Lindsey Graham Speaks (Dems Giggle)

Lindsey Graham has determined that only half of every Supreme Court vacancy should be a battle over our culture. You know, the ones nominated by Republicans.

The nominees of Republican presidents can be filibustered, vilified, lied about, railed against, and Borked by Democrats. The nominees of Democrat presidents should be supported by Republicans in hopes that reasonable Democrats will learn from the Republican's example of trying to get along.

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said on the Senate floor today that he believes special interest groups on both the right and left may be gaining too much influence over the confirmation of judges and warned that the Senate “cannot make every Supreme Court vacancy a battle over our culture.”

Graham made the statement while announcing he would vote to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court.

It is not a big shock that Graham would come out in support of Sotomayor as he has been making excuses for voting for her since her first day of testimony. What is a shock is that Graham has learned so little from his years on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Regardless of Lindsey Graham's reasoned speeches, the Dems will not respect him politically in the morning. Sure, they really like him as a person. They like his calm demeanor and his southern accent too. But what they like about him the most is the fact that they can blast away at highly qualified constructionist judge candidates without any political retaliation. They know with confidence that milquetoast Republican senators like Lindsay Graham will support whatever collectivist moonbat nominee the Dems can drag up and place behind a mic.

Oh well, some people simply cannot learn. Which, incidentally, is another reason why the Democrats love Lindsey Graham.