S.C. Sen. Graham dismisses county GOP group's censure

[AlphaCentauri]

Source: Miami Herald

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on Tuesday dismissed his censure by the Lexington County Republican Party as the "misplaced priorities" of narrow interests within the larger Republican Party — not a rebuke of him.

"The man who authored the resolution has never voted for a Republican nominee for president in the history of his life," said Graham, who is no stranger to intraparty criticism.

"He is the head of the Ron Paul movement in this part of South Carolina."

Paul, a Texas representative, has run unsuccessfully for president twice — once as the Libertarian Party nominee and in 2008 as a Republican — primarily on a limited-government platform.



Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/1411594.html

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The resolution -- which criticized Graham for his support of the bank-bailout plan and climate-change legislation, and accused him of demonstrating contempt toward Republicans who support freedom
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/01/06/lindsey-graham-dismisses-censure-by-third-county-republican-par/

[dkf]

1. He sounds semi sane nowadays.

Amazing.

[atreides1]

4. It's a fluke

Give him some time and he'll revert back to his real self.:D

[AlphaCentauri]

6. I would exchange Graham for Lieberman n/t

[BOSSHOG]

2. Which republicans support freedom?

They no longer exist.

[Wizard777]

5. They are alive and well in Lexington SC.

I know a lot of people in Lexington. They're good decent hard working people. You would never know they were Republicans if they didn't tell you.

[SoapBox]

3. Well of course he would!

...why would he give a crap about some podunk group, from his home?!?

He is the ALL Powerful Senator GRAHAM! I have POWERRR! And I'm in D.C.!

hehe...they truly don't care about the state and the people once they get into their power position. They hide...they protect each other...and feel untouchable once they've been BOUGHT into office.

The system as a whole needs serious rework...but that ain't gonna happen.