Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Lindsey Graham: A Souless Man


I apologize for my absence from blogging as of lately. I have had a lot on my plate and, though I have had some time to blog, I preferred to spend that time relaxing. I intend to be back in the swing of things by week’s end.


For now, I would like to comment on a series of videos featuring Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina facing a hostile crowd at a town hall meeting on Monday.


When addressing the crowd, Graham lauded his ability to throw principle by the wayside in order to “win.”


This is nothing new. I have seen Graham do this for years. For that very reason, I despise Lindsey Graham more than any other figure in politics—more than anyone regardless of party or ideological allegiance. It is not merely his ability to compromise without concern that makes Graham so despicable in my eyes. Rather, it is the way he carries himself afterward in a braggadocios manner hailing himself as someone who knows "how to win."


What I see in said behavior is a politician pointing out his ability to defy his constituents and the Constitution he has swore to defend without ever worrying about losing his job. The cycle is simple: he claims to be a conservative, wins on that claim, and then immediately betrays his so-called “principles.”


The sad thing is Graham has been able to pull off this arrogant display of political theater for years, unchecked. I have seen it myself, and have even talked to those once close to him about Graham’s proud reputation as a compromiser—a compromiser of principle not methods mind you. One of his good friends during their tenure together in the “Republican Revolution” of the mid-90s told me plainly over dinner one night, “I don’t know what is wrong with Lindsey. He always looked up to John McCain, and I think he thinks he can please John by being some deal maker. I personally think he has lost his way and is acting disgraceful.” (a rough quote from memory.)


Though I have long wanted Graham out of the GOP and out of Congress altogether, year after year I continue to see him toddling around Capitol Hill with a smug look and a pocket full of compromise.


Finally, people are taking him to task on his constitutional violations and lack of principle. When I viewed these videos this morning a tear literally filled my eye. I saw people, not even of my generation, standing up and demanding true representation, constitutional fidelity, and principled stands on the issues.


My prayer is that there is still hope for America. We may yet be able to turn this thing around. It will not be easy. In fact, it will involve much sacrifice—principled sacrifice. But we must not compromise what we believe in the process. “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?” (Matthew 16:26)

2 comments:

  1. Ron Paul on CNN
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dauk46aAIgA

    Ron Paul on the situation room CNN Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNRMcuwxpMk
    Ron Paul on the Ed Show MSNBC
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njDSf8Hetgg
    My videos::
    Julliet Kozak gets standing O for slamming Graham, Graham slams Ron Paul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH2_nb4INSU
    Lindsey Graham slams Ron Paul again and says Ron Paul Hijacked the Republican Party! 12OCT09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAEW2BjKfgU
    Julliet Kozak, a Ron Paul and Chuck Baldwin supporter, protests Lindsey Graham's town hall Greenville 12OCT09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mepx8YC3C0
    Lindsey Graham compromising...again Greenville 12 OCT09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y36TeYt3WDs
    Question to Graham - Why do you think its necessary to get in bed with John Kerry? GVL 12OCT09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP7nCyqMTsE
    Harry Kimball trying to get rid of RINO's in Greenville at the Lindsey Graham town hall 12OCT09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIB9MkHnPaM
    Lindsey Graham talks about Healthcare Inflation 12OCT09 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-34rqWsaP5U
    Jim Stack telling Lindsey Graham that him and Obama are Traitors Greenville 12OCT09
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY3o7nG53W4
    Brian Frank

    ALSO Today he vote FOR the Hate Crime Bill http://bit.ly/157TP2 Yesterday he told us he wouldn’t, page 2 http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20091013/NEWS/910130317/1001/NEWS
    "Graham told a friendly questioner that he is “dead-set” against hate crimes legislation that he said would elevate crimes based on sexual orientation to special federal prosecution, which he said is a precursor to recognizing same-sex marriage. Without a coalition, however, he said the measure will pass because there aren’t enough Republicans to stop it."

    Can you say HYPOCRITE?



    Brian Frank

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  2. Thanks for all the great posts. The evidence is overwhelming. He wrote the book on hypocrisy.

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