Posted on Sun, Jun. 08, 2008
Graham: Liberal label is inaccurate
‘Don’t be tricked’ by opponents’ claims, Republican U.S. senator says, describing them as misleading
By JAMES ROSEN
jrosen@mcclatchydc.com
WASHINGTON — Republican activists greeted U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham with polite applause at the S.C. GOP convention last weekend, while delivering thunderous ovations and raucous cheers for U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint and Gov. Mark Sanford.

For Graham, that was progress.

When the Seneca Republican appeared at the convention a year earlier, many party stalwarts booed him — a stunning rebuke for Graham’s leading role in pushing immigration reforms that would later fail in the Senate.

“I didn’t have an applause meter, but I thought I was well received,â€