Something happened to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on the way to Justice Kavanaugh’s confirmation.  At one point during the hearings, Graham finally “got” it and let loose a fiery tirade against the Democrats for their treatment of Kavanaugh.

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There has been a fair amount of conservative frustration that the Trump administration was slow to get off the mark to renominate and start the confirmation process for judicial nominees held over from the last Congress.

Particularly as to vacancies on the 9th Circuit, there were fears that the administr...

I’m so old, I remember when Republicans were ramming judicial nominations through the Senate, and Democrats were squealing like stuck pigs about it.

Then came Jeff Flake’s attempt to disrupt the process unless a bill were passed protecting Mueller, and...

As Ruth Bader Ginsburg watch continues, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says he’s “hell bent” on replacing her—or any Justice who leaves the Supreme Court—with a conservative.  As the new chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, he’s in a position to follow through.

Graham was

Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham joined Face the Nation where he minced no words about the border wall funding standoff.

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Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has decided to leave the Senate Judiciary Committee, which he chaired, to lead the Senate Finance Committee. From Politico:

“The economy is better than it’s been in years and there’s a sense of optimism about the future of our country that people haven’t felt in a long time...

Out of all the horror and vileness of the Democrats’ all-out war on Justice Brett Kavanaugh, there comes a most welcome surprise:  Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC).  The man has been on fire all week, and he is not close to stopping.

Following are Graham’s five most awesome moments in defense...

If Lindsey Graham unleashing hellfire and fury on the Senate Judiciary Committee was great, this is amazing.

During a conference, a woman popped in to pester Sen. Graham about Kavanaugh. She was carrying on, calling Kavanaugh a liar, and then suggested that if Kavanaugh took a polygraph test, “it would all...

For those of us who were stunned when Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, the idea of awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for an actual accomplishment is somewhat novel and heartening.  Even though we understand that the Nobel committee doesn’t award its Peace Prize on the grounds of achievement,...

As this post goes live, there are lots of rumors of some sort of “deal” between Democrat and Republican “moderates” to end the government funding impasse.

The Democrats, and particularly Chuck Schumer, have talked themselves into a dead end of seeming to put the interests of illegal aliens ahead of U.S. citizens....

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), also a member of the committee, have asked the Department of Justice to investigate Christopher Steele, the author of the infamous dossier on then-candidate Donald Trump.

The senators told the DOJ that they believe Steele made false statements to the FBI concerning...

On CBS’ Face the Nation, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said that it’s time to start moving U. S. military families out of South Korea.  Graham, who serves on the Senate Armed Services committee, said that in light of North Korea’s aggression, South Korea should be an unaccompanied tour.

Fox News reports:

Sen. Lindsey...

The GOP has had a pretty good racket going.  They tell us that in order to stop ObamaCare and any of a score of other disastrous laws, policies, and regulations, they need the next goal because the last one wasn’t enough.

The GOP told us they had to have the House, so...

Welp, Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) tried to change their Obamacare “repeal and replace” bill to appease those senators that opposed it…but it did not work.

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has come out and officially declared she would vote no on both versions of the bill.

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Sens. Billy Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) hope to pass their Obamacare “repeal and replace” bill by the end of the month, but have encountered opposition from a few in their own party. Sens. John McCain (AZ) and Rand Paul (KY) have already said no while Sens. Susan Collins (ME)...

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) officially decided he will vote no on the Graham-Cassidy bill, which is the latest attempt the GOP has taken to repeal and replace Obamacare. From CNN:

“I cannot in good conscience vote for the Graham-Cassidy proposal,” the Arizona Republican said in a statement. “I believe we could do...