Lindsey Graham in The Washington Post

On Principles & Values: Voted with Republican Party 87.5% of 312 votes.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), was scored by the Washington Post on the percentage of votes on which a lawmaker agrees with the position taken by a majority of his or her party members. The scores do not include missed votes. Their summary:
Voted with Republican Party 87.5% of 312 votes.
Overall, Democrats voted with their party 88.4% of the time, and Republicans voted with their party 81.7% of the time (votes Jan. 8 through Sept. 8, 2007). Source: Washington Post, “US Congress Votes Database” Sep 8, 2007

On War & Peace: We need more troops for long haul, Iraq is like WWII

The administration has been stubborn about troops. We do not need to paint a rosy scenario for the American people. We need to let the American people know this is just like World War II; we’re in it for the duration. Source: Josh White, Washington Post Sep 20, 2004

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