Single senator to block any nomination by placing a hold on it. But thats how Lindsey Graham is able to block all nominees, not why. To understand why graham wants to bring government to a halt, you have to meet Lindsey Grahams primary challenger, South Carolina state senator lee bright. Patrick henry said give me liberty or give me death. Weve got folks in our country thats getting above 50 that say give me liberty or give me a card. Lindsey graham, like john boehner and the House Republicans before him, is threatening to essentially shut down part of the government so he can defend himself from a tea party backlash. Recent polling found only 53 of South Carolina republicans have a favorable view of graham. For some context, grahams unfavorables in the state are 30 points higher than its fellow Senate Republican tim scott. Needing to turn around his numbers, graham is turning back to benghazi. Were just beginning on benghazi. And to the families, were not going to let this go. Lindsey
0 party. the tea party challenger referred to him as a community organizers for the muslim brotherhood. and the truth is, and we try to get to facts in the book wait a second, he actually called him the community organizer for the muslim brotherhood? that s right, so this is posturing. there are benghazi truthers at all levels of the republican party, starting with dick cheney, who went on talk radio last week and lied about secretary clinton s role in this to the nut who heckled her last week. so, lindsey graham is looking at the benghazi truthers who are primary voters in south carolina. and the fact is, the people he wants to hear from, chris, they were interviewed by the fbi, they were interviewed by the state department accountability review board. those transcripts are available to the senate. and lindsey graham even met with some of them. so, this is like your 16th hoax. there was a report. i think part of the reason why lindsey graham timed this announcement to this mor