County GOP votes to censure Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

[babylonsister]

Ugh. Over immigration and not for his proclamations that the war is going swimmingly?


Graham defends immigration stance
‘I think I’ve been a good senator for the conservative cause,’ he says
By RODDIE A. BURRIS - [e-mail]


* Graham taking heat for backing immigration bill

A day after the Greenville County Republican Party voted to censure him, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham was in South Carolina Tuesday vowing to fight for his seat in Congress.

Graham visited Columbia to renew his stand on the issue that most threatens his 2008 re-election — illegal immigration.

“I can’t please everybody, but I can try,” Graham told reporters after appearing with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at USC.

Graham’s appearance with Chertoff marked another step in the freshman senator’s efforts to quell rabid public criticism over his illegal immigration stance and repair relationships with conservative Republicans.

Conservatives are upset with Graham for pushing a bill, backed by President Bush, that they argue grants amnesty to a projected 12 million to 20 million immigrants living illegally in the United States.

Since the immigration bill’s defeat, Graham has been working to get the parts of the bill conservatives favor, such as providing billions of dollars for improved border security, passed.

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http://www.thestate.com/politics/story/140140.html

[cspanlovr]

1. He should just tell the truth....

But...but..they threatened to out me if I didn't vote for it!

A case of damned if you do and damned if you don't. Serves him right for selling his soul to BushCo.