Posted on 06/04/2006 7:36:13 PM PDT by new yorker 77
No longer content with bashing Democrats for their obstruction of President Bush's judicial nominees, a coalition of conservative groups is now turning its attention to a prominent Republican -- Sen.Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.).
The campaign, led by the Committee for Justice, is aimed at persuading Graham to allow a vote on William James Haynes II, the general counsel at the Department of Defense and a nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Although the campaign is in its infancy, organizers expect it to develop into a national e-mail and telephone lobbying effort.
"A key reason why Lindsey Graham is Senator Graham is because he ran as opposed to the obstruction of the president's judicial nominees," said Sean Rushton, executive director of the Committee for Justice. "We hope he'll remember that."
Graham insists he has engaged in no formal obstruction of Haynes, nor has he enlisted other senators to do so. Along with colleague and political ally John McCain (R-Ariz.), Graham has expressed concern regarding the advice Haynes provided the Bush administration on the treatment of detainees captured in the war on terrorism. "The role Mr. Haynes played as DOD general counsel formulating these policies and whether he was receptive to legal advice from the military will be a line of inquiry when his nomination is brought up," said Kevin D. Bishop, communications director for Graham.
Haynes was nominated in 2003.
Opposing conservatives on one of their pet issues carries political risks for both Graham and McCain. Since winning the seat vacated by the late Sen. Strom Thurmond (R) in 2002, Graham has faced occasional opposition from his party's base, a resistance that hardened when he joined a bipartisan group of senators -- the "Gang of 14" -- to defuse a showdown on-judicial-nominees.
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Hard for me to understand why Graham would see the need to lean to the left in a State like South Carolina.
I think these jokers have all attended ONE TOO MANY of those government "sensitivity" classes.
"Hard for me to understand why Graham would see the need to lean to the left in a State like South Carolina."
Is Graham truly a conservative, or an opportunist posing as a conservative?
And I wonder what Hillary might have in her FBI files about him...
I am the reminder bell along with Mark R. Levin.
This jerk will be defeated even if I have to move to South Carolina and take up residence in order to vote him out of office.
Clinton - Graham
Clintoon-Graham Cracker 2008
Gotta love your attitude...Going RINO hunting?
Along with colleague and political ally John McCain (R-Ariz.) Lind-see "One Termer" strikes again. Enjoy it while you can. Your days as McCain's numero uno butt boy are numbered.
Good people of SC, please rid us of this traitorous Limpy Graham. He is a traitor to the conservative cause. He only answers to McCain and McCain only.
Put down the bong and back slowly away.
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I thought I understood that Lindsay was gay. Isn't that true? Of course that apparently doesn't disqualify one from being governor of a state, but it may preclude a run for the presidency.
I've heard the same thing. He hangs out with the prime GOP beard, Bo Derek. I buy it. Heck, if he voted like Dreier, I'd support him no matter whom he slept with.
Yeah, Hillary's just chomping at the bit to name the man who lead the fight to impeach her husband as her running mate. It's second only to the John Kerry / John O'Neil & Swift Boat Vets for Truth ticket in 2008
Time for Lindsey to move out of mommy's house.
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