Lindsay "The Sky Is Falling" Graham Announces Presidential Bid

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2016
Posted on Mon May 18, 2015 at 11:25:58 AM EST
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Uber-Hawk Lindsay Graham has officially entered the Republican fray to be the party’s nominee for President.

The perennial Henny Penny says, “The world is falling apart.” He’s “worried about an attack on our homeland.” His crystal ball tells him another 9/11 attack is on our doorstep unless we send ground troops to Iraq and Syria.

There are now more than 20 Republicans vying for the nomination. According to the Telegraph,

In recent weeks Republican divisions over foreign policy have been laid bare as the party tries to reconcile its instinctive belief in a strong, indispensable America with the costly failure, in terms of both blood and treasure, of George W Bush’s 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Lindsey Graham has succeeded Rudy Giuliani as politics' biggest threat to freedom and American values. Even though he has zero chance of winning the nomination, he should be tracked and monitored.

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Lindsay "The Sky Is Falling" Graham Announces Presidential Bid | 15 comments (15 topical)

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I (5.00 / 1) (#1)
by FlJoe on Mon May 18, 2015 at 11:59:14 AM EST

am halfway hoping he will come out as a "truth teller" regarding climate change, after all he wasn't always a denier, perhaps some of his realist pals in the pentagon will lean on him.

I am less hopeful that he will come out of the closet during a live debate. Talk about "must see TV"

I love the smell of exploding GOP heads in the morning......... Hey a guy can dream, can't he?

Over compensating (none / 0) (#2)
by CaptHowdy on Mon May 18, 2015 at 12:17:28 PM EST

for something

"If I'm president of the United States and you're thinking about joining al-Qaeda or ISIL [Islamic State], I'm not gonna call a judge," Graham said. "I'm gonna call a drone and we will kill you."

Just for Thinking About It ? (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by ScottW714 on Mon May 18, 2015 at 12:20:42 PM EST

Jesus.


Does he think Obama has drones on (5.00 / 1) (#4)
by Anne on Mon May 18, 2015 at 12:24:48 PM EST

speed-dial?

Curious to know, though, how he intends to know what people are thinking.

Seriously, though, what is wrong with these people? Who in his right mind would just say something like that and call it a campaign promise?

Who on earth comprises this huckster's base?


Lindsey will have (5.00 / 2) (#8)
by KeysDan on Mon May 18, 2015 at 12:54:04 PM EST

to rely on the kindness of strangers--particularly, the kindness of his base of Drs. Strangelove.


Honestly (none / 0) (#5)
by CaptHowdy on Mon May 18, 2015 at 12:27:13 PM EST

the scary part is I think there is an audience for it. I really do.. Not that I think he will be the nominee. I could see him as VP. Maybe.


: Of Course... (none / 0) (#7)
by ScottW714 on Mon May 18, 2015 at 12:39:44 PM EST

...no nominee is without an audience.

Charlie Pierce weighs in... (5.00 / 2) (#6)
by Anne on Mon May 18, 2015 at 12:31:14 PM EST

and says what most of us are thinking:

Now this is interesting -- Huckleberry J. Butchmeup, the Hypothetical Warrior, may run for president, and he might tell us that he is running for president, but not until the first day of June. I guess this will give us all time to prepare. You know, make sure the crystal set is operating. Lay in some canned goods and bottled water. Rig up the motion detectors on the back lawn. Hire up some mercenaries disguised as gardeners. Dig a moat. Buy some alligators. Invest in an air raid siren. And, for the love of god, make sure the area under the bed is fully provisioned and capable of supporting you for at least 90 days.
They're coming!
[...]
This will be an altogether remarkable thing -- a presidential campaign based almost entirely on existential terror. It's about the only manifestation of polite madness that the potential presidential field has yet to evince. I knew I could count on Huckleberry, though.

: He knocks this one out of the park (none / 0) (#14)
by FlJoe on Mon May 18, 2015 at 05:06:10 PM EST

first pitch of the ball game.
The current brawl over the question Are You Smarter Than A Bush Brother?

Honest to G-- (5.00 / 2) (#9)
by desertswine on Mon May 18, 2015 at 12:55:34 PM EST

This is pathetic. Just looking at the Republican candidates, and I'm thinking that even the Republicans deserve better. It's like we're living in the United States of Crazytown.

I'm afraid they (none / 0) (#10)
by Ga6thDem on Mon May 18, 2015 at 12:59:32 PM EST

don't. Not until they can let go of George W. Bush will things get better for them or will they deserve better. Until then they pretty much deserve what they are getting.


Yeah, well, maybe so. But still. (none / 0) (#11)
by desertswine on Mon May 18, 2015 at 01:07:23 PM EST

It would be good for everyone (none / 0) (#12)
by CaptHowdy on Mon May 18, 2015 at 01:09:35 PM EST

if the republicans could nominate a viable candidate. Not this cycle I'm thinkin.


: Ya think? (5.00 / 2) (#15)
by kdog on Tue May 19, 2015 at 09:28:28 AM EST

Stands to reason the crazier the Repubs get, the more the Dems are free to move to the left.
When the Repubs trot out someone who isn't certifiable, the Dems run right aka Republican-lite.
Nevermind...the Dems would need to wanna move left, Goldman Sachs ain't paying exorbitant speaking fees for that. Moot point.

Change (none / 0) (#13)
by lentinel on Mon May 18, 2015 at 04:57:43 PM EST

Not until they can let go of George W. Bush will things get better for them or will they deserve better. Until then they pretty much deserve what they are getting.

You're talking about the Republicans, but the comment could hold for the entire country imo.

We really seem to be stuck in the GWB mentality.
