Sen. Lindsey Graham on GOP Primary: ‘The Elephant Hasn’t Sung Yet, But She‘s Warming Up’
- Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:13am by
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South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday the GOP primary process is essentially wrapped up for Mitt Romney, though stopped short of endorsing him.
“I think the primary’s over, Romney will be the nominee,” Graham, a Republican, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.“ ”Fiscal and social conservatives will unite and form a bond with libertarians and independents and we’ll win the White House if we can run a good fall campaign. Won’t be easy, but I like our chances.”
He continued, “It’ll be Romney. The elephant hasn’t sung yet, but she’s warming up.”
Asked by host Candy Crowley whether that was an endorsement of the former Massachusetts governor, Graham demurred: “I haven’t endorsed anybody, but I think — I’m very comfortable with him.”
“Rick keeps exceeding expectations but you know Romney won five delegates in Louisiana,” Graham said, referring to former Sen. Rick Santorum’s Saturday win in Louisiana’s primary.
“He’ll get to 1,144 [delegates],” Graham continued. “The last thing I want is a brokered convention.”
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Comments (134)
youdidthis
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 1:17pmignorance is astounding…
romney was picked in 2008 to run in 2012.
cannot believe the indoctrinated, enjoy .
Report Post »Patrick Henry II
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 1:42pmThey run Joseph Stahlin we run a used car salesman? They run Saul Alinskie we run a used car salesman? They run Vladimir Lenin we run a used car salesman? They run Carl Marx and we run a used car salesman? WTF.
Report Post »They run principled evil people. Why can’t we run a principled hero.
FreedomPurveyor
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 3:33pm“a used car salesman?”
He has been just a little more successful than a used car salesman, I think.
“romney was picked in 2008 to run in 2012.”
Picked by who?
Report Post »We are Americans
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 4:16pmIf Jesus was running y’all would say he
Report Post »wasn’t conservative enuff. What’s with this
turn ur cheek and luv ur enemy crap? I have
to vote me a true conservative who likes war and
hates his enemy. Lol. Mitts the candidate. He’s a
far cry from a used car salesman. Plus who
else is a supporter of right size trees in Michigan?
You can’t dig up Ron, it’s gotta be Mitt
turkey13
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 4:18pmLast week Lindsey had a leak in the roof over his dining room so he called a repairman.”When did you first notice the leak?” The repairman asked.
Report Post »Lindsay said, “Last night, when it took me two hours to finish my soup!”
LameLiberals
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 5:02pmRomney was picked in 2008 to run in 2012
Which is WHY no on on the Republican side went after Obama for his not being eligible to be president. Romney is in the same boat. Nether meet the qualifications. Nice to know we are trading one illegal progressive for another – both with polygamous fathers/grandfathers born in foreign lands Mexico/Kenya and both who had their fathers removed from the USA. Obama chucked out for polygamy (from Harvard) and Romney’s great – grandfather ran like a chicken to Mexico to avoid being thrown in prison for polygamy which is why Romney’s father and grandfather were born in Mexico.
Both are disqualified to be president because their fathers were citizens of a foreign country. “The US Supreme Court definition of an Article 2 Section 1 natural-born citizen as stated in Minor v Happersett is strictly limited to those persons born in the United States to parents who were citizens.”
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/39748
What a sick joke the GOP played on conservatives.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 6:16pmLameliberals, Isn’t it amazing that it takes the Candian Free Press to report on these things? Our media cannot be trusted with any real news. They are all under the establishments thumb. Sad isn’t it that we have the 1st amendment which gives us the right to freedom of speech and press, but our media is told what to say by the establishment.
Report Post »AmericanPatriot01
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 8:34pmHidden Camera Catches Missouri GOP Admitting They Rigged….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5R7mRxmAVg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This video exposes the fact that this was a national effort on the part of the Republican party to control the outcome of the caucuses throughout the entire nation. The guy even refers to state level party associates and that they were watching what they did in Main and tried to improve on it. This is a NATIONAL AGENDA to control the outcomes of the caucuses and most likely the primaries as well. The GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS will be comming very soon over this one.
