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Senator Graham sounds like a partisan Democrat doesn't he? The same kind of mantra you hear from the numbnuts and even a few of the more sensible leftists here on USMB. An almost desperate hope that the Tea Partiers aren't for real because they are anathema to lefists and to wishy washy RINOs like Graham.
There have been shining moments for Graham in his long political career and at times I have cheered him on when he has gotten something spot on right.
But he is no conservative as the Tea Partiers define conservative. And I think we can no longer afford to tolerate a Republican Party that is little more than liberal lite. Graham is part of the liberal lite group.
Such an uppidity Repblican Graham is.
He speaks the views of his constituents and gets labeled.
Graham is a real conservative unbossed by the likes of Jerry Falwell, Sean Hannity, Lush Rimbaugh and the religous right.
Get used to it. The fraud side show is over.
Real conservatives don't support amnesty with unrestricted benefits for illegals.
Real conservatives don't support an anti-business, freedom diminishing cap & trade bill.
Real conservatives don't go along to get along.
Real conservatives don't hold important legislation hostage in order to oppose other legislation.
Real conservatives do not hold the core principles expressed by Tea Partiers in contempt or fail to understand what the Tea Partiers are all about.
Graham isn't a flaming liberal extremist but he is too often on the left side of issues to be called conservative. He is liberal lite.
And as I keep saying, the fact that he only supports half the liberalism that has diminished our freedoms and prosperity is not particularly commendable, and it is Republicans like him and his ilk that the American conservatives and right leaning moderates rejected in 2006 and 2008.
It isn't good enough to simply not suck as badly as the other side sucks.
By the way, comments on Steele's latest? I remember recently you saying how much a gracious gentleman he is because he aplogized to Rush because he spoke his mind.
Comments on his feelings on Afghanistan ...on and him saying Obama is the one who started that war....I loved that gem.