Lindsey Graham

@dhyanaji A few weeks back, I got a flash of Lindsey in a wheelchair with a blanket around his shoulders, giving an emotional resignation speech.

I don't know whether he'll be reelected, but my strong feeling either way is that he won't be able to stay out his next term, even if he manages to win it again.

Also, over the winter I kept seeing him drinking heavily and pacing his home at night, crying a lot.  

@dhyanaji and @vestralux, I don't like Lindsay's politics and I've despised his behavior, but the man makes me feel sad.  I've felt that way for some time.  He wears his wounds.  And I do sense he's never gotten over the passing of JM.

@deetoo  The sad thing for me is that Graham seems to need John McCain to maintain some semblance of ethical behavior.  I'm puzzled by that.  

@seeker4, I agree re Graham's reliance on McCain.  I think McCain became a sort of moral compass for him -- like an older brother or something.  I wonder too how much of Graham's background factors into it.  He lost both parents within about a year of one another, when Graham was 21 and still in school.  Graham then raised his 13 year old sister on his own.

Anyway, I find something tragic about him.      

@deetoo  I see what you mean.  I didn't know that about him.  I just cannot figure out why more of McCain's principles did not rub off on him.  McCain wasn't perfect, but had some ability to stand up against the tide.  

Posted by: @deetoo

Anyway, I find something tragic about him.   

@deetoo @seeker4 @vestralux @dhyanaji
I had earlier included a news item about one of Lindsey Graham’s supporters changing sides but have swapped it out for this. It is a piece written by his former financial backer (released on May 10th) as to why he changed sides. https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/opinion/2020/05/10/opinion-why-endorse-challenger-jaime-harrison-over-sen-lindsey-graham/3083562001/

@deetoo Some people, insist some friends of mine who are gay men, insist that he is closeted. Maybe that is so, and maybe you are picking up the sadness and all around misery that would create in somebody's life.

Re: L. Graham

Despite his inanity and insanity of late, he is a tragic figure.

You have the loss of his parents at a pivotal age, and in a time and place where he could never be his true self. I imagine he has spent much of his life seeking approval of those in authority, not only to fill an emotional void, but also to provide a cover layer.  The more ridiculous his outer self has become, I believe the more his inner self is pushed down and down, to such an extent that I think he doesn't even know himself who he is anymore.  I've never perceived him as truly evil, but he is a puppet of others who are.

I feel bad for him on some levels. I think in a parallel universe there's a Lindsey Graham who is happily married, to a man, and they have a nice house and dogs, and his sister and her family stay in the guest house when they visit. In that universe he never went into politics, he is a businessman with a thriving business in a southern city center (something to do with insurance)....

@laura

While I appreciate your empathy, I feel that Graham is already in a "parallel universe" lols ... you know which one... ?

He does have a redeeming quality though; his sympathy for animal rights. I was impressed when I saw that he had endorsed the bill to prohibit the sale, transport across US borders, and horrific slaughter for human consumption of our beloved American horses and burros ..... (although this bill unmercifully seems to sit on the floor time after time.)

Please say a focused prayer for ol' Lindsey (and other Rethugs) to grow a ❤️ and end this least -recognized, totally heart-breaking abomination, everyone?