SCGOP: If Graham's The Best We've Got To Offer, Then Frankly, We Suck.

Some tough reflection yields the following: If Lindsey Graham is the best that the South Carolina GOP can offer in 2008, then we're in a world of hurt, friends. Strom Thurmond and Carroll Campbell must roll over in their graves when Mr. Graham bows to Ted Kennedy and plays footsies with Hillary Clinton.

The SC Democrat Party has made it clear that if it appears Graham is safe in 2008, they won't pitch a strong Democrat candidate. That sounds good until you hear the reason: They love Lindsey Graham, and consider him a practicing Democrat!

Mr. Graham has been censured by the Greenville County GOP, and dodged the same fate in Spartanburg only because the county chairman there used archaic technical procedures to prevent a vote on a proposed censure. More censures are in the works across the state. It is clear that Mr. Graham has lost the confidence of those he is supposed to represent.

It's time to identify a viable challenger for Graham in 2008. So, Katon Dawson, get moving and produce a true conservative candidate. It's your job!

Just to recap Mr. Graham's record in serving the people who elected him, consider the following:

1) Co-wrote the failed Amnesty Bill of 2007 in a secret, back-room deal with Ted Kennedy, Harry Reed and Graham's personal puppeteer, John McCain.

2) After numerous polls, tens of thousands of phone calls and emails, and hundreds of talk show callers TOLD HIM that THE VAST MAJORITY of South Carolinians wanted him to stop supporting the ill-conceived Amnesty Bill, he turned a deaf ear. Instead, he called you, the citizens of South Carolina, "a few loud people", and then he absolutely ignored you. On the day the bill died, on the floor of the Senate, Jim DeMint asked Lindsey Graham, "What part of NO don't you understand?". Thankfully, 53 Senators finally decided to listen to us, the citizens, and killed the tragically flawed Amnesty bill.

3) As the bill was spiraling to its death, he stood on the Senate floor and cried for the criminal aliens. He lambasted those who disagreed with his position. He DID NOT CRY for the millions of US citizens who can't earn a decent wage because of the millions of criminals who snuck into our country. In fact, he never mentioned them.

4) Called Teddy "Splash" Kennedy "One of the most principled men I've ever met." It is the overwhelming view among South Carolinians that "Splash" Kennedy is one of the most despicable, liberal men to ever walk the earth, a man personally responsible for a large portion of America's current Welfare State, and a man who walked away from a car accident and left his passenger, a young college student, to drown to death. To Lindsey Graham, he is a hero. And this man, South Carolina, is your Senior United States Senator.

5) Called you, the citizens of South Carolina, "bigots" because you disagreed with him on his, Ted Kennedy's, and John McCain's Amnesty Bill. You believed we should enforce the law. He believed we should grant amnesty to 12 Million criminal trespassers in our country. He stood in front of LaRaza, one of the most racist organizations in the world, praised them lavishly, pandered to them, cried huge tears of despair for these poor immigrants (who BROKE THE LAW and CONTINUE TO BREAK THE LAW) and then told them, a room full of racist liberals, that you, South Carolinians, were the bigots!

6) In the wake of 9/11, DID NOT FOCUS ON MAKING SOUTH CAROLINIANS MORE SECURE. Instead, Lindsey Graham focused on protecting the rights of the terrorists. He wrote the bill that extended rights to terrorists equal to those of United States citizens! He stood on the floor of the Senate and cried for the terrorists who were being aggressively interrogated. He called the US Military barbarians. And, unbelievably, he went all the way to the US Supreme Court to defend known terrorist Salim Ahmed Hamdan. Folks, this is YOUR UNITED STATES SENATOR!

7) In answer to the point blank question, "What is your job as a US Senator," Lindsey Graham answered, "My job as a US Senator is to work with the Democrats." That's a direct quote folks. Your Senior Senator believes that you elected him and sent him to Washington to work with the Democrats!

8) In fact, Mr. Graham has repeatedly said that he doesn't worry about what his constituents have to say, and that he is not worried about getting re-elected. He has often said that by and large, the folks in South Carolina aren't smart enough to understand what's going on in Washington, and that he must protect us from our own ignorance.

