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Is Senator Lindsey Graham out of touch with Conservative Values?

by politisite | October 27, 2009 at 01:32 pm

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By Albert N. Milliron, Editor Politisite.com

Conservative South Carolinians have a love/hate relationship with Senator Lindsey Graham. On the one hand, he opposes Abortion rights, support gun rights, and votes ninety-two percent of the time with Senate Republicans. While he was a Congressman from the South Carolina's third district, he had a strong conservative record in the House supporting the Republican 'contract with America and voting for several articles of impeachment for then President Bill Clinton.

On the other hand, the eight percent of the time he votes with Democrats is where conservatives have serious problems. A few examples: Graham recently aligned himself with Senator John Kerry (D-MA) on climate change legislation and co-authored a New York Times Op-Ed entitled, “Yes We Can (Pass climate change legislation)”. In March 2009, Graham voted with moderate Republicans for Cap and Trade that could cost South Carolinians up to two-thousand dollars a year in additional outlays. He voted with Democrats for Supreme Court Nominee Sonya Sotomayor who made statements about actively legislating from the bench and sat on a committee that pressed for state funding of abortions. He aligned with McCain/Kennedy on the Immigration Reform Bill. Graham is in talks about the possibility of nationalizing banks. Lastly, He was a member of the, “Gang of Fourteen” that intervened when Democrats tried to filibuster a vote on Supreme Court Justice Roberts.

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Rory Cripps

at 18:41 on October 27th, 2009

Most conservatives view anyone that is obsessed with "climate change" as either nuts or disingenuous. They're simply not convinced by the information that's out there on "climate change", nor do they find those such as Al Gore to be credible. Especially when those, such as Al Gore, put out ridiculous movies that are replete with inaccuracies and propaganda in order to demonstrate that those who are not on board with man-made climate change are nuts and that those who are on board (such as Al Gore) are completely sane.

Hugh Askew

at 18:51 on October 27th, 2009

Come on, Rory, you are way behind the curve here. Globull warming is a fact. Put your tin foil hat back on, and get with the program............careful for the microwaves.

Pythiian1

at 18:49 on October 27th, 2009

I think Senator Lindsey Graham is one of the few respectable senators from either side of the aisle, who genuinely tries to work and solve problems on behalf of the American public and the people of his state.

I'm mindful that I am not a South Carolinian, therefore my opinion may not please a large swath of folks.

Tarnillis (not verified)

at 07:00 on November 4th, 2009

As a constituent of Senator Graham, I can say that I consider myself a Conservative in the original sense of the word: One who CONSERVES...the environment, the rights of my fellow Americans as set forth in the Constitution, family values, etc.Unfortunately, I find that Senator Graham and I are on opposing sides of nearly every major issue recently (the past three years). I feel that, like many in Congress, Senator Graham has stopped listening to the people. Based on the actions of Congress and the White House in recent years, I fear for the future of our country and our people.