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Graham steps from McCain’s shadow right into his shoes [giddy Democrats laud "the new McCain"]
The Hill, Washington, DC ^
| 2009-10-16
| Alexander Bolton
Posted on 10/16/2009 5:10:55 AM PDT by rabscuttle385
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a longtime friend and ally of Sen. John McCain, is now going a step further, Democrats say, and actually becoming the new McCain.
Senior members of the majority party say the South Carolina Republican has displaced his Arizona mentor as the dealmaker on two big agenda items of the Obama administration: climate change and immigration.
As McCain, on the heels of his presidential election defeat, has distanced himself from Democrats, Graham has moved in to fill the vacuum.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona; US: South Carolina
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To: SERKIT
“They may be a lot of things, but Republicans they are not.”
Oh they are Repub-likkins alight, they just aren’t conservatives.
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posted on
10/16/2009 5:35:56 AM PDT
by
Grunthor
(Thank YOU George Bush, for giving us the GOP of today!)
To: Dixie Yooper
“With a Graham/Crist ticket, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell could turn into....”
‘’’’me love you lon time soldja boy!
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posted on
10/16/2009 5:37:07 AM PDT
by
Grunthor
(Thank YOU George Bush, for giving us the GOP of today!)
To: Billg64
if the GOP is dumb enough to do the unthinkable again; would everyone be in favor of supporting a third party candidate? We might stand a better chance of taking over the Democratic Party...
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posted on
10/16/2009 5:43:47 AM PDT
by
Dixie Yooper
(Ephesians 6:11)
To: Perdogg
Of course that fifty-five year old bachelor doesn’t have a daughter, or any other progeny for that matter.
After all, to produce offspring in the normal way first requires intercourse with a woman.
I am so @#%!! burned up that Little Lord Flimsey Tinkerbelle for whom I did not vote, is becoming the face of conservative gun-friendly Bible-believing South Carolina.
Learn more about our other senator, Jim DeMint. What a great contrast to Light Loafers Lindsey.
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posted on
10/16/2009 5:45:55 AM PDT
by
elcid1970
("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease!")
To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast
If the “Graham as new McCain” meme sticks, then defeating McCain can be also a vote against Graham who is not up for election for a number of years. He might think twice if McCain loses.
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posted on
10/16/2009 5:47:47 AM PDT
by
Anima Mundi
(The trouble with trouble is it starts out as Utopia)
To: rabscuttle385
If Graham wants to align himself with the “wrong” side, so be it. As events continue to unfold, we will proven right.
To: rabscuttle385
Ok everybody, on the count of three repeat after me: "We have to vote for the ones who can win."
"We have to vote for the ones who can win."
"We have to vote for the ones who can win."
"We have to vote for the ones who can win."
So, the next time you get sick to your stomach at how the GOP is a part of the problem, just remember those ten magic words.
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posted on
10/16/2009 5:51:28 AM PDT
by
AD from SpringBay
(We deserve the government we allow.)
To: Grunthor
I was hoping against hope that by using examples like McCain, Graham (and throw in Snowe) it is not an indication of what the party has become. Mikey needs to welcome conservatives and conservative values back to the party with open arms - and start by a redux of a national/local contest plan like “Contract With America” - and DUMP the RINOs.
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posted on
10/16/2009 5:51:38 AM PDT
by
SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
To: kempster
That’s what I’ve been saying on and offline for months now. Sadly, far too many conservatives simply won’t do it. If they don’t start pulling their weight by next year’s primaries, we be stuck voting for the same old RINOs in next year’s general election. It’s do or die time now, people. Let’s get it done.
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posted on
10/16/2009 5:52:03 AM PDT
by
DangerZone
(RINOs rather lose with a liberal candidate than win with a conservative one.)
To: Dixie Yooper
If they nominate an idiot like either of those two, we may as well try
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posted on
10/16/2009 5:55:17 AM PDT
by
Billg64
(It is my belief that this is our last opportunity to peacefully protect our republic.)
To: Grunthor
How pathetic is the GOP voter of South Carolina? I think they're suffering from some mental disorder. They send one of the best to Congress: Jim Demint, and need I say more.
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posted on
10/16/2009 5:55:30 AM PDT
by
Will88
To: rabscuttle385
Don't worry, Lindsey will always be McCain's cabana boy.
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posted on
10/16/2009 5:56:42 AM PDT
by
MBB1984
To: Billg64
Why support a third party? Regain control over the GOP and support conservative candidates. We have six months until the 2010 primaries and two and a half years til the Republican presidential primaries. It’s time to get busy.
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posted on
10/16/2009 5:57:11 AM PDT
by
DangerZone
(RINOs rather lose with a liberal candidate than win with a conservative one.)
To: DangerZone
I agree!
We are trying to do that in our area. It is an incredible uphill battle.
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posted on
10/16/2009 6:01:33 AM PDT
by
Billg64
(It is my belief that this is our last opportunity to peacefully protect our republic.)
To: Dixie Yooper
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posted on
10/16/2009 6:06:06 AM PDT
by
Frantzie
(Do we want ACORN running America's health care?)
To: 50mm
McShame wants to act like a conservative now because the election is coming. Peopl need to vote that POS out.
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posted on
10/16/2009 6:07:21 AM PDT
by
Frantzie
(Do we want ACORN running America's health care?)
To: Billg64
Just curious, how much success have you had with getting conservatives actually involved in the party?
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posted on
10/16/2009 6:09:17 AM PDT
by
DangerZone
(RINOs rather lose with a liberal candidate than win with a conservative one.)
To: holdonnow
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posted on
10/16/2009 6:11:29 AM PDT
by
don-o
(My son, Ben - Marine Lance Corporal is in Iraq.)
To: DangerZone
Some, the entrenched GOP in my state is not interested in winning elections or advancing conservatism. They are more interested in staying entrenched. The keys are the RTC’s and the regional committees.
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posted on
10/16/2009 6:24:02 AM PDT
by
Billg64
(It is my belief that this is our last opportunity to peacefully protect our republic.)
To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..
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