9) Participated vigorously as a member of the infamous Gang of 14, who used archaic Senate procedures to strip conservative Republican's rights. South Carolinians overwhelmingly disagreed with Graham, and inundated him with calls, letters, emails and faxes. As expected, Mr. Graham ignored his constituents and fell in line with John McCain and the Democrats.

10) Wrote a glowing article about Hillary Clinton for Time Magazine in April 2006, and partnered with Ms. Clinton on numerous bills that were vehemently opposed by the majority of South Carolinians. "She has been great to work with," Mr. Graham told FoxNews' Cal Thomas.

Gresham Barrett Running For US Senate?

Over at the Palmetto Scoop, there's speculation that our excellent Congressman, Gresham Barrett, is embarking on a 2010 campaign for Governor of SC. The Scoop has it half right. Mr. Barrett seems to be embarking on a campaign, but it's not for Governor. Strong indications are that the Congressman's mailings and appearances are to test the waters for a 2008 primary challenge to embattled US Senator Lindsey Graham.

Mr. Barrett's letter (available at the bottom of this post) positions him in direct opposition to Mr. Graham's strong support of the failed Senate Amnesty Bill. See Mr. Graham's record at:

http://dumplindseygraham.blogspot.com/2007/06/very-simple-question-sc-will-you.html

Mr. Barrett is a true South Carolina Conservative, and has steadfastly represented South Carolina values in Washington (in stark contrast to Lindsey Graham). He is the absolute best man to represent us in the US Senate.

Mr. Barrett's Letter On Immigration and The Amnesty Bill

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A Very Simple Question, SC: Will you continue to accept this man as your Senator?

The 2008 Republican Primary is half a year away. South Carolina, you have a very simple question to answer. Are you going to allow a man with the record below, Lindsey Graham, to continue to represent you in the United States Senate?

Linsdey Graham's Record As Our Republican US Senator

1) Co-wrote the failed Amnesty Bill of 2007 in a secret, back-room deal with Ted Kennedy, Harry Reed and his personal puppeteer, John McCain.

2) After numerous polls, tens of thousands of phone calls and emails, and hundreds of talk show callers TOLD HIM that THE VAST MAJORITY of South Carolinians wanted him to stop supporting the ill-conceived Amnesty Bill, he turned a deaf ear. Instead, he called you, the citizens of South Carolina, "a few loud people", and then he absolutely ignored you. On the day the bill died, on the floor of the Senate, Jim DeMint asked Lindsey Graham, "What part of NO don't you understand?". Thankfully, 53 Senators finally decided to listen to us, the citizens, and killed the tragically flawed Amnesty bill.

3) As the bill was spiraling to its death, he stood on the Senate floor and cried for the criminal aliens. He lambasted those who disagreed with his position. He DID NOT CRY for the millions of US citizens who can't earn a decent wage because of the millions of criminals who snuck into our country. In fact, he never mentioned them.

4) Called Teddy "Splash" Kennedy "One of the most principled men I've ever met." It is the overwhelming view among South Carolinians that "Splash" Kennedy is one of the most despicable, liberal men to ever walk the earth, a man personally responsible for a large portion of America's current Welfare State, and a man who walked away from a car accident and left his passenger, a young college student, to drown to death. To Lindsey Graham, he is a hero. And this man, South Carolina, is your Senior United States Senator.

5) Called you, the citizens of South Carolina, "bigots" because you disagreed with him on his, Ted Kennedy's, and John McCain's Amnesty Bill. You believed we should enforce the law. He believed we should grant amnesty to 12 Million criminal trespassers in our country. He stood in front of LaRaza, one of the most racist organizations in the world, praised them lavishly, pandered to them, cried huge tears of despair for these poor immigrants (who BROKE THE LAW and CONTINUE TO BREAK THE LAW) and then told them, a room full of racist liberals, that you, South Carolinians, were the bigots!

6) In the wake of 9/11, DID NOT FOCUS ON MAKING SOUTH CAROLINIANS MORE SECURE. Instead, Lindsey Graham focused on protecting the rights of the terrorists. He wrote the bill that extended rights to terrorists equal to those of United States citizens! He stood on the floor of the Senate and cried for the terrorists who were being aggressively interrogated. He called the US Military barbarians. And, unbelievably, he went all the way to the US Supreme Court to defend known terrorist Salim Ahmed Hamdan. Folks, this is YOUR UNITED STATES SENATOR!

