Graham says 'sleazy process' will damage Congress

[DemoTex]

Graham says 'sleazy process' will damage Congress

With a Senate health care bill on track to be passed before Christmas without a single Republican vote, U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says his biggest concern about what he calls a “sleazy process” is the long-term damage it will do on Capitol Hill.

“You are legitimizing partisan outcomes rather than looking at the best interest of the nation and that is to hold hands and do big things together,” Graham said in an interview Monday from Washington.

“It’s the first time a major piece of legislation has passed along partisan lines,” he said, “a departure from what has been a longstanding accepted principle up here that massive changes like Social Security and Medicare will require bipartisanship because that’s good for the country.”

Graham, a South Carolina Republican, also is concerned about the bill itself, which he said has been made to appear deficit neutral with phony bookkeeping requiring income and budget cuts that almost certainly won’t happen. (More, if you can stomach it :puke:)

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20091222/NEWS/912220332/Graham-says-‘sleazy-process-will-damage-Congress

Sleazy is as sleazy does, Lindsey. Your GOP wrote the book on sleaze (remember Mr. Rove?).

[abelenkpe]

1. O the irony. nt.

[WeDidIt]

2. So by using the same shit that Congres shas used for more than two centuries

Congress will now be damaged?

:wtf:

[hobbit709]

3. If there's one thing Graham is an expert on, it's sleaze

[Yuugal]

4. I think the lady doth protest too much.....

hahahahahahahahah!

[Gregorian]

5. Yeah, a one party system would be so much easier.

I know that's what you're thinking Whiney Lindsey.

[Triana]

6. Repigs had NO interest in "holding hands and doing big things together"

when THEY were in the majority.

Today is yet another day to say: "Pretentious hypocrisy is the Hallmark of Republicans"

And they prove it yet again.

[gratuitous]

7. Really, Lindsay? Have you checked with Michael Schiavo lately?

But while we're on the subject, what did the Republicans offer, and what was their input that might have helped people hold hands and work together? A budget without numbers? A public hissy-fit about how nobody voted for your non-existent ideas? What were the Republicans prepared to contribute besides fear, lies, obfuscation, confusion and negativity? Even four-year-olds can grasp the concept that if they don't participate, they're going to get stuck with whatever is left over. Right now the Republicans don't impress me as having the maturity of even a four-year-old.

Grow up.

[mzmolly]

8. "Go F yourself"

Mr. Graham.

[Vinca]

9. 2 words for Lindsey: selective memory.