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The Worst Republican Senator
American Spectator ^ | 5.15.2008 | Quin Hillyer

Posted on 01/30/2014 7:06:35 AM PST by Shery

Reposted article at Spectator.org. Every bit as relevant today as then.

South Carolina's Lindsey Graham is a flop. He pretends to be a conservative, but sells out conservatives and insults them while doing so. He pretends to be effective at reaching across party lines, but the only thing he effectively does is help the other party. He inhabits the Senate seat of Strom Thurmond, legendary for great attention to his South Carolina constituents, but Graham spends most of his time trailing behind John McCain like a valet as McCain criss-crosses the country in pursuit of the presidency. He called Ted Kennedy "one of the most principled men I've ever met." In sum, in the words of conservative movement stalwart Richard Viguerie, "Lindsey Graham is part of the problem."

What, for example, could possibly have possessed Graham, in April of 2006, to write an essay for Time magazine about the virtues of Hillary Clinton? He called her "a smart, prepared, serious senator." She is "sought out by her colleagues to form legislative partnerships." She has managed to "build unusual political alliances with...conservatives."

He praises liberals, but reserves particular venom for conservatives who disagree with him. The most infamous example came at a speech to the utterly radical Hispanic group La Raza -- it was bad enough that he spoke to them, much less...

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: bipartisanship; lindseygraham; politics; southcarolina
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When I first read this this morning, I thought it was written today! He has a couple competitors these days, but it still stands that he has not changed for the better.

Hey, SC voters! Can we primary this guy next time around? Maybe, if we're successful with McConnell, the SC voters will be more encouraged to ditch this guy next time.

1 posted on 01/30/2014 7:06:35 AM PST by Shery
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To: Shery

lol I did the SAME thing.

Yes. S.C. Primary voters, do us a big favor please?


2 posted on 01/30/2014 7:08:08 AM PST by RIghtwardHo
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To: Shery

Graham is crackers, remove him.


3 posted on 01/30/2014 7:08:58 AM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Shery

“...but Graham spends most of his time trailing behind John McCain like a valet...”

At least he doesn’t have to run, because McDork has his nose gorilla glued to the Obamadork’s Obamahole.


4 posted on 01/30/2014 7:11:18 AM PST by Da Coyote
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To: Shery

As a man and as a senator Graham compares to Strom Thurmond as a Daisy Red Ryder compares to a Barrett .50 caliber.


5 posted on 01/30/2014 7:11:53 AM PST by RipSawyer (The TREE currently falling on you actually IS worse than a Bush.)
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To: RipSawyer

I Assure you he is not going back to DC as a US Senator in 2015.


6 posted on 01/30/2014 7:15:06 AM PST by scooby321
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To: Shery

The Worst Republican Senator

so many choices (beside Linny Graham ):

McCain
McConnell
Collins
Murkowski
Heller

and more.....


7 posted on 01/30/2014 7:15:30 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: A CA Guy

If it DOESN'T look like a duck...or quack like a duck...

8 posted on 01/30/2014 7:15:45 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Shall Not Be Infringed)
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To: Shery

Repeal and Replace.


9 posted on 01/30/2014 7:16:24 AM PST by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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To: Shery; scooby321

The worst republican U.S. senator is Mark Kirk, of Illinois. He’s more liberal than many Democrats. His rating from Planned Parenthood is 100%, and his rating from Gun Owners of America is 0%. He frequently votes for unconstitutional pork barrel spending. In 2009, he voted for the cap & trade bill, which had many tax rate increases.


10 posted on 01/30/2014 7:18:08 AM PST by PhilCollins
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To: Vaquero

Don’t leave out our two POS senators Chambliss and Isakson from GA.


11 posted on 01/30/2014 7:25:27 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: A CA Guy

AZ should start their plans to dump McLame. Then, there’s Boner, Ryan, Cantor, and the list goes on.


12 posted on 01/30/2014 7:27:16 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Shery
Sen(ile) Mitch "Reid's *itch" McConnell, ranks (stinks :) very highly with Juan, Linda and Corny et. al.
of course, we can't leave out the House GOP/e *snicker* leaders..SotH *HIC!* Boehner et. al.

13 posted on 01/30/2014 7:30:42 AM PST by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
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To: Shery

Linda had a LOT of competition, but STILL came out as the queen of the pagent!!!!


14 posted on 01/30/2014 7:32:12 AM PST by ZULU (Magua is sitting in the Oval Office. Ted Cruz/Phil Robertson in 2016.)
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To: Shery

If only Trey Gowdy would run...a real conservative, unlike Graham. However, I’ve heard that Gowdy has said he will only serve three terms and return to South Carolina. Damn shame, if true. We could use more like him in Washington.


15 posted on 01/30/2014 7:35:31 AM PST by ExNewsExSpook
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To: Shery

It’s easier this way.

That you ted Cruz, Mike Lee and Jeff Sessions.

In that order.

That rest of them can go to Hell.


16 posted on 01/30/2014 7:36:40 AM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: Shery

I think he is up for re-election this year.


17 posted on 01/30/2014 7:52:49 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: Shery

even though Lisa Murkowski is awfully stiff competition


18 posted on 01/30/2014 7:59:07 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Shery

19 posted on 01/30/2014 8:19:31 AM PST by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee
B T T T ! ! ! ©

20 posted on 01/30/2014 8:20:31 AM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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