02:57 PM CDT on Friday, April 2, 2010
What's gotten into Lindsey Graham?
The Republican senator from South Carolina has been working with New York Democrat Chuck Schumer to achieve what Graham calls the "tough heavy lift" of immigration reform. The two have spelled out the basic framework of the legislation, which is yet to be introduced but enjoys the support of the White House.
So a lot of people were caught off guard when Graham recently threatened to back away from his own legislation. The apparent about-face probably wasn't because of pushback from the right. Graham has already stared down that storm. A few years ago, the senator caught grief after a speech to the National Council of La Raza in which he promised immigration reform and said the way to do it was to "tell the bigots to shut up." For that dose of candor, right-wing bloggers dubbed him "Grahamnesty."
Yet Graham doesn't seem to care about any of this. Why else partner with Schumer to resurrect the immigration debate? What Graham does appear to care about quite a bit is bringing to that debate a couple of things it lacks: clarity and honesty.
Posted By: Michael Felix
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