Lindsey Graham on Ensign's Affair: “I’ve Got Plenty Of Sins That I’m Not Going To Share”

[jefferson_dem]

Lindsey Graham: “I’ve Got Plenty Of Sins That I’m Not Going To Share”

A rather intriguing reaction from one of John Ensign’s Senate GOP colleagues to the news of Ensign’s extramarital affair:

“I think he will be welcomed back by his colleagues and go back to being a good senator,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, who said Ensign shouldn’t have resigned his leadership spot.

Graham downplayed the political impact this would have on the GOP, saying, “Most Americans look at this as a personal situation.”

Graham let out a laugh and said: “I’ve got plenty of sins that I’m not going to share with anyone else.”

Translation: It’s probably a pretty bad idea for me to throw stones from inside my glass house…

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/senate-republicans/lindsey-graham-ive-got-plenty-of-sins-that-im-not-going-to-share/

[AspenRose]

1. That's an...interesting....choice of words.

[hatrack]

2. Unless the threat of blackmail/exposure forces me to be proactive . . .

:eyes:

Uh, Senator? Strom Thurmond called - he wants his plausible deniability back

[Frustratedlady]

3. The visual of Graham's sins brings shudders to my soul.

I'm sure his sins were accompanied by that cheezy half grin.

[Aloha Spirit]

4. His politics don't show an understanding of "personal" or "private".

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/16/ensign-affair/

[Botany]

5. Hmmmmm?

[RandomThoughts]

6. I actually agree with him.

I got issues too, everyone does. People work on them, nobody is perfect.

[olegramps]

9. Its the hypocrisy that is sickening of these sanctimonious bastards.

[RandomThoughts]

11. I know what you mean, sorta reminds you not to judge others.

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[Deja Q]

8. Well, most Americans were screaming "personal situation" when Clinton did it. Sadly,

we listened to the GOP and took their morals to heart.

Or at least want them to live by the rules they want everybody else to live under.

:shrug:

[camera obscura]

10. It's only a sin if you get caught, right?

[ericgtr]

12. Interesting.. Graham also defended Clinton's affair as well

I went digging to see what his reaction to Lewinsky was (to presumably bust his ass) and instead found that he actually backed him.

From http://www.whorunsgov.com/Profiles/Lindsey_O._Graham

Graham immediately carved out a niche as a folksy, camera-ready advocate for the Republican Party. His seat on the House Judiciary Committee during the 1998 Clinton impeachment hearings gave him the opportunity to sometimes side with Democrats, such as when he voted not to release certain details of President Bill Clinton’s affair with intern Monica Lewinsky. He was the only Republican (out of 21) on the Judiciary Committee to voice support for censure of Clinton rather than impeachment.

Famously, Graham opened a committee meeting by asking, “''Is this Watergate or Peyton Place?''(3)

[zbdent]

14. and he did vote "Not Guilty" on both articles ...

[Arkana]

13. Graham: "Pay no attention to the little Thai boy I'm leading around on this leash here."

[Cha]

15. Of course, the gop had a standing Ovation for

little vitter when "he returned", didn't they?