WAKE UP EVERYONE!!!
Report Post »Patrick Henry II
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 9:02pmAmericnpatriot, that is amazing footage. wow. As bad as what he was doing, and it was bad, who are “they”? “they do not want him to stand up publically because he is running for state representitive. “they” must control him now obviously and in the future too. This harkens back to GWB telling Beck in the white house telling Beck that “they” would not let Obama do what he wanted to when in office that worried Beck at the time. THAT is the scarriest damn thing going now.
Report Post »GLENN can you get to the bottom of this. “They”, who are they?
encinom
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 10:39pm@LameLiberals
Minor v. Happersett does not apply its a case regarding women’s suffrage. The applicable Supreme Court ruling in the Wong opinion from 1898. There the court determined that PLACE of birth, not the citizenship of one’s father counts.
Like a typicla Birther you are too stupid to do your own research and just parrot what ever you read on racist websites.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:58amEncinom, You make me LOL everytime you try to convince people that you know what you are talking about. You accuse Lameliberal of not doing the research, and yet you didn’t do yours. You see, I am a legal researcher (paralegal) and I can tell you that Minor v. Happersett, although it was about a woman’s right to vote, had something said in the opinion given by Chief Justice C.J. Waite that is very pertinent to what is considered native born citizens. This is the part that is important:
“…The Constitution does not, in words, say who shall be natural-born citizens. Resort must be had elsewhere to ascertain that. At common-law, with the nomenclature of which the framers of the Constitution were familiar, it was never doubted that all children born in a country of parents who were its citizens became themselves, upon their birth, citizens also. These were natives, or natural-born citizens, as distinguished from aliens or foreigners….” WAITE, C.J., Opinion of the Court; SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES; 88 U.S. 162; Minor v. Happersett; Argued: February 9, 1875 — Decided: March 29, 1875.
The importance of this is the pluralty of parents. With it worded in this way, it means both parents, not just one.
You really should be careful of what you say when you really do not know what you are saying. LOL again.
Report Post »dukielouie
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 7:12amLindsay is a Globalist progressive. Romney supported Un Agenda 21/ sustainable development policies when Governor. Go to the government webste and look at his record. http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/magazine/97226/romney-massachusetts-chauvinism-liberal? Mitt’s father was a believer in Urbanism during the Nixon adminstration. Nixon signed excutive order 11647 for REGIONAL GOVERNMENT.Romney the son will promote this agenda. As Glenn has said read history.Remember when Glenn showed H Bush giving the speech on One World Order?Jeb Bush wants a Global Education system worldwide and is working with the Gates Foundation. Do they want to teach the constitution? To bad the media will not alert the public.Romney will bring us to the same end as Obama only slower.The people are not being told the truth.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 10:47am@West Coast Patriot
So you must know what dicta is and that the dict of a case that is off point will not out weigh the ruling of a case on point. Enter United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 169 U.S. 649 (1898), which is a case on point regarding the issue of definition of citizenship outways the cherry picked birther research, not only is it on point but it considers and disregards the other case’s logic.
“the Fourteenth Amendment affirms the ancient and fundamental rule of citizenship by birth within the territory, in the allegiance and under the protection of the country, including all children here born of resident aliens” Wong, 169 US at 693.
If you are a paralegal as you say you are an idiot who should not feel secure in his job.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 2:25pmWhere’s Rosie performing?
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 5:13pmEncinom, Your argument here is on someone being a citizen, mine is on natural born citizen, there is a difference. You can be a citizen, but not a natural born citizen at the same time. A citizen born here, as in the case of Rubio, to two parents who are not citizens are still regarded as citizens, but not a natural-born citizen. To run for Prez or VP, according to the Constitution and Minor v. Happersett, you must be a “natural born citizen” which actually brings Romney’s eligibility to question since his father was born in Mexico. In minor v. Happersett, it talks on that line also and reconfirms the point that you are making, anchor babies are citizens, just not eligible to run for Prez or VP. I am very comfortable in my job, I cannot do anything about a persons inability to understand legalese language.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 7:07pm@West Coast Patriot
Report Post »Outside of the twisted logic of Birthers, there are not three classes of citizens, just two, Natural Born and Naturalized. Than there is the Perkins v. Elg, 307 U.S. 325 (1939), opinion that upheld the lower courts opinion that a women born of foreign parents in the US and raised in Sweden never lost her citizenship and was held to be a natural born citizen able to become President. Again the Birthers and the racist Birthers alone have created this fiction of three types of citizenship that is not supported by Statute or Court Opinion. Maybe you should leave legal research to the attorneys, its clear that its not your strong suit.
encinom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 7:12pmAlso your reliance on the Minor opinon is evidence that you have no understanding of dictum. The statement regarding Natural Born Citizenship is a comment made while delivering a judicial opinion, but it is unnecessary to the decision in the case and therefore not precedential, additionally, the Court in Wong mentioned and rejected the Minor opinion on that issue.
Report Post »gottalovem
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:51pmWhine, complain and make excuses like Rick Santorum does. Romney will get the GOP nomination. Rick failed to win in Michigan, Ohio or Illinois…those losses ended his chances. He will lose Wisconsin, Maryland and DC next week. Time to quite crying over spilt milk and get behind the eventual winner.
Report Post »SHOWMESTATEGUY
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 3:17pmIf Romney is the eventual winner, then he is also the eventual loser. 11/6/2012. When this happens please don’t whine about it on 11/7/2012.
Report Post »LameLiberals
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 5:04pmRomney may have purchased the GOP primary but he didn’t win the war which is to be president.
Romney lied/cheated/scrotch earthed bribed his way to where he is. I refuse to vote for him and so do millions of others. When he goes down in defeat to Obama like all RINOs McCain/Dole etc – don’t whine.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 6:12pmGotta, I believe you and many others are wrong, and I know you think you are right, but you guy’s just take the establishment media (CNN, MSNBC, Fox, and all the networks) at their word for all they report. They are for the status quo and will fight along with the establishment to keep it just the way it is.
Good news is; I and many other Paul supporters have been getting active in the GOP nomination process. I call myself a Romney supporter and will get a delegate spot supposedly for Romney. It is a little stealthy, but still within the rules. I can guarantee you that there are many Paul supporters as delegates, even from Florida that will go to the convention. We have been successful in infiltrating the GOP. At an open or brokered convention, which it looks like that is what we are about to experience, after the first round of votes fail to nominate a candidate, which that is what will happen, the delegates are freed to vote their conscience. Paul supporters WILL vote Paul and we WILL have 1144 supporters there, I guarantee. We will also have over 20,000 active duty military and veterans for Paul marching on the convention. WOW, what a day that will be. I cannot wait to see the looks on the medias faces when this happens. We are at war in a R3VOLUTION and all is fair in love and war.
Ron Paul 2012!
Report Post »LameLiberals
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 6:56pmWest Coast Patriot
Report Post »_____
I hope you succeed. Weed out the RINO suporters so we NEVER get a GOP choice like Bush, McCain, Dole or Romney – ever again.
West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 7:26pmLameliberals, We are doing our very best, and if we succeed, you are right, we get the GOP to be conservative again.
Report Post »We are Americans
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 8:24pm@westcoastpatriot. Very stealthy by the Paul people.
Report Post »I like the stealth strategy as far as making sure no
more than 8% of republicans vote for him in
every caucus and primary yet he is the one who
actually the winner. Your tricking all of us.
Are u gonna stealth the general election like
that too. Such genius at work.Since ur a Romney
delegate don’t u have to vote for him on 1st ballot?
What if he gets the 1144? Has anyone thought about
that? On a side note I have a source that Paul’s father
was actually born in Egypt on the river Nile.
He was put into the water to save him from the
Pharoahs order to kill all young children. He floated until
the Pharoahs wife found him took him in, educated him
and sent him to America to find the lost tribe of
Israeli. Not so sure he’s eligible to be the
POTUS
encinom
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 10:44pm@West Coast Patriot
Recheck the rules Paul has to win at least five States or the Convention leaders can keep him off the ballot.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:04amWe, Now that is funny, gotta hand that to you. You are quite the story teller. We already know that Paul is the only candidate that can actually beat Obama. We just need to do all we can to get him the nomination. We have studied the rules and understand the process. As Adrian Monk used to say: “You’ll thank me later.”
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:29amEncinom, as Ronald Reagan once said: “There you go again.” Talking like you know what you are talking about. They do not have to win the state vote, but they have to have a pluralty of delegates from five states, big difference. Paul will have a pluralty of delegates from way more than five states. After the first round of votes, anyone can be nominated for the second round and be eligible if they can get a pluralty of delegates to nominate from five states, meaning, after the first round of votes, someone like Jeb Bush could throw in or Sarah Palin for that matter. You should hone your research skills.
National Committee rulebook:
“Each candidate for nomination for President of the United States and Vice President of the United States shall demonstrate the support of a plurality of the delegates from each of five (5) or more states, severally, prior to the presentation of the name of the candidate for nomination.”
Report Post »encinom
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 7:36pm@West Coast Patriot
“Paul will have a pluralty of delegates from way more than five states.” He has not one a single State, no news agency Conservative, Moderate or Liberal gives him a plurality in any state. Paulbots are just kidding themselves. Paul is just a grumpy old man and a historical footnote, nothing more.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:44pmWhen is the tranny Graham up for re-election? More importantly will the rubes continue to put this idiot RINO in office?
Report Post »gottalovem
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 1:35pmSouth Carolinians love Lindsey. Just like Nevadans love Harry Reid enough to keep his dumb butt around. Truth be known, Reid and Pelosi wrote Obamacare.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 1:43pmSouth Carolina should hang their heads in shame. lindseed is a dumba@@ at best.
Report Post »nanzofsc
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 1:58pmI moved to SC in 2009 – I for one hope to help Gramnesty be the “former” Senator from SC the next time he is up for re-election!!!!!!!!
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 7:48pmNANZOFSC, good luck in 2014.
Report Post »Tri-ox
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:40pmThe GOP establishment agrees with the ‘obama 2012’ campaign – both want Romney to be the nominee.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 1:00pmYes they do.
Report Post »whatthecrazy
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 1:37pmRemember the phone conversation with barack and whoever that THE POWERS THAT BE want romney, case closed we have NO choice in the matter.In other words we are ski rewed………….
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 1:45pmAnd, you’ll have us believe Mr. “Take one for the team!” is really any better???
C’mon, man!?!?!
No matter who gets elected, the things “we” believe and stand for are not going to be sufficiently addressed. This is good and bad; bad because we’ll waste another 4 years before we all get on the same page and get behind the “correct” candidate for this country. Good because the contrast between who republicans nominate/elect will continue to be nearly nonexistent which will help those without a clue understand the type of individual it is going to take to provide astounding contrast. I don‘t think I have to remind ya’ll again of a great example that’s been relegated to the sidelines by none other than “our” side.
Report Post »georgepatton
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:32pmSenator Grahmnesty,
Report Post »Shut your RINO pie hole ,you traitor!!!!!!!!!!!
soybomb315
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:26pmi could be wrong – but i think the term “RINO” was invented and first used for Lindsey Graham
Report Post »Red Meat
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:33pmI was thinking transgendered wimp myself.
Report Post »cookcountypatriot
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:16pmgraham is a rino like his bff mccain and romney is no better….were screwed..
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:25pmIf Romney is the candidate and wins, at least the brakes can be put on this obomination and with the taking of both houses of congress, perhaps we can reverse this mess.
