The Consensus Senator
Kevin McCullough
Stop for just a second and consider this list: Donald Trump. John Fetterman. Benjamin Netanyahu. George W. Bush. John McCain. John Thune.
You can spend an entire afternoon trying to figure out what those men have in common.
The answer is Lindsey Graham.
That may be one of the most remarkable things about his life. He earned the trust of people who agreed on almost nothing else. In today’s Washington, where relationships rarely survive disagreement and loyalty often lasts only until the next news cycle, that is an accomplishment worth remembering all by itself.
I first met Lindsey Graham during the Clinton impeachment. He was still serving in the House of Representatives and was one of the impeachment managers making what much of the national media had already decided was an unwinnable case. Day after day, he was mocked, caricatured, and accused of motives that bore little resemblance to what I saw.
He knew exactly what people were saying about him. He knew the political winds weren’t blowing his direction. And yet he walked into the next hearing and calmly made the case again. Whether you agreed with him or not, you never had to wonder where he stood. That was my first impression of Lindsey Graham, and it turned out to be my lasting one.
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