Assistant Quote of the Day

"John and I are hell-bent on making sure the American people understand this debacle called Benghazi."

-- Lindsey Graham on Face the Nation yesterday, threatening to hold up the confirmation of John Brennan as CIA chief until, of course, something-something-Benghazi

I know. John McCain and Lindsey Graham on the Sunday news shows again, talking about Benghazi again. What are the chances, right? These two are like a Vaudeville act at this point -- or maybe a once-popular band from a couple of decades ago now forced to play the hits nobody gives a shit about on the state fair circuit. Except, of course, that they're actually getting prime arena gigs by still, for reasons not even God knows, snagging invitations every damn week to appear on Face the Nation, Meet the Press and This Week.

The American people understand Benghazi perfectly. It's precisely why we don't care, no matter how "hell-bent" Graham and McCain are on making us.

Quote of the Day

"The demographics race we’re losing badly. We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term.”

-- Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina

Graham must be a recovering alcoholic because he just had what 12-steppers commonly refer to as a "moment of clarity."

In a couple of related items, this and this.

Quote of the Day

"Rick Perry is not a racist... he is a good man. (There's) an intimidation factor, you'd better believe it. You know, if you're a Southern white guy this is part of your life."

-- Lindsey Graham on Rick Perry and the hardships of being a white man in the South

Yeah, right. Unless you're Ned Beatty in Deliverance what threats do you really face as a Southern white guy? It's not like you have any natural predators, except for maybe gravity if you happen to be a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Actually, now that I think about it, I do know something that intimidates a Southern white guy: eighth grade.