And So It Begins....

In the aftermath of his strong stance on behalf of Ted Kennedy and illegal aliens everywhere, it appears that some of my fellow South Carolinians have reached their limit with our good Senator Lindsey Graham. In the past few days, a couple of new blogs have popped up which concern themselves exclusively with evicting Lindsey Graham from the U.S Senate when he stands for re-election in 2008.

Here's the links for you:
- Dump Lindsey Graham
- Boot Lindsey Graham
And for good measure, similar sentiments from one of our fellow Carolinians of the Northern variety:
- Lindsey Graham Countdown Clock

Senator Graham has developed a rather mean liberal streak during his time in the Senate, and he has certainly ceased to represent the majority of South Carolinians - who are true Conservatives. Consequently, I must say, it's nice to see my fellow South Carolinians take issue with this man, and begin the arduous process of a grassroots campaign against him. Of course, while for many in South Carolina (and around the country) it seems to have taken the recent Immigration bill to make them fully realize the extent to which Lindsey Graham is a pathetic excuse for a Senator, some of us had this figured out quite some time ago.

You see, before he got into politics, Lindsey Graham made his fortune as a Trial Lawyer, and not just any kind of Trial Lawyer, but the kind who makes the big bucks suing Doctors through Medical Malpractice lawsuits. Indeed, Graham once secured a $5 million dollar payout in one of his Malpractice cases. The fact that he made some serious money in such a fashion would, naturally, make him somewhat hesitant to support, oh, say, tort reform. And indeed, back in 2003, Graham's very 1st year in the Senate, he was one of only 2 Republican Senators to oppose President Bush's proposed tort reform bill. Furthermore, aside from voting against the bill, he actively campaigned against it, and made clear that he would actively campaign against any such future legislation.

After discovering those few nuggets of information, those of you who've been reading this blog for any period of time will understand why I vowed long ago to never vote for this man - ever.

Given all this, the game now becomes one in which the move falls to South Carolinians, as they must find a solid Conservative who will be both willing and able to beat Graham in the Republican primary. Of course, given the State we're talking about, I highly doubt there'll be a shortage of such folks!

So here's to the 111th Session of the United States Congress (set to begin in 2009); a Congress which will feature Jim DeMint as the Senior Senator from South Carolina.