Sen. Graham's bizarre defense of Herschel Walker is evidence that Republicans can’t quite figure out what to say. -MaddowBlog
to his nomination. I remember the controversy being so serious that one GOP senator — Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski — had the courage to oppose his nomination when it reached the floor for a confirmation vote.
But even if we remember all of these details from the recent past, what’s less clear is what Kavanaugh has to do with Walker. As Graham sees it, nefarious liberals smeared Kavanaugh, which is somehow supposed to serve as proof that nefarious liberals are also smearing the Senate candidate in Georgia. That’s an odd argument, not only because of the faulty logic — by the South Carolinian’s reasoning, every accusation against every Republican should be rejected as part of some kind of rascally plot — but because of the relevant details in Walker’s mess.from his own familyOne of several women Walker reportedly impregnated has accused him of paying for an abortion, and she has substantiated her claim with documentary evidence, including a canceled check and a hand-signed card.
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