Senator Lindsay Graham - known as the Palmetto Queen on this blog - is likely to be the focus of the wrath of some of the more untethered attendees of the CPAC coven gathering for speaking the truth. Namely, that out of the dozen plus would be GOP presidential candidate that came to bow and genuflect to the loonies at CPAC, none is viable in terms of attracting independent and moderate voters. I can almost hear the hissy fits beginning as the haters and racists at CPAC turn their attention to Graham for who I hold no love but at least congratulate for calling it like it is. Extremism (both religious and otherwise) and a disregard for objective reality may play well with those who attend CPAC and largely make up the GOP base, but it's still a real negative out amongst those who engage in intelligent intellectual activity. Here are highlights from CNN on Graham's message to the insane and irrational within the GOP:*
Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said President Obama is "beatable" in 2012, but that he doesn't see a viable Republican candidate in the field.
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"I'm looking for the most conservative person who's electable and that person is yet to emerge," Graham said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."
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When asked about the results of the Saturday's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll, Graham didn't throw his support behind any of the top vote-getters.
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Graham said Republicans have a "tall task" in the next election to win over the American electorate. "They're very much looking at the Republican Party anew. We're getting a second chance with the American electorate," he said. "I think President Obama is beatable, but we got to nominate someone that can win over independent voters."
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