7) In answer to the point blank question, "What is your job as a US Senator," Lindsey Graham answered, "My job as a US Senator is to work with the Democrats." That's a direct quote folks. Your Senior Senator believes that you elected him and sent him to Washington to work with the Democrats!

8) In fact, Mr. Graham has repeatedly said that he doesn't worry about what his constituents have to say, and that he is not worried about getting re-elected. He has often said that by and large, the folks in South Carolina aren't smart enough to understand what's going on in Washington, and that he must protect us from our own ignorance.

9) Participated vigorously as a member of the infamous Gang of 14, who used archaic Senate procedures to strip conservative Republican's rights. South Carolinians overwhelmingly disagreed with Graham, and inundated him with calls, letters, emails and faxes. As expected, Mr. Graham ignored his constituents and fell in line with John McCain and the Democrats.

10) Wrote a glowing article about Hillary Clinton for Time Magazine in April 2006, and partnered with Ms. Clinton on numerous bills that were vehemently opposed by the majority of South Carolinians. "She has been great to work with," Mr. Graham told FoxNews' Cal Thomas.

South Carolina, is this the man we want as our Senior United States Senator?

Lindsey McGraham Having A Very, Very Bad June

It really wasn't all that long ago that Lindsey Graham was in the cat bird's seat. He ran for the US Senate as a strong bible-belt conservative, and South Carolinians took the bait, hook, line, and sinker, as they say. He got lots of TV time during Slick Willie's impeachment, and the mainstream media, especially the flaming liberals over at CNN, were intrigued. Who, they asked, is this hokey, effeminate Republican Senator, a confirmed-bachelor, military veteran (not a blood-thirsty killer, but a desk-jockey lawyer, so we can still love him), and raised behind a beer joint in Central, SC?

Over the next few months, Lindsey Graham became a drive-by media darling, a cable news rock star. How? Well, he basically turned to all those conservative folks in South Carolina, who elected him and sent him to Washington to represent their views and principles, and gave them the middle-finger salute. Mr. Graham decided that he'd rather be a DC insider, a "player", than a rock-solid conservative representative of the good people of South Carolina. So, Mr. Graham told the good people of South Carolina to kiss his ass.

It happened quickly. First, Mr. Graham injected himself into the terrorism debate following 9/11. How? By fighting, and pleading passionately on the floor of the Senate, for the rights of terrorists, the cold-blooded killers of American children, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers. He argued that these murderers, who worship a God that tells them to destroy America by killing every last one of its citizens, should have the exact same rights as those citizens in a court of law. Did he weep for America's children? Never even a misty eye from Mr. Graham for Americans, or the South Carolinians who elected him. He was fighting, pleading, begging for the rights of terrorists, and CNN and the rest of the liberal media felt a stir in their collective loins. And back in South Carolina, his office phones lit up. The folks who elected Lindsey were pissed. And I mean, really pissed. Graham said it was only the "loud folks" making noise. And the folks over at CNN started to swoon.

Next, Mr. Graham sold his soul to the devil, John McCain. Mr. McCain believed Graham could help him to victory in the critical 2008 South Carolina Presidential Primary, and he nuzzled up to Lindsey, and Lindsey nuzzled back. Shortly thereafter, McCain and Graham were 2 of the 7 GOP members of the Gang of 14. They were locked at the hip. Graham believed he had been anointed Vice President. And back in South Carolina, they had to add capacity down at the phone company just to handle the calls to Mr. Graham's office from those pissed off voters. They screamed into the answering machines, because Mr. Graham's handlers had stopped answering the phone. But again, said Lindsey, it's only the "loud" folks. Most folks support what I'm doing, said Mr. Graham. And CNN started getting that tingly feeling in their collective nether regions.

Finally, basking in the stage lights of CNN's portable studio and feeling invincible, Lindsey made the mistake that killed his career. He was asked by John McCain to join a secret band of co-conspirators to write an Immigration bill for GW Bush, and ram it through the Senate. He and Johnny Mac went into a room, closed the door, got down on their knees, and bowed to Ted Kennedy. Then, instead of an Immigration bill, they wrote an Amnesty bill. Folks back in South Carolina went ballistic. Senator Jim DeMint came down on the side of logic and reason, and was embraced by a South Carolina electorate that, up until then, was ambivalent about him.

