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CrimsonBight

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2. Al Franken wrote about Graham in his senate memoir...

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2026, 10:03 AM

8 hrs ago

...my recollection is that he found Graham to be pleasant, friendly, and fun in his personal interactions... but cynical when it came to politics.

I don't know that he's spineless or unprincipled as much as he, like many other politicians, just see this line of work as a job or a game.

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