South Carolina: where reaching across the aisle gets you in trouble. Literally: The Charleston County, S.C., Republican Party has formally censured Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) over his efforts to work with Democrats and other GOP moderates on a host of hot-button issues, the Charleston Post and Courier reported Wednesday.
Shocking.
Graham, a conservative with an independent streak, has come under fire from some Republicans for his backing of the Troubled Assets Relief Program last year and his work with Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) on climate change legislation this year. Graham, who secured a second term in 2008, has also been at the center of bipartisan negotiations on controversial issues such as immigration reform.
Graham has also angered conservative activists for his criticism of “tea party” protesters and others who have sought to impose a strict ideological litmus test on Republican lawmakers.
Charleston County GOP Chairwoman Lin Bennett told the Post and Courier that the unanimous censure vote was “an effort to get his attention. They’re just fed up, and they want him to know they’re fed up.”
Want more? RSS FEED | TWITTER FEED | FACEBOOK | STORE | HOME
The Pajama Pundit - Founder/Editor
