Tag: Lindsey Graham
Graham: GOP Need an Environmental Policy Going Into 2016
I think there will be a political problem for the Republican Party going into 2016 if we don’t define what we are for on the environment. I don’t know what the environmental policy of the Republican Party is.
— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Roll Call.
The Best Reason to Elect Lindsey Graham President
I’m sorry the government’s so fucked up. If I get to be president, white men in male-only clubs are going to do great in my presidency.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R – SC), speaking to white guys in a mens-only club in Charleston. Graham explained to CNN, which aired this quote and several others, that he was making a joke, and added, “I hope this doesn’t reflect poorly on the club. They are great guys.”
Graham: Rubio Not Ready for Presidency
He’s a good guy, but after doing immigration with him — we don’t need another young guy not quite ready. He’s no Obama by any means, but he’s so afraid of the right, and I’ve let that go.
— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by Politico, on Sen. Marcio Rubio’s (R-FL) possible presidential aspirations.
Lindsey Graham is the New Chicken Little
This president needs to rise to the occasion before we all get killed back here at home.
— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by the Huffington Post, on the threat posed by ISIS.
Graham Defends Focus on Benghazi
Our Democratic friends, for the most part, have been in the tank over Benghazi. Some guy said this about me yesterday on the left: The only reason I cared about this was because I have six tea party opponents. Well, if that’s true, I’m the biggest scumbag in America.
— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), in a radio interview with Mike Gallagher.
Presidential Campaigns getting to Be Like NASCAR
You may want to just wear logos if you’re running for president: ‘sponsored by so-and-so.’ I mean it’s going to get to be like NASCAR where everybody should put logos on your suit.
— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by National Journal, on the impact of super PACs on elections.
South Carolina Senator Vows to Shut Down Government Appointments Because – Benghazi!
Lindsey Graham has a tea-bagger primary opponent in his campaign for reelection to the Senate from South Carolina next year, so he he is now threatening to shut down government appointments, including to top positions at the Federal Reserve and the Department of Homeland Security, because — Benghazi! He made the shutdown threat on Fox News last Sunday: