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Old May 1st, 2009, 09:10 AM posted to rec.outdoors.fishing.fly
DaveS
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Default Uh-oh...Specter the commie....

On Apr 30, 12:43*pm, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
wrote:

...OTOH,
Phil _Gramm_ is an ex-pol, but Lindsay _Graham_ is a Senator from SC.....


Ah yes, Lindsey Graham, the Republican John Edwards aka HairDo 2.
A total lightweight.

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Ken Fortenberry


Boy oh boy I think you underestimate Lindsay Graham. I see him as one
of he best the conservatives field, intellectually capable and
prepared, principled and tough minded, and willing to oppose the crowd
(he was steadfast against the torture thing, as well as the jury-
rigged Guantanamo crap.). Now, mind you, I do not buy his political
basics, I am just saying I wouldn't write him off as a lightweight. He
is for Democrats to take seriously, and he could well emerge as the
leader of a re-energized, freshened-up version of Conservative
Republicanism. And such a new wave certainly could power a Republican
rebound from the present debacle.

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