And what did Lindsey Graham do?

He went before LaRaza, the radical Hispanic tool of Ted Kennedy that wants to reclaim the Southwest US for Mexico (by force), and told them that he supports amnesty, that he was fighting to legalize every single criminal trespasser that exists, and he was going to tell all those "bigots" back in South Carolina to shut up. Yes, he cried big tears as he said it, and yes, CNN was there.

He stood side-by-side with Teddy "Splash" Kennedy, one of the most despicable human beings to ever walk the earth, looked at him lovingly, and said, "You are one of the most principled men I have ever met." Yes, he really said it. I'm not making it up.

He stood on the floor of the US Senate and cried, really cried, because it appeared the immigration bill would die. He pleaded for amnesty for all the criminal trespassers. He said that not only should we legalize them all, but that they should be allowed to bring every single relative to the US as a legal citizen as well. He banged on the podium. He basically pitched a child-like fit (Michelle Malkin nicknamed him "Senator Hissy").

And he cut off all contact with the folks back in South Carolina. No Town Hall Meetings to hear their views (Mr. DeMint, did, by the way). His offices, all of them, simply stopped answering the phone, and refused to return messages. He continued to show up on CNN and the other drive-by news outlets to say that "the majority" of folks back in South Carolina supported him, and that it was only the few "loud people" and "bigots" in South Carolina who were making all the noise. He said he was smarter than South Carolina's voters, and that we should just trust him in DC. He told us to kiss his ass.

And CNN looked at Lindsey Graham, and declared, "This is the man I'm going to marry!"

In June 2007, though, Senator Lindsey Graham's world began to implode, and his political career with it:

- As it turns out, there are a bunch of "loud people" in South Carolina. In a recent poll by a nationally respected firm of nearly 1000 South Carolinians, 70% said they disapprove of the job he is doing as our representative. 80% (four out of five) said they do not want the current immigration bill (The Grahamnesty Bill) passed. And an overwhelming majority of South Carolina Republicans said they want Graham to stop pandering to Democrats, and instead work to represent the conservative values of South Carolina.

- Lindsey Graham's meal ticket is all punched out. John McCain's presidential campaign is on life-support, his polling numbers are in free fall, the money has stopped coming in, and there are strong indications Mr. McCain will withdraw his candidacy before the end of the summer. The coat tails that Lindsey was riding are being ripped to shreds, and Mr. Graham is finding no sympathy back in South Carolina.

- Graham's own campaign donations from inside South Carolina have effectively stopped. The staff is in panic mode. A SC GOP constituency that gave very generously to Graham's last effort is, in effect, this time telling the Senator to kiss its collective ass.

- Mr. Graham's Amnesty Bill is being slowly strangled by logical, patriotic heroes in the Senate, including Senator DeMint and Jeff Sessions of Alabama.

- With SC Treasurer Thomas Ravenel's indictment on drug charges, the gloves are officially off for the 2008 elections. This can only be a bad thing for a man with the littered closet of Mr. Graham.

So, Lindsey Graham, once the favorite son of South Carolina's conservative majority, faces a much different landscape as he runs for re-election next year. The majority of South Carolinians consider him a sell-out to the liberals, a self-promoter, a pompous ass, and a bad joke. They vocally disagree with just about every position he has taken in the last eighteen months. The SC GOP is quietly but aggressively seeking a conservative opponent for the upcoming primary. His sugar daddy has gone impotent. The money has stopped flowing. And the Democrats smell blood.

It's been a very bad June for Lindsey Graham. And it's only going to get worse.

Call Lindsey McGraham and TELL HIM what his job REALLY is!

Last week, Lindsey McGraham appeared on the Today show to continue to push for the re-introduction of the "Teddy McGraham" amnesty bill. He was asked about the overwhelming negative response to the bill, and the outrage among his constituents in response to his support of amnesty for illegal aliens, back in South Carolina. His response:

"Listen. My job in the US Senate is to work with the Democrats."

