Whoa! Lindsay Graham tweet on Russia:

[Kingofalldems]

"Russia is trying to break the backs of democracies--and democratic movements- all over the world."

https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/807658032582823936?lang=en

Trump and Co. will go on the attack very soon.

[Cha]

1. KR

[democrank]

2. Thank you, Senator Graham.

What is that saying? If you stand for nothing you`ll fall for anything....or something like that.

[riversedge]

3. and it is true.

[putitinD]

4. Don't mess with Lindsey! If the GOP still has any patriots left, Lindsey is one.

[StevieM]

24. His behavior during the Benghazi inquiry was disgraceful. (eom)

[putitinD]

28. yes it was, forgot about that.

[zippythepinhead]

50. he got famous

during the clinton impeachment while sitting next to sonny bono's widow.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

45. Lindsay and McCain think the only good "Arab" is a dead "Arab".

[Jean-Jacques Roussea]

53. McCain better start cracking some skulls

[doc03]

5. We can only hope there are few more Republican Senators Like Graham that speak out.

Could maybe John McCain back him up?

[SHRED]

7. Yes he is

Wapo covered it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/08/republicans-ready-to-launch-wide-ranging-probe-of-russia-despite-trumps-stance/

[FarCenter]

6. Graham and a lot of GOP legislators will take this as an opportunity to shift budget to the military

Your are being played.

[Kingofalldems]

13. So Trump and the Russians are innocent?

[FarCenter]

16. Of course the Russians aren't innocent -- but the result will be big budget increases for the MIC

So Trump will be President and his militarized cabinet will have a bigger budget for counterintelligence and cyber warfare.

All the better to keep track of everything going on everywhere.

[Fast Walker 52]

41. you may be right about using it as a reason for increased military spending

except it does go against Trump cozying up to Russia. And doesn't the NSA basically already see everything we do?

[FarCenter]

42. The objective is to protect what they care about and everything else is visible to them

Control of information is the ultimate objective.

[Fast Walker 52]

44. what do they care about? I don't even know anymore

[FarCenter]

46. Power, safety, wealth, control - it was ever thus for governing elites.

[Fast Walker 52]

49. what is safety and wealth in a fascist dystopia?

[KittyWampus]

20. Richard Clarke warned us about Cyber Warfare 10+ years ago. You calling him a liar?

The Russians have been engaging in cyber warfare for a while now.

And they're influencing politics in Europe as well as America.

[FarCenter]

22. Cyber warfare goes back to at least 1982 and the explosion on the Trans Siberian Pipeline

[JHan]

54. It would be great..

if we used the fiascos of this year as a good reason to support Encryption ..

..without back doors.

[FarCenter]

55. Defenders would be happy; watchers and attackers would not be happy. Loses 2 out of 3 votes.

[kacekwl]

43. Exactly , until proven otherwise

I trust no republicans and few democratic politicians.

[Dustlawyer]

66. +1!!!

[David__77]

8. I do not support Lindsay Graham.

I suppose that he might consider Islamist insurgents in Syria to be democrats.

[McCamy Taylor]

9. I want to hear from McCain, too.

[SHRED]

10. Here

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/08/republicans-ready-to-launch-wide-ranging-probe-of-russia-despite-trumps-stance/

[Freethinker65]

11. Cannot believe I retweeted Lindsey

Thanks

[ananda]

12. And this from George Takei

"If there was interference on the play,
you don't count the touchdown. Russia
meddled in our election, says the CIA.
Electors, do your jobs."

The whole page is great!

https://twitter.com/GeorgeTakei

[FailureToCommunicate]

37. Oh my!

[Hekate]

39. +1

[2naSalit]

51. Love him for being

a rational man with a voice a little louder than most of ours.

[doc03]

14. A question have any Democrats come out to say anything other than Senator Reed?

Funny I hear from Graham, McCain and Corker. WTF are Bernie, Hillary Clinton, Warren, Brown and Shumer to name a few?

[bettyellen]

48. Clinton sparked this with her condemnation of fake news, now we are seeing step two....

She started with the what, now it's the who and hopefully we will get more details of exactly who when and how.

[bdamomma]

56. Senator Reed?

could you post please??? I am curious to see what he said.

[doc03]

57. I get it you are making a snide comment about the spelling go look

it up yourself.

[bdamomma]

62. I am not making a snide remark

I was just asking you and yes I did find the article.