Report Post »gottalovem
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:57pmYes, Mitt Romney will be the nominee. It’s too late to change the numbers he has amassed at this juncture. He will reach 1144 by June. If you want to blame anyone, blame Mr. despicable himself Newt.
Report Post »Patrick Henry II
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 1:45pmYes this is Newt’s fault. You are correct. We need to make sure that this is glossed over and is not forgotten so others do not do this in the future.
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 2:10pmLet me get this straight
Report Post »It‘s Newt’s Fault that Mitt’s a piss poor candidate ?
OK Fine !
gottalovem
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 2:18pmFlip, you missed it. Newt took votes from Santorum in South Carolina…and probbly wasted the state’s impact on future elections in other states. Romney has been getting many delegates because two similar candidates have been vying for the same votes. Now Romney has enough delegates that he’s got it in the bag. Even if he didn’t reach 1144, he’ll still be the nominee at the convention based on the overwhelming number of delegates he already has won and the many more he will put in his corner by then.
Report Post »gottalovem
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 2:29pmFlip,
If Romney’s a piss poor candidate as you say, what does that say about the others who have only half as many delegates in their corner? Looks like Romney‘s organization is a lot stronger than the others based on what we’ve seen.
Geez…Rick didn‘t even get his name on the Virginia ballot and lost delegates in other key states because he wasn’t organized. Now that’s a certain trait of a piss poor presidential candidate. Rick learned from this the hard way… If he wants to be serious by 2020, Rick will go be a governor somewhere by 2018 to build a real demonstrated record of conservative leadership. Too late for him this time around.
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 2:34pm@ GOTTA
Report Post »But if Newt had not Won South Carolina. Mitt would Have
an it would have been Game Over.
So I still don‘t get how This is Newt’s Fault ?
He kept it going an probably would be the front runner
if Mitt had not spent 20 million dollars destorying Him in Florida.
flipper1073
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 2:48pm@ GOTTA
Report Post »You have Me confused with a Santorum Supporter
I‘m NOT I’ve said since the begining He was the weakest of the
9 that started this race (OK Jon Huntsman was Worse)
But blaming Newt for Santorum‘s Rise is all I’m Questioning.
If Mitt had not spent 20 million destroying Newt in Florida
Santorum would never have surged. But can Mitt Beat Newt
1 on 1 that’s the Question ?
West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 6:28pmGotta, and all the rest of you that think like him or her, I have news for you. The media has no clue about the delegate numbers. Ha, I think it is funny how so many continue to be brainwashed by the best brainwashing tool that has ever been invented, the T.V. Paul is in close second to Romney in delegates and is gaining fast. You do not hear this reported as they may not even realize it themselves (the media). Paul supporters learned a lot the last go round and are very organized. Much more organized than the other candidates supporters. I mean, Romney, Santorum, Gingrich supporters??? They have switched back and forth from each of these guys that there is no way to be that organized. There are a lot of delegates that everyone thinks are Romney’s or Santorums and even Gingrich, that are in reality, Paul supporters laying low. A brokered or open convention is what we ARE about to experience this year, the first for Repubs since the 50′s. It is going to be awsome!! No wonder the RINO’s do not want one to happen, but it is on it’s way.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:16pmIts amazing that every week the establishment republicans trot out some moderate to tell the rest of us to fall in line. it is getting pathetic.
The primary is halfway over and many people are looking forward to having their vote finally count in the republican primary. Romney would be DEAD IN THE WATER if it werent for all these establishment republicans telling the sheep who to vote for. If they would let this thing play out – we would end up with a conservative candidate who the moderates could get behind. IT SHOULD NOT BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND
Report Post »gottalovem
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 2:11pmBy the looks of it, most reputable Republicans running states and key republican institutions are moderates, not right wing evangelicals. Can you name any government “true conservatives” (as defined by the Santorum campaign) jumping on Santorum’s ship? No way because It’s a sinking dinghy with holes all through it – would already have gone under if Foster Freiss had not saved it.
