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marmar

(80,560 posts) Tue Jul 14, 2026, 09:21 AM 18 hrs ago

Jamelle Bouie: Why did Lindsey Graham go from Trump critic to MAGA loyalist? [View all]

Jul 13, 2026

I want to strongly push back against the notion that Lindsey Graham, who died on Sunday, was somehow blackmailed into doing the wrong thing. No, sometimes people just make bad choices. Sometimes people just lack integrity.

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Jamelle Bouie: Why did Lindsey Graham go from Trump critic to MAGA loyalist? [View all] marmar 18 hrs ago OP

I think Bouie nailed it. Trump is not smart but he's cunning, and he has a gift Ocelot II 18 hrs ago #1

Al Franken wrote about Graham in his senate memoir... CrimsonBight 18 hrs ago #2

Are you referring to Al Franken or Graham when you say... Spazito 16 hrs ago #4

Dude. CrimsonBight 13 hrs ago #6

Thanks for clarifying... Spazito 12 hrs ago #7

I replied to a post about Lindsay Graham to relay a story I read about Lindsay Graham... CrimsonBight 12 hrs ago #8

Using present tense can infer you are referencing the living... Spazito 12 hrs ago #10

Graham bought that bubble wand to use on Trump mdbl 17 hrs ago #3

Russia Johnny2X2X 15 hrs ago #5

more simple... power. WarGamer 12 hrs ago #9