Posted on 06/18/2006 3:13:19 PM PDT by Sharks
COLUMBIA - South Carolina's U.S. senators, Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint, have emerged as national voices on the topic of illegal immigration.
But, as is often the case with the two Republicans, their voices are not in harmony.
Graham wants to couple tighter border enforcement with a guest worker program that, eventually, offers a path to citizenship. Senate leaders appointed Graham, who appeared on national television to advance the plan, to a committee that will work out the plans final details.
DeMint, meanwhile, vigorously opposed the plan. Instead, he wants to beef up border security and forbid illegal aliens from taking part in a guest worker program. He joined with other Senate Republicans against the approach that ultimately passed, among his first high-profile forays to the national scene.
The split over immigration is another sign that, increasingly, DeMint and Graham are carving out divergent public paths.
So far, there is no hint of a rivalry, common for senators even from the same party and state.
Mirroring Arizona
South Carolina's senators are rookies by political standards. Elected in 2002, Graham replaced veteran U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond. DeMint succeeded U.S. Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings - the state's "junior senator" for nearly 40 years.
As the pair search for their footing, they politically are mirroring Arizona's Republican duo, John McCain and John Kyl.
DeMint and Graham voted differently in 25 of the 100 roll call votes cast from mid-March to late May.
Kyl and McCain, each considered conservative, opposed each other on 28 of the 100 votes examined.
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I send Lindsey a link to this thread along with a note that SC dems do NOT vote for republicans, and that repubs and conservatives who VOTE post to this forum.
I doubt he'll bother, but every six years we get a chance to remind our senators who it was that sent them to Washington.
I believe Graham is up fo re-election before DeMint. I am very proud of Jim DeMint. Graham is almost as bad as Hollings.
Graham: a "one termer" if I can do anything about it.
We need a strong conservative to step up and offer us an alternative.
"Add Sessions to that list? I love that guy."
Even though my two senators (TX) voted against the bill, I find Sessions head and shoulders above all of them when it comes to revealing the truth about this abominable bill. He is to the Senate what Sensenbrenner is to the House.
I'm getting to where I can't stomach to watch Graham on t.v. Can you say milquetoast????
But, as is often the case with the two Republicans, their voices are not in harmony.
"South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum."
James Louis Petigru
There has been talk of a McCain-Graham ticket in '08. That would explain why they are so much alike.
We need to FReep Graham and McLame at the upcoming "Evening with John McLame" event sponsored by the GOP. I've posted this before but didn't have any takers. I think it's this coming Tuesday night. The RINO's, including the state GOP need to know the natives are restless.
OMG! McLame LOST SC in his last bid for president. Maybe he thinks he can win SC by picking Pansy Graham as his running mate?
Any idea how much is it? I am willing to be there, just need to know what it is going to cost. Just got back from vacation and money is a bit tight.
There was another thread posted and bumped to us the last couple of weeks about the upcoming RINO festivities. I'll see if I can find it, or either do a search for SC threads bumps to us by the ever vigilant Mssers. SC Swampfox and upchuck. It's called "An evening with John McLame" but is supposedly being put on to honor our governor. (What kind of honor is it to give McLame top billing?) I *believe* it is $100 per person to get in. I'm not interested in giving them a dime, much less rub elbows with any of them. I'll scrape up some more info -- I know some other non-FReeper anti-immigration/NAFTA, etc. folks are going to be there.
I am not interested in giving Mr. AZ or the Graham Cracker any money either. The only way I would give money is if it went directly to re-election of Sanford/Demint.
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