sirdroseph wrote: 
The challenge was only to say something nice about a Republican. That there was one who recently said something that fit that challenge and on-topic was ...convenient.

 sirdroseph wrote: 
  Indeed!

 kcar wrote: 
Graham's idiocy has nothing to do with Trump, I am not even talking about Trump.  It lowers the intelligence level and expectations of interesting conversation to bring this guy up, I mean really? You are going to feel the need to tell everyone Trump is an asshole and you shouldn't vote for him, this is life altering news indeed.  Anyone who votes for Trump, well let's just say they have their reasons and if they are still supporting him now, then there you are, have at it and good luck with that.

 sirdroseph wrote: 
If Lindsey Graham's an idiot, what does that make Chris Christie when he states that Trump isn't a racist? Clearly, the Republican leadership dropped their collective IQ along with their pride and remaining integrity when they grabbed their ankles for Trump. 

Thomas Friedman is right: Dump the GOP for a Grand New Party:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/08/opinion/dump-the-gop-for-a-grand-new-party.html 

2 years from now Trump will join the ranks of Wendell Wilkie and Mitt Romney (who?) as we proceed through our 5th Bush term or is it the 8th Clinton, I get confused or do I?  Anyway can I just leave this here as an encapsulation and call it a day for this thread?

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 
I am from South Carolina and feel qualified to say that he is an idiot. If you want to say something positive about the Republican party, you can mention the libertarian wing that consists of Thomas Massie, Justin Amash and a few others, not that bozo Graham.

I like you Scott, but you just can't come waltzing in here and saying things like Lindsey Graham is a good American and not expect to get called to the carpet on it.  You know there are people in this forum from South Carolina and have had the pleasure of basking in his glorious leadership, we just can't let that slide.

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 

Lindsey Graham: 'My Party Has Gone Batshit Crazy'

 BlueHeronDruid wrote: 

 ScottFromWyoming wrote: 

 kurtster wrote: 
Lindsey Graham is a good American; other Republicans should follow his lead on this one. "There'll come a time when the love of country will trump hatred of Hillary."

 bokey wrote: 
Sing it sister! Sing it to the skies! (Actually I'm serious. Sing it.)

 kurtster wrote: 
I became a Republican last year and I have endless nice things to say about myself,here at RP or anywhere.When you're as special and wonderful as me,it's hard to keep it to yourself.

 buddy wrote:
It's like the hot dogs rooting for contestants at a hot dog eating contest.

 kurtster wrote: 
If you've done something to Rotekz, we'll all chip in for a gift basket or your defense (I'm actually in for a share of each) whichever is more appropriate.  

 kurtster wrote: 
I doubt all the local cheerleaders have quite given up yet. I'd still expect them, at least on occasion, to shake their pom-poms with great vigour.

 kurtster wrote: 
You may be right, but frankly I don't consider Trump a viable or acceptable candidate. The man should outlining his plans for helping Americans; instead he's whining about a judge presiding over a lawsuit against Trump's rip-off university. Donald Trump is all about Donald Trump and always has been. 

Trump is running because he wants to feed his ego and raise his image as he always has. The idea that he'd actually have to work for and serve Americans likely baffles him.

I think that it is a very safe bet that we will not see anything nice thing said about Donald Trump (and quite possibly any republican for that matter) anywhere here at RP until after the repub convention, and maybe not until after the election. 

carry on ... 

 aflanigan wrote: 
Yeah, he's starting to implode. He may throw in the towel before the convention; he can't take the heat with the temperament of a twelve year-old. The GOP will run Cruz or Romney up the pole and they'll go down in flames. Thanks, Donald!

 kcar wrote: 
I wonder if the states that voted early and gave him the momentum wish they could have a do-over.

Caught contradicting himself for the umpteenth time.
Trump brags he'll hire the best people, the smartest people when he's president. So far he hasn't figured out how to do that. 

On a conference call speaking with his surrogates discussing recent guidance put out by his campaign staff on the Trump University lawsuit, he had this to say about his campaign staff: "you guys (his surrogates) are getting sometimes stupid information from people that aren't so smart."