Saturday, October 26, 2019

Senator Lindsey Graham's Shifting Standards


Senator Lindsey Graham is a chameleon; he changes colors and postures from day to day, administration to administration.

Senator Graham declared recently that if President Donald Trump conditioned financial aid to the Ukraine upon receipt of assistance to his campaign, that would be grounds for impeachment. Now that the evidence establishes a “quid pro quo”, Sen. Graham no longer finds that exchange offensive.

When Bill Clinton was president Sen. Graham considered abuse of power an impeachable offense. Now that Donald Trump is the abuser Sen. Graham no longer finds it a sufficient ground for impeachment. When Special Counsel Kenneth Starr privately interviewed witnesses during his investigation of Mr. Clinton, Sen. Graham  was not troubled. When a congressional committee now proceeds in the same manner, in its inquiry concerning Donald Trump, Sen. Graham is outraged and has moved to condemn the process as unconstitutional and a violation of Due Process.

Senator Graham is either a man of many minds or a pliable tool of the president. Neither condition befits a United States senator.

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