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Lindsey Graham is asking nothing but rhetorical questions and making shit up. (Original Post) Lint Head Jan 2013 OP
who likes this prick !! why do people vote for this asshole srican69 Jan 2013 #1
? djean111 Jan 2013 #2
Framing his argument as the woman defending her children The Blue Flower Jan 2013 #3
That's to be expected. lpbk2713 Jan 2013 #4
The only interesting/informative part of these hearings is the witnesses. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2013 #5
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
2. ?
Wed Jan 30, 2013, 01:20 PM
Jan 2013

I realise that asking rhetorical questions and making things up is actually what he does for a living (on the taxpayers' dime), but what is he bloviating about today?

The Blue Flower

(5,443 posts)
3. Framing his argument as the woman defending her children
Wed Jan 30, 2013, 01:20 PM
Jan 2013

Sheer evil in light of the fact that the whole point of this exercise is to protect our children.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,185 posts)
5. The only interesting/informative part of these hearings is the witnesses.
Wed Jan 30, 2013, 01:34 PM
Jan 2013

Otherwise, it's just an opportunity for the committee members to use most of their time giving a half-assed political speech to their fans. Occasionally, we get to see a witness throwing it right back in some jerk's face (see: Hillary Clinton), but it's usually much sound and fury signifying nothing.

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