Graham defends Wilson, blaming Obama for ‘combative’ tone
“Graham blasted Obama’s speech as ‘combative,’ and vowed to support Wilson during his reelection campaign in 2010.
“‘The president in the United States, in my opinion, set the wrong tone in that session,’ Graham said during an interview on Fox News. ‘It doesn’t justify what Congressman Wilson said — I’m glad he apologized — but I quite frankly was offended by the whole tone. ‘
“‘I thought it was a partisan pep rally instead of a chance to bring the country together,’ Graham added. ‘And when it comes to Congressman Wilson’s future, I will do everything I can to help him get reelected.’…
“‘I thought the president last night was unfair to critics,’ he said. ‘He accused every critic of him of basically being a demagogue, and he’s going to call all of us out. Well, quite frankly that works both ways.’
“‘I think the speech was a disaster,’ Graham added. ‘I thought the speech was combative. Bickering is not what’s going on here.’”
Read it all. Graham is great.