kick out of this.

[visualops]

Well, I’ve seen several vehicles around here with “Dump Lindsey” stickers- let’s hope that’s what happens at the ballot box.

[andy58-in-nh]

[Liz]

Yoo--hoo, Lindsay. Your Topsider penny loafers are here.
(Perfect with your knife-creased Dockers and Gucci canvas tri-color belt).

[Liz]

ROTFL——now that’s funny

[visualops]

Warning! Warning! Yuck alert!

[OKIEDOC]

Graham said. “He calls me lots of other names,

COMMENT:

Senator Gram-amnesty.

Probably not as many or more unmentionable names than I have used for you, you little arrogant runt.

[Mamzelle]

Senator Toadie Graham...ick...ick...ick...

[don-o]

LOL!!!

bumpmark to snatch that ‘un

[org.whodat]

Sounds like he should team up with Barney Frank and Sen. Toe tapper.

I think that brown ring around his neck say's he is beyond that point. The dirt boy from south Carolina. I sure hope some democrat cleans his clock.

[E. Cartman]

“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.”

Graham plays Christopher Moltisanti to MacNutJob's Tony Soprano...but much, much nerdier.

[E. Cartman]

““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.”

No, more like TopMan and Bottom (with apologies to Batman and Robin.)

[Dr. Scarpetta]

As far as the ‘little jerk’ phrase goes, Lindsey is somewhat little with a height of 5’7.

[Yossarian]

[Recovering_Democrat]

Brokeback Republicans.

[300magnum]

Ping?

[Politicalmom]

Ew.