Santorum only wishes he had those endorsements!! But, who wants to endorse a losing candidate, one who has no chance of winning!?!? This game is over…look for more endorsements for Romney now that this is readily apparent.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 2:25pmmost high profile republicans do not endorse people. The ones who do endorse are moderates (because they think people should do what the government tells them to) or are hoping to move up in the political world. In the case of huntsman and pawlenty – they wanted romney to help pay their campaign debts
If people had any sense, they would vote their conscience – except for moderates
Report Post »gottalovem
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 2:47pmSoybomb, you said “most high profile republicans do not endorse people.” Okay, identify who they are. My comment focused on “true conservative” Republicans.
I saw on an earlier post you recognized Ronald Reagan as a conservative republican…NOT…he was a moderate, an ex-Democrat Governor from very liberal California…a candidate the far right conservative establishment did not support. Did you forget your history or just rewrite it like Newt and Rick have done? Romney is more like Reagan was than these folks want to admit.
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 3:03pm@ GOTTA
Report Post »Who’s Destorting History Reagan was the Conservative in
76 an 80 1976 was Ford (Moderate) 1980 George Bush (Moderate)
Ronald Reagan was the Conservative in both Races an the
Establishment GOP Backed the Moderates in both Cases.
You‘re History Doesn’t Match
Moderates Don’t Win Landslides Conservatives DO
soybomb315
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 3:18pm@Gotta
Report Post »shoot – i meant to say “conservative” republicans. I’m not going to prove a negative. The majority of conservative republicans HAVE NOT endorsed a canddiate. Probably because they are scared of ******* off the establishment. Like i said earlier, the moderates have endorsed their candidate in order to tell their sheep who to vote for
flipper1073
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 3:20pm@ GOTTA
Report Post »The way I see it is
You‘re Voting Mitt Romney because He’s a Moderate.
I will vote for Mitt Romney Hopeing He’s a Conservative.
Either way We Win Because We Know Barack Obama’s
A COMMUNIST
West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 6:47pmFlipper, You go ahead and vote for Hope and Change. Where have I heard that before? I am going for Restoring America. Getting America back to the roots that made it a great nation. I imagine the reason for not supporting Paul is his foriegn policy? His foreign policy is based on the Constitution. WOW, we cannot have that can we. Following the Constituiton is just so….outdated? Is that what you think? I am just not sure of your exact reasoning. By your standard of voting for someone in hopes of them being conservative is just about as bad as throwing their names in a hat and doing a drawing for the nominee in hopes we pull out the conservatives name.
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 10:10pm@ WEST COAST PATRIOT
I didn’t say I support Mitt Romney I said I will Vote
for him when the only other choice is Obama.
I’m by no means in the Romney Camp or Rick Santorum
either for that matter. Just not impressed with either one.
I respect your choice to Support Ron Paul to the bitter end.
The Only Politician I have that kind of Devotion to is Sarah Palin.
Report Post »But I wont waste my Vote Writing Her in if She’s not on the Ballot.
Getting rid of Obama is Top Priority for Me this Year.
Maybe I’ll get to Vote to Elect Sarah in the Future.
West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 3:47amFlipper, I respect that, and I like Sarah Palin also. I think she is a fighter and that she really is more in tune to the Constitution than Romney, Santorum and Gingrich. I wish you leaned to Paul as we could use you on our side. Sarah has said good things about the good Dr. I know that a lot of people do not care for his foreign policy, but even the house budget comittee chairmen think that the biggest threat to the U.S. is not a military strike against us or anyone else, but our economy. If we do not get it under control, we may be toast. I do not think any of the other candidates are as serious about this as Ron Paul. That’s just me.
Report Post »bigspike
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 7:01amface it; the race IS, for all intents and puroposes, OVER; what everyone needs to decide is this: continue grumbling and lobbing grenades and see 0baMao re-elected, or work to make sure that important conservative principles are reflected in the platform and work for 0baMao’s defeat?