[leftofcool]

60. Bernie, Chuck and Liz are all in hiding or hawking their latest book

Too busy to worry about Russian hackers.

[bdamomma]

61. oh you mean

Senator Reid
Not Senator Reed from RI

[Buckeye_Democrat]

15. I do declare, Lindsay just gave me the vapors!

Thank you for speaking up, Lindsay!

[LiberalLovinLug]

17. Its a play to steal more support from moderate conservatives away from the Don

Congress under Republicans control was as low as 6% I saw once. They know that their own base despises them almost as much as establishment Democrats. He is trying to start one of many attempts that will happen during the next four years to wrestle at least some of the populist shine off of Donald and get a little more respect for themselves as somehow more sane and reality based.

[duffyduff]

26. Who?

The only one I know who did that was Saxby Chambliss of Georgia who engaged in a smear campaign against Max Cleland.

[libtodeath]

29. I was mistaken,thought he was who beat Max Cleland,am deleting my post.

[duffyduff]

30. It is okay. Old Graham replaced Strom Thurmond.

Enough said about that.

[libtodeath]

35. Nuff said there.

[KittyWampus]

32. Well Trump did mock McCain.

[heaven05]

19. danger! danger! mr.robinson!!!!

[shenmue]

52. Lindsey Beaurrrrrregard Grrrrrraaaaham

According to Jon Stewart.

[bluedigger]

21. Politics makes strange bedfellows.

We can settle lesser differences later.

[KittyWampus]

33. About a month ago I found Glenn Beck making sense.

That was when my head exploded.

[rurallib]

23. I'll believe he really cares when he actually does something

until then he's grandstanding.

[duffyduff]

25. Putin is one dangerous man. He is another Hitler or Stalin. n/t

[keithbvadu2]

63. Wouldn't that make Trump the new Neville Chamberlain?

[Aimee in OKC]

69. Maybe a bit closer to V. Quisling ...

except that we are not physically occupied by the opposing force.

"From 1942 to 1945 he served as Minister-President, heading the Norwegian state administration jointly with the German civilian administrator Josef Terboven. "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidkun_Quisling

[StevieM]

27. Let's not give Graham too much credit. He made reprehensible comments about Benghazi and forever

shamed himself by doing so.

The Benghazi inquiry was modern day McCarthyism.

[tomp]

65. a witch hunt against clinton for sure....

...but nothing like McCarthyism.

[Missn-Hitch]

31. Oh oh. Someone has the vapors.

[still_one]

34. While it would be nice to think he was doing this to protect America, more likely to protect repunli

[Chimichurri]

36. I cannot believe I just retweeted Lindsey Graham

I'm in Bizzaro world

[cwydro]

38. I can't believe that I'm actually applauding something Lindsey Graham did.

But good on him.

[Skittles]

47. Graham has more guts than Obama

yup

[Dawson Leery]

58. I stand with Lindsay Graham on the matter.

[AgadorSparticus]

59. Kudos to sen. Graham for speaking up.

Every single elected official needs to speak up NOW.

[Sunlei]

64. pillar of democracy is a free press. Seems to be a global problem for all countries.

[Got it]

67. Transparent Rhetoric

At this point in my life, "Democracy" has acquired a whole new and ugly meaning.

I detest Lindsay Graham just as much as I detest Trump, or anyone who plays the "...threat to Democracy..." card when, and only when, there's a direct threat to their own self interest. While it does give me great pleasure to watch these pathetic scoundrels claw away at each other (shame on me), I think this nation is rounding a corner to a very dark and painful place, the likes of which may be impossible to extricate ourselves from.

In my opinion, the only way we're going to restore Democracy is through term limits, 100% tax payer funded elections, and a total dismantling of the government/lobby merry go round. Of course this will require the masses tune out Dancing With The Stars and tune in to the vast amounts of information readily available. What are the odds?

[RFKISNEEDED]

68. Amen

Graham is right on this one.

[lastlib]

70. And a Fascist American president is a Huge victory for them

a big step toward achieving the destruction of American democracy.

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

71. Dont like republicans? Doesnt matter, learn to like coalition-building and practice it in yer

day to day existance - or we are DOOMED.

That means you dont have to like or even much respect the person to maintain a working relationship on the things you agree with.

[Kingofalldems]

72. What exactly does that have to do with my post?