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(Lindsey) Graham Defends Efforts Amid Conservative Criticism (barf bag alert)
Roll Call ^ | 2009-11-11 | John Stanton

Posted on 11/13/2009 1:39:20 AM PST by rabscuttle385

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is pushing back against home-state conservative critics who have sought to censure the independent-minded lawmaker, arguing that he will not allow the criticism to block his efforts to find common ground with others in the Senate.

The Charleston County Republican Party this week formally censured Graham over his repeated efforts to work across the aisle on the economy, climate change and immigration. The county party also asked the state party to rescind a resolution commending Graham.

Graham spokesman Kevin Bishop issued a statement defending the Senator’s legislative work and his track record on conservative issues.

“Senator Graham has a lifetime conservative voting record of 90 percent and last year was rated the 15th most conservative Senator by National Journal. Like former President Reagan, he strongly believes elected officials need to find common ground and work together to solve difficult problems like making our nation energy independent and protecting our environment. Working to solve problems and being conservative are not mutually exclusive. You can do both and that’s what people in South Carolina elected him to do,” Bishop said.

“Senator Graham will continue to pursue the same common-sense conservative agenda in his second term in the U.S. Senate as he did in his first,” he added.

(Excerpt) Read more at rollcall.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: diablo; lindseygraham; mccainmutiny; mclameslapdog; mclamesrevenge; rino; traitor

1 posted on 11/13/2009 1:39:23 AM PST by rabscuttle385
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To: upchuck; SC Swamp Fox

Ew.


2 posted on 11/13/2009 1:39:40 AM PST by rabscuttle385 (Purge the RINOs! * http://restoretheconstitution.ning.com/)
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To: rabscuttle385

Pushing back against home state conservative critics. How about the entire country critics.


3 posted on 11/13/2009 2:14:59 AM PST by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: rabscuttle385

Whenever you find the phrase “find common ground with others” from a politician, that means “COMPROMISE.”

Compromise is the process in which a politician is a loser and will turn over and prostitute any values they may have simply to make it look like they did something for their base.

Well, this fairy has found common ground with the Marxists, Socialists and Communists and should be recalled by the voters he does not represent.


4 posted on 11/13/2009 2:19:21 AM PST by DH (The government writes no bill that does not line the pockets of special interests.)
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To: DH

Sorry Goober....but the people have spoken....MAN UP OR GET OUT!


5 posted on 11/13/2009 2:25:59 AM PST by JohnD9207 (REGISTERED RIGHT WING THUG!)
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To: rabscuttle385
..he didn't get the nickname Gramnesty because he was a fancy cracker......?????...wait let me rephrase that.....
6 posted on 11/13/2009 2:36:23 AM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Doogle
..he didn't get the nickname Gramnesty because he was a fancy cracker......?????...wait let me rephrase that.....

Man, give a warning before you say something like that... hot coffee does not feel good shooting out someones nose... ;-)

7 posted on 11/13/2009 3:03:56 AM PST by AvOrdVet ("Put the wagons in a circle for all the good it'll do")
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To: AvOrdVet

:)


8 posted on 11/13/2009 3:11:29 AM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: rabscuttle385

I pray the common ground he finds with his democrat allies, is on the unemployment line.


9 posted on 11/13/2009 3:21:29 AM PST by GunningForTheBuddha (*Racecard* Expr: 01/20/2009)
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To: rabscuttle385
“Senator Graham has a lifetime conservative voting record of 90 percent and last year was rated the 15th most conservative

I don't care if he had a "95%" Conservative voting record (and even the 90 percent is open to interpretation) it is which of the 10% of the issues he has chosen to oppose which is key.

Not only that but Twinkle Toes Gramnesty, has gone out of his way with his "in your face" attitude and contempt for what major issues (such as immigration and Gorebul warming) which grates and his willingness to (ala McLame) to reach out across the aisle and cooperate with the RATS which makes him a pariah and a candidate for being thrown out.

As an aside and an interesting exercise in engaging the opposition, next time any of you encounter a RAT, ask them this: While there are MANY Rino's (too many to name and you/we all know who they are) who regularly oppose their party and cooperate with the libs why are there (and challenge them to name even ONE) DINO???

10 posted on 11/13/2009 3:40:42 AM PST by Conservative Vermont Vet ((One of ONLY 37 Conservatives in the People's Republic of Vermont. Socialists and Progressives All))
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To: rabscuttle385

This “Energy Bill” is welfare for Wall Street. It will not make us less dependent on foreign energy but it will make us dependent on foreign Carbon Credits. How stupid is that?


11 posted on 11/13/2009 4:38:47 AM PST by steveab (When was the last time someone tried to sell you a CO2 induced climate control system for your home?)
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To: DH

Apparently Graham has only one core value: Going along to get along. Other than that Everything is compromisable to him. And he really thinks his lack of morallity is somehow courageous.

The good news is that people like him are being seen for what they are—vacuuous human forms without souls.


12 posted on 11/13/2009 4:44:13 AM PST by dools007
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To: rabscuttle385

Light-in-the-loafers Lindsey.


13 posted on 11/13/2009 4:56:47 AM PST by nonliberal (Graduate: Curtis E. LeMay School of International Relations)
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To: rabscuttle385

There is no “common ground” with the presently aligned democratic party. They are socialist.


14 posted on 11/13/2009 5:12:13 AM PST by usslsm51
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To: rabscuttle385

Senator Graham should do exactly what the voters of SC want him to do. He shouldn’t do what he thinks best for them, or what is best for the country, but WHAT THEY WANT him to do. He works for them!

Unfortunately, he does what John McCain tells him.


15 posted on 11/13/2009 5:44:30 AM PST by jch10 (It is an ill wind blowing...)
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To: jch10
Agree.

We need to tell this little pip squeak to "shut up".

sw

16 posted on 11/13/2009 5:48:58 AM PST by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: rabscuttle385; alarm rider; Alex1977; at bay; Babsig; BILL_C; bnelson44; Clintonfatigued; ...
Lindsey, you're a disgusting pig.

Uber RINO Lindsey Ping
"Republican by day, Democrat by night."


Want on or off this ping list?
Just FReepmail me.


17 posted on 11/13/2009 6:33:52 AM PST by upchuck (New sign on my pickup: Are you a "Hope and Change" regretter?)
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To: rabscuttle385
Lindsey to home-state conservative critics:

Screw you!

Lindsey has the same attitude as 90% of the Senate, RATS and PUBS alike.

18 posted on 11/13/2009 6:37:05 AM PST by upchuck (New sign on my pickup: Are you a "Hope and Change" regretter?)
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To: upchuck
Lindsey, you're a disgusting pig.

Lindsy is the result of a cross between a rino and an elephant. A disgusting pig.

But at least pigs are good for something, cannot say the same for Lindsey.

19 posted on 11/13/2009 6:49:54 AM PST by org.whodat (Vote: Chuck De Vore in 2012.)
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To: upchuck
Correction...

"Senator Graham will continue to pursue the same common-sense conservatove agenda in his last term in the Senate..."

20 posted on 11/13/2009 10:05:09 AM PST by ken5050 (Save the Earth..It's the only planet with chocolate!!!)
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