Some recent quotes from Lindsay Graham

[senseandsensibility]

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according to Mrs. Betty Bowers on bluesky:
On Gaza: "Just flatten it like we flattened Tokyo and Berlin."
On the Iran War: "We are going to make tons of money."


These are truly radical comments. He was getting worse with age.

I have no interest in his personal life and, especially at a time like this, feel comments about that are inappropriate. But he was not in any way the politician some remember when he used to pal around with McCain. He was truly extreme and getting worse, and I think there should be some acknowledgement of that.
Edited to remove a comment about Renee Goode until it can be verified.

[OGBuzz]

1. A quote widely attributed to Oscar Wilde:

"Some men improve the world only by leaving it".

[perfessor]

17. In a similar vein, attributed to Groucho Marx

“Some cause joy wherever they go; others, whenever they go.”

[OGBuzz]

18. Love it.👍

[wiggs]

2. Yes, radical. Some think it's not radical but health care for everyone is lunacy. nt

[The Blue Flower]

3. "Nothing became his life like the leaving of it."

I'll have to look it up.

[ms liberty]

22. MacBeth, Act 1 Scene 4 per the google machine. I was pretty sure it was Shakespeare.

[GoodRaisin]

4. Ever since McCain died he was morphing into a fascist.

A lying, court packing, hypocritical fascist.

[yourout]

5. He was the ultimate finger in the wind ass kisser...

Willing to do or say anything to advance his stature.

[dlk]

6. Graham said and did many truly ugly things while he was alive

In eulogizing him, we should never forget.

[Karasu]

7. His defining trait was hypocrisy. He flip-flopped more than a fish on dry land, often changing his views by the day over

the last decade. His sexuality being the worst-kept secret in DC is just one example of that and shouldn't be the sole focus. There are far more where that came from.

He was an opportunist who literally said and did whatever he felt would maintain his status/popularity in the GQP. He had no real values whatsoever.

[ToxMarz]

8. Observing his behavior since McCain has passed away, I question whether he was ever his friend

I think he just hitched his wagon to McCain when he got to the Senate as leverage for himself. McCain was known, respected and a war hero. Graham was just riding his coattails because McCain let him.

[dalton99a]

10. +1. Graham was using McCain

[dalton99a]

9. Kick

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/21/lindsey-graham-trump-iran/90635769007/

[RetiredParatrooper]

11. The first two are accurate, the third one is not

These people are so bad and no one needs to invent stuff about them.

BB should know better.

[William Seger]

14. True, he didn't say that, but he accused Good of "assaulting" the ICE agent by trying to run him over

... implying that he believed the ICE agent was just defending himself.

[senseandsensibility]

15. I removed the comment

I was going on what BB reported.

[AverageOldGuy]

12. He had no moral compass

He said and did what he needed to be elected.

Started out as a decent enough person. Then as he saw Trump taking over the GOP, he hopped on the bandwagon.

[red dog 1]

13. K&R

Mrs. Betty Bowers also said about Lindsay Graham:
"As grandma used to say: GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH"

[Random Boomer]

16. His personal life mattered a LOT to some of us

As a gay woman of basically the same age as Lindsey Graham, his "personal life" was intensely political in its effects on MY life.

[1WorldHope]

19. Sometimes, it seems that the discussions on DU have become more critical of each other than of the people

who want to destroy us.
DU has so many different folks, from so many different walks of life that I don't see how we agree with each other as often as we do.
I believe everyone in this country, (or country's that touch this country, or exist in close proximity,) is about as used up as we ever have been from these years of TSF and friends. Everyone is tired and grumpy and easily set to defense. So it is no wonder we are taking opposing stances to each other rather a lot of late.
And we may be enjoying the release of pain by bashing the dead guy more than our better selves would in easier times, myself included. This is a fight that we need everyone on board to win.
It is my biggest hope that we can one day all come together and act for the general good of this whole planet. But for now I'll take just electing a few honest people, and jailing many more who have been guilty of... any number of things we are not even aware of yet.
I'm rambling, my husband came home yesterday from 13 days in the hospital. After getting through this I'm just looking forward to feeling a little more grateful than my status quo. Soon enough, my angry cynicism will return.
I love conversing with you all and enjoying the hard work by some who write in depth well thought out comments. (Myself not included) You are my friends without faces. ✌🏼to all.

[senseandsensibility]

20. Best Wishes for your husband's continued recovery, 1WorldHope!

Thanks for bringing us all down to earth about what is really important.

[1WorldHope]

21. 💜🥰🫠