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 26, 2012 at 5:18pmBigspike, That is exactly what I am doing, pulling for the most fiscally conservative with the best chance at beating Obama by a landslide. Paul is the one to guarantee Obama is a one term POTUS.
Report Post »MadenNZ
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:10pmHe’s right though…States like NY & CA are highly unlikely going to Santorum. He desperately needs their delegates. He has his positive points, great family man, a determined, hard working drive but Independents, both Mod Republicans and Democrats find him on the extreme side when it comes to religion. Look, I’m a 46 year old Christian minority woman, Romney fits what I’m looking for. We need a President that is persuasive to both sides of the isle, I like him, I like Santorum too, but I have no doubt he will fail miserably with Independents and Mods!
Report Post »Daveed
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:02pmIf Graham did not know that under his nose radical elements were staging the 2nd biggest cold war revolution that America has seen on her shores, then he is a clueless idiot. Should never be allowed to ever hold any public office and that includes dog catcher!
Report Post »If he was not clueless then he is a member the of the biggest Godless Communist cold war inside our Government in which case his is guilty of crimes perpetrated against the American people. There is not a thing conservative about Graham and nothing he has to say is worth listening to. He has got to go!!!
Chuck Stein
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:13pmWhich is more odd: Lindsey Graham as Senator for South Carolina or Orrin Hatch as Senator for Utah? Not a rhetorical question — I really don’t know.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:58amWho, Sister Mary Elephant? Man, I wish South Carolina would issue Graham his walking papers. I never want to watch him interrogate another liberal SCOTUS appointee as harshly as he did, then turn around and vote FOR her! South Carolina, you can do far better. Get rid of this RINO.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:18pmyeah, his constituents rejected romney wholecloth. if he was representing his constituents he would shut the heck up and just let the voters decide. Graham stopped representing SC a long time ago and is just a leech in the republican party.
It’s sad that senators have more loyalty to their party than their state
Report Post »jjoy
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:58am“The elephant hasn’t sung yet, but she’s warming up.”
Let’s see… there was bob dole, mcCain and now romney… Looks like the elephant is getting ready to sing another sad song…
Report Post »LameLiberals
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 5:08pmRomney/Dole/McCain
Elephant Dung
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:57amTwo parties battling for which one will be the one to tighten the screws on the people of America. Either way the screws will be tightened on the middle-class that will wipe out the middle-class. I don’t think having an election really matters at this point.
Report Post »Itsjusttim
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:58amBoth parties will choose security over all else.
Report Post »gottalovem
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:56amSen Graham has it right. Romney will be our nominee. Rick Santorum is the Mike Huckabee of the 2012 GOP primary. Only he doesn’t have the governorship or any other executive leader credentials that Huck had in 2008. We don’t need a Senator who has big time baggage and no respect in the Congress as our president. He is not a true conservative – his voting record shows that.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:21pmso lets find someone who does have conservative principles. If you think santorum doesnt, why does that mean we need romney? We still have choices in this primary – stand up
Report Post »gottalovem
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:41pmSoybomb, Okay do that in 2016 if Romney doesn‘t cut it after he’s elected. Santorum doesn’t have it in him to get enough delegates. What that means is it’s not game on, it’s GAME OVER for Rick.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 1:40pmTrying to make any of the current GOP candidates seem best of the rest is disingenuous because they’re all crap. The only thing Romney has going for him is that he’s not a life-longer, but he’s been living in his own, safe world for far too long – which isn’t much better than being a life-longer (politician/academic).
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 2:55pmRomney is who they wanted from the start. Even when the polls were against him, they kept saying he was the front runner. Why did they bother even having a primary election? They should have just put him out there as the candidate. The country is lost. Voting at this point is pointless when both sides cheat at the ballot box. The Maine caucus was a prime example, would have thought it was run by ACORN.
Report Post »TheObamanation
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:53amGraham … just go away … nobody cares what you think turncoat.
