Lindsey Graham’s lost weekend

| 12:01 pm EDT September 4, 2022
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Life can be unbelievably bitter and also as sweet as sunflowers. The symphony of life never gives us one without the other. For some people, their symphony is simultaneously bitter and sweet. And for Lindsey Graham, that is precisely what he has been struggling with since Trump came on the scene.

For Lindsey Graham, bitterness was undoubtedly present. When John McCain passed away, I imagine it must have been difficult for him. Those two men were very close; the McCain family has said in the past that Lindsey was like a member of their own family.

Yet Lindsey was long pilloried by members of his own party. Many despised him for his reputation of working across the political aisle. And then came Trump. All of a sudden, Lindsey Graham did a complete turnaround. And with it came praise from his fellow Maga Republicans. Praise — and adulation.

The sweetness of the symphony was startling in hits loudness. For several years, Graham had the “friendship” of trump, which likely fueled him because now, once again, he was being talked about. He was relevant. Maga loved him. And then came Trump’s fall.

Since then, the symphony has been much more bitter than sweet. Lindsey Graham became a man without an identity. As the symphony rose in tenure around him, he appeared to stumble. He was lost, not knowing perhaps who he was.

And we’ve seen this play out this year but never more than the last week. Since his “riots in the streets” comment, Lindsey has been toiling in the shadows, becoming increasingly desperate as his powerlessness seeps out. Graham is used to being relevant. He likes it. But it’s clear he was unprepared for the fury with which his words would be met.

Now Lindsey is scrambling to explain his unfortunate “riots” statement. He didn’t mean it! He was stating the obvious! He is coming undone, you see, by his own words and actions.

His weak explanations were met with a Symphony of chuckles. Because Mr. Graham is out of harmony, nobody appears to believe him. And why would they? For years, Graham has defended Mr. Trump’s every word. Why would he be believed now?

Mr. Graham is receiving an orchestra of complete mockery, and it’s all a result of his casting aside morality. Lindsey Graham is lost in the symphony, now turned wholly bitter, sweetness long since departed.