I swear to God, that's actually what he said.

CALL Lindsey McGraham at 202-224-5972 and tell him what you think his job REALLY is.

DEMAND a PERSONAL RETURN CALL from Lindsey McGraham, so that you can tell him PERSONALLY what his job REALLY is.

Then, call SC GOP Chairman Katon Dawson at 803-988-8440, DEMAND to speak to him personally, then DEMAND a true conservative challenger to Lindsey "Amnesty & Terrorist Rights" McCain Graham in next year's primary.

We have to take our country back from the politicians who have decided that they're smarter than we are, folks, one seat at a time. And number one on the list, in the cross-hairs, is Lindsey McGraham. LET'S DO IT!!!

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Place Your Vote! Who Should Replace Lindsey Graham?

It's clear that an overwhelming majority of South Carolinians have decided that it's time for Lindsey Graham to be replaced as our US Senator.

The question, then: Who should we support to replace him?

We're hearing several names mentioned, but most often we're hearing US House Rep Gresham Barrett of Westminster, SC.

In the comments section, tell us who you think should replace Lindsey Graham, and leave any comments supporting your choice. We'll post the results next week.

Lindsey McGraham Worships Ted Kennedy, Mocks South Carolinians

On this past Friday, the day after the implosion of the immigration bill, SC Senator Lindsey Graham stood side-by-side with Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy at a Capitol Hill news conference. As he was called to speak, Graham turned to Ted Kennedy, and glowingly called him "one of the most principled men I have ever met."

For those of you too young to remember, Ted Kennedy is the guy who, while drunk, walked away from a car accident and left Mary Jo Kopechne to drown to death at the bottom of Poucha Pond, near the Kennedy's compound off Martha's Vineyard, in 1969. Nearly a day later, friends of Kennedy finally called the police to fish her bloated body out of the water. This incident is the root of his long-standing nickname, Teddy "Splash" Kennedy. Senator Kennedy is also one of the most liberal politicians ever to serve in the US Congress, with a decades-long history of screwing hard-working Americans in favor of left-wing special interest groups and labor unions, and is a darling of the liberal media.

But to Lindsey Graham, Ted Kennedy is a hero.

As the news conference proceeded, Senator Graham defended the now-dead immigration bill, and said, in effect: "It's not that I THINK I'm smarter than the folks back in South Carolina. It's that I AM smarter than the folks back in South Carolina."

Over the past several weeks, as the roar of disapproval for Graham grew stronger by the day in South Carolina, Senator Graham's antics continued:

- At a function of La Raza, a Hispanic group whose primary goal is to reclaim the Southwestern United States for Mexico, by military force if necessary, he was asked his response to the folks back in South Carolina who opposed the amnesty portion of the immigration bill. His response: I'm going to "tell the bigots to shut up."

- On the Senate floor, Graham referred to his constituents in SC who disagreed with him on amnesty for illegal aliens as "those loud people", and vowed to ignore them.

- Senator Graham was moved to podium-slapping and near-tears in a floor speech as he pleaded for the rights of illegal aliens, foreign criminals, to reunite their entire families in the United States. This writer was reminded of his last emotional floor speech, when he passionately pleaded for the rights of terrorists, whose primary goal is to kill American children. It's interesting that there is no record of Senator Graham ever making an emotional speech on the Senate floor in defense of the protection and rights of South Carolinians, or US citizens at large.

- As the immigration bill died a slow and public death, Senator Graham repeatedly voted with the Democrats, and against the vast majority of conservative Republicans. And on CSPAN, as the historical votes unfolded, he could often be seen huddling with Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy.

For the past several weeks, Lindsey Graham has heard overwhelmingly from South Carolina's voters that we DO NOT support this immigration bill. The volume and intensity of the public outcry was similar to that he heard last year, when we told him that we did not support his leadership in working for the rights of terrorists at the expense of the rights of Americans.

Senator Graham has lost touch with South Carolinians, and with conservatism. He is listening to his and John McCain's handlers instead of to his constituents. He has every right to work as an individual citizen for his liberal ideals, but HE DOES NOT have the right to do so, as OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE U.S. SENATE, when his ideals are so divergent from those of the people he represents.

It is time for a change.