Report Post »resme
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:52amNot with you graham, you insane pos.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:48amGraham-nesty: Go away, RINO! You‘re one of the clowns that put us in the situation we’re in.
This dude is another John McCain, arm-chair QB who cannot lead on anything. Like McCain, he’s a finger-in-the-wind joker who’s continually behind the curve because of it.
I‘m surprised he’s not backing one of his fellow life-longers.
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:43amIt‘s getting to the point that the R’s feel they need to start getting their politicians in line behind RINORomney, if they want to or not. Almost everytime a politician speaks there is a second, underlying message.
Where is the R fiscal Conservative that’s running?
NoBama 2012
Report Post »JESSEBEGATDAVID
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:39amMost of Mitt’s delegates are uncommitted.. This is far from over!
Report Post »SANTORUM 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRONRADIO
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:42amYou are right; and they retread repubs do not want that info out there.
Santorum 2012, indeed.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:23pmshhhhh – we cant let that out. the republican establishment is desperate to prevent a convention – and you have just shown why.
wake ‘em up
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 6:54pmJesse, Sorry, but you are right and wrong. Although Mitt’s delegates are not committed, do you think that Santorum supporters got those delegate spots? I think that Paul supporters, who are way more organized than Santorum’s, are getting the delegate spots. Sorry, but the truth is the truth.
Report Post »oldchevyguy
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:38amIf Lindsay Graham likes Mitt,that is like the kiss of death! Good luck with that Mitt.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:01pmLOL, so true, but for a better kiss of death have 0bama speak up for him. He’s killed every business that he has spoken at. Well, except for CAT, but they almost went under.
Report Post »acovenantinblood
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:35amTranslation: We the elite members of the Republican establishment are telling you low life backwoods conservatives that we are giving you Romney whether you like it or not.
I hate to say it, but I would almost write in myself and give Obama another 4 years if they want to play that game. maybe it would fast track the civil war that is inevitably coming anyways.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:31amGraham, McCain and others have perverted the republican party to the point where they’re essentially the same as the democrat party, they’re all the big government party.
Report Post »LameLiberals
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 5:15pmExactly.
Romney will tweek the edges to benefit Goldman Sach type companies since they switched from Obam to Romney – nothing will change for the rest of us. RomneyCARE is a true progressive Big Govenment guy just like Obama.
Report Post »TRONRADIO
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:24amA true member of the ‘rino establishment’, ole grahamnasty. Not terribly interested in what he says.
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:24amLike Lindsey Graham knows what a real Republican looks like.
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:47amIn order to compair the two(2-for those in reo-linda) types of republicans, one has to have knowledge of both types…To say:”he’s smart!” you have to have a dummie for comparrison to take place…which is it…a rock…or…Einstien?…a commie/lib…or a Constitutionalist?
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:13pmNot sure if I understand Your Comparison ?
Report Post »Mine would be Conservative Republicans (Ronald Reagan)
Establishment Republicans (John McCain , Lindsey Graham)
Strict Constutitionalist ( Ron Paul )
I Fall into the Ronald Reagan Catagory
soybomb315
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 12:35pmcorrect – three wings of the republican party.
why does it seem like our primaries always consist of many conservatives versus one moderate? In a bar fight, that is a good thing – but in a primary they just end up splitting the vote
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 1:18pm@ SOYBOMB
Report Post »Do you understand what cheesewhiz is getting at
because I Don’t
soybomb315
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 1:49pmi never understand the ‘triple dot’ folks. the “reo-linda” is something rush always says, maybe we should start our search there
Report Post »flipper1073
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 2:23pmOK Thanks
Report Post »I thought it was just me I ‘m pretty good at comprehension
but he lost me with A rock an Einstien.
blanco5
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:17amOh, well, if nancy graham says it’s mitt, then that’s all I need!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 11:25amYes .. Gramnesty .. who LOVES to cross the aisle and has NO backbone … oh boy just what old Mitt needed .. btw who won the primary yesterday? NOT MITT.
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