Senator Lindsey Graham: "Overall, Obama did a really good job."

[Minus_The_Bear]

Shortly after Obama's speech, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters that he is prepared to go out on a limb for the president to support his plan for investing billions of dollars to spur democracy in the Middle East and North Africa.

“I am willing to take the bruises and stand by Obama to engage countries like Egypt and Tunisia and stay involved in Libya and finish the job in Iraq,” Graham said. “I am willing to take American dollars at a time when we’re flat broke, go back home and suffer the consequences of sending aid to Egypt at a time when South Carolina has 10 percent unemployment because I believe the Egyptian revolution is about a new way of doing business that’s better for us.”

Graham, who has traveled extensively in the Middle East, said he thought Obama made two mistakes in his speech, however. The first was talking about Israeli settlements, and the second was focusing on border issues without addressing the overall complexity of Israel-Palestine negotiations.

“Our friends in Israel are very upset that he only focused on borders,” said the South Carolina Republican. “There are many other aspects of this deal that are being overshadowed.”

But overall, he added, Obama "did a really good job."

[Minus_The_Bear]

I guess Lindsey thinks paying off countries with billions that we don't have is cool...

Article link from the Huffington Post

[Just mythoughts]

Is he campaigning to replace Biden in 2012?

[Sarah Barracuda]

Lindsey should just do himself and ALL of us a favor and switch parties already. The Dems would welcome that a-hole into their flock with open arms

[Barnacle]

Pathetic.

[Diogenesis]

What a worthless waste of oxygen who brings
shame, criminals, and now curse, to a great state.

[paul51]

“I am willing to take American dollars at a time when we’re flat broke, go back home and suffer the consequences of sending aid to Egypt at a time when South Carolina has 10 percent unemployment because I believe the Egyptian revolution is about a new way of doing business that’s better for us.”

Precisely the problem

[jospehm20]

Overall, Graham is one stupid goober.

[Diogenesis]

What a worthless waste of oxygen who brings
shame, criminals, and now curse, to a great state.

[Moonman62]

Lindsey should just do himself and ALL of us a favor and switch parties already.

And come out of the closet.

The Dems would welcome that a-hole into their flock with open arms

Especially if he comes out of the closet.

[blasater1960]

Lindsay....go to hell rino.

[DustyMoment]

Lindsey Grahamnesty is such an idiot RINO, he isn’t worth taking up JimRob’s bandwidth.

[Sprite518]

You know what... I don’t think he is alone in the Republican party. This is one of the BIG problems in the GOP.

They can’t see the forest through the trees.

[OldPossum]

Are the people of South Carolina even vaguely aware of what they sent to Washington?

[TheWriterTX]

Overall, Lindsey, you’re an ass.

[Williams]

To the extent Obama extended his call for democracy to Syria and Iran, it was one of the few bright spots in his speech.

[Minus_The_Bear]

How insane is it that that quote is real?

It seems like something from The Onion.

[scottinoc]

“I am willing to take American dollars at a time when we’re flat broke, go back home and suffer the consequences of sending aid to Egypt at a time when South Carolina has 10 percent unemployment because I believe the Egyptian revolution is about a new way of doing business that’s better for us. know that my political career is done anyway, and that the town drunk in Charleston would beat me like a rented mule in a Republican primary, so I might as well kiss ass now, so I can be the John McCain of the South the toast of the Washington lecture circuit”

[ExTexasRedhead]

IMO, Lindsay Graham would have been an asset on Hitler’s staff.

[TwoSwords]

No, his damage is much more effective where he is. Demoralizes us.

[BenLurkin]