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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Fri Sep 28, 2018, 08:59 AM Sep 2018

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Steve Schmidt: Graham has been 'corrupted by ambition'

BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 09/28/18 08:41 AM EDT

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Steve Schmidt, the former adviser and strategist on former Sen. John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, blasted Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Thursday night, saying he has become “corrupted by ambition.”

Schmidt, a frequent critic of President Trump, publicly denounced the Republican Party in June and said he will begin voting for Democrats.

His broadside against McCain came a day after Graham ripped into Democrats for their handling of the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation.

“He’s corrupted by ambition, corrupted by politics,” Schmidt told MSNBC's Brian Williams in an interview. "And it’s tragic because this country could use a statesman right now and Lindsey Graham, for a long time, was on a path that he would be that person. That he would be a figure of courage. That he would be a serious person in a frivolous era.

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Steve Schmidt: Graham has been 'corrupted by ambition' (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2018 OP

"His broadside against McCain..." WTF? Editor! catbyte Sep 2018 #1

I spotted that also... it's now been corrected. (Weird error to begin with, however.) NurseJackie Sep 2018 #7

Graham was never on any path to be a statesman rurallib Sep 2018 #2

Always A Follower ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #3

A shit sock is more like it. kwassa Sep 2018 #4

It's always been obvious to me he's a fraud. Bradical79 Sep 2018 #5

Graham is just corrupt. kwassa Sep 2018 #6

I believe that someone, somewhere has dirt on Lindsey Graham... Raster Sep 2018 #8

catbyte

(34,374 posts)

1. "His broadside against McCain..." WTF? Editor!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:01 AM

Sep 2018

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

7. I spotted that also... it's now been corrected. (Weird error to begin with, however.)

Reply to catbyte (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:19 AM

Sep 2018

His broadside against Graham came a day after the senator ripped into Democrats for their handling of the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation.

rurallib

(62,406 posts)

2. Graham was never on any path to be a statesman

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:05 AM

Sep 2018

he has always been little more than a hyper partisan jerk. Sometimes it is just not as obvious.

ProfessorGAC

(64,995 posts)

3. Always A Follower

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:11 AM

Sep 2018

Never a leader. He was never headed toward any leadership position. He's a wind sock.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)

4. A shit sock is more like it.

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:14 AM

Sep 2018

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)

5. It's always been obvious to me he's a fraud.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:14 AM

Sep 2018

Sometimes he will talk tough when he thinks Trump will hurt his own position. That's it.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)

6. Graham is just corrupt.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:14 AM

Sep 2018

Like most of them.

Raster

(20,998 posts)

8. I believe that someone, somewhere has dirt on Lindsey Graham...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Sep 28, 2018, 09:26 AM

Sep 2018

...I think once they put McCain in the ground, Lindsey Graham's new "owners" made their wishes --and demands-- crystal clear.

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