Lindsey Graham announces intent to question Gonzalez on Torture

[imenja]

He is on Hardball expressing his concerns about Alberto Gonzalez' role in the torture memos that led to Abu Ghraib. The guy is a Christian conservative, but he's right on torture. He asked tough questions during the Abu Ghraib hearings.
He has not said whether or not he'll vote to confirm.

edit: just said he will vote for him. That is unfortunate. The questioning, hopefully, will be tough.

[DemoTex]

1. Oh, he will vote to confirm.

SC-Repub. That's all you need to know.

[genius]

20. This is so he will appear concerned even though he's not.

[dogman]

2. He said he would vote to confirm.

He just plans to tell him he must refute torture first. GOP values.

[whalerider55]

4. just wants to make sure...

Alberto has seen the light at the end of the pummel.

whalerider55

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

3. I saw Sen Biden on Inside Politics and he said the same thing...

Tough questions but probable confirmation.

[imenja]

5. too bad they don't wait to hear the answers

before deciding that they will vote to confirm.

[0007]

6. Lindsey will do what junior wants him to do and that is to ask

questions to ease public opinion and then vote for Alberto Gonzalez.

A real dog 'N pony show here folks.

[flordehinojos]

7. Linsay Graham is full of hot air and deflated indignation. In the end he

will vote for the confirmation of Alberto Gonzalez.

[janx]

8. I remember L. Graham's reaction at some hearing I saw on

CSPAN some time ago. I was impressed, frankly. He was visibly angry.

But now I know that despite how concerned he was, he'll still toe the right-wing line when he's told to. If he's going to vote for the guy anyway, what difference will the questioning make?

[imenja]

9. yes, you're right. Unfortunately Democrats announced the same

When I posted this, I hadn't heard him say he would vote for Gonzalez. Apparently Biden has decided the same. What if Gonzales said, "yes I determined the torture policy" (which of course he won't. Would they still vote for him? It sends a bad message to the rest of the world.
And what about Kerick? Gonzalez was in charge of the Kerick vetting. If that doesn't display sheer incompetence, what does?

[Emboldened Chimp]

10. That was the hearing on Abu Grhaib

[China_cat]

11. He'll vote to confirm.

Count on it. Graham is about as big a sleazeball as you'll find in DC. DeMint might be new but he'll soon catch up.

[dave29]

12. Lindsey's Question

q: Wasn't all that torture great!!??
a: Yeah, we sent those fuckers a message!

[imenja]

13. you obviously didn't follow the Abu Ghraib hearings

He was more forceful on the issue than most (or any I can think of now) of the Democrats.

[hatrack]

15. So what? Who cares?

I'm tired of rhetorical strum und drang that looks good on the teevee and ends up with its author voting for the same crooked thugs as everybody else.

Sen. Graham can just have a big hot mug of STFU and save us all time and oxygen. If he gave a hot Goddamn about Abu Ghraib or torture or allowing Bush to bum's-rush us to war, he could vote accordingly.

Words don't work any more. I don't give a damn about what anyone says. I might be inclined to give a damn about what someone does.

[slor]

25. Amen Brother...

Graham said he would confirm, and essentially stated that, what difference does it make that the new AG was complicit in torture, as long as he fixes it in the future. In a sane world, Gonzalez would be dropped like a rock from the nomination process, and face charges.

[0007]

16. ...but was so quiet afterwards you couldn't even find the asshole.

[ebayfool]

26. "He was more forceful on the issue than most ..." Maybe, but I'll always

remember him most for how forceful he was on the subject of Clenis. He's good at trying to appear reasonable & measured, then he goes off at a complete off the wall, wackjob, forceful, GOP approved tangent guaranteed to bring him all the blessings of his party. He will not only go for Gonzalez, he'll smear anyone who fights the nomination.

[blondeatlast]

32. I believe he was a JAG, and was deeply concerned about the effect of Abu

Graib on treatment of our own people--as well he should be.

He understands how this can affect our own people.

[Maddy McCall]

14. Fuck Lindsey Graham. He's playing neocon games like always.

Fuck that motherfucker.

[Disturbed]

17. "Sound and fury signifying nothing."

Any that vote for that scum for AG do not deserve to be in Congress!!!

[David Zephyr]

18. Lindsey Graham and David Drier Like to Play "Abu Graib" at Night

That's the word, folks.

Some people are saying that Senator Graham and Congressman David Drier together with Fox News' Shepard Smith all watched the Abu Graib videos together at Drier's apartment.

[imenja]

19. I thought you were implying something more torrid

fill in the blanks

[David Zephyr]

21. Well, Not Much Can Happen With These Guys...

They are all bottoms.

[imenja]

22. lol

you're very bad. :evilgrin:

[AntiCoup2K4]

28. Drudge had to come over and save the day (so to speak)

And that's a visual that's just too much for the mind to comprehend at 7:30 in the morning. :puke:

[WillyT]

24. Is That Anything Like 'Naked Twister' ???

:evilgrin:

[David Zephyr]

30. More Like Naked Sisters.

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[LizW]

27. He'll question, but it doesn't matter what the answers are

because he's already decided to confirm?

Well, at least Graham is honest that he's a mindless rubber stamp for Bush. :eyes:

[grumpy old fart]

29. I know it's been said many times before, but "Hardball" Matthews....

is just so much fluff when it comes to questioning anyone high on the political food chain. Graham sits there essentially saying that Gonzalez's actions had a horrible effect on our image and standing in the world, endangers our military, but should be overwhelmingly confirmed. You would hope the host with the hubris to call his show "Hardball" would ask the obvious follow up question: "Why the fuck would you vote for a guy who condones torture that led, and leads, to our loss of moral standing in the world, and endangers our military and private citizens the world over?" "Does any of your posturing on this, or the war, amount to hill of dog shit without real deeds?"

[PA Democrat]

31. Why bother to ask questions

is he doesn't care about the answers? If he has already decided to vote for him, then he is insulting the American public by pretending to be concerned enough to ask tough questions.