I think our nation's at war with radical Islam. The primary goal of these groups is to attack our nation. Washington's a prime target. Lindsey Graham More Quotes by Lindsey Graham More Quotes From Lindsey Graham Marco Rubio, I think, will be president some day. Whether 2016 is his time, time will tell. He embraced immigration reform. He seems to have backed off. I'll let him explain why. Lindsey Graham immigration president thinking There will never be a bill without a pathway to citizenship signed by the president...And in turn there will never be a pathway to citizenship without a new immigration system replacing the current one. Lindsey Graham pathways immigration president I am confident - very confident - that if I help solve this problem in a way that we won't have 20 million illegal immigrants 20 years from now, not only will I get re-elected, I can look back and say I was involved in something that was important. Lindsey Graham immigration important years When it comes to immigration reform, now is the time ... I've never seen a better political environment ... I'm not doing immigration reform to solve the Republican Party's political problem. I'm trying to save our nation from, I think, a shortage of labor and a catastrophic broken system. Lindsey Graham party broken thinking What we're trying to look for is a process that is not responding to political pressures, but one that is responding to economic reality, because I do believe ... that it's in the best interest of the Chinese people to allow a market-based currency. Lindsey Graham believe reality people The Lindsey Graham via foreign policy is going to beat Rand Paul's libertarian view of foreign policy. It will beat Barack Obama's view of foreign policy. It will beat Hillary Clinton's view of foreign policy. Lindsey Graham libertarian clinton views I dare say there may be some men and women in the Armed Forces who are so decent that they would say: Give the Iraqi people money, we do not want to be paid back. That is the strength of our country. Lindsey Graham men country people Iran is part of the problem, not the solution. And the Russian government is ignoring reality. Lindsey Graham idaho government reality It puts limits on criminals' rights to destroy unborn children without the permission of the woman. Lindsey Graham criminals rights children I think that is the fight that we have to wage if we're to save the middle class. And I do have doubts about whether Hillary Clinton or whether any Republican candidate out there is prepared to take on the big money interests who control so much of our economy and as a result of Citizens United, our political process as well. Lindsey Graham fighting class thinking The healthcare bill not only is a monstrosity in terms of growing the government and cutting out the private sector, the way it was passed was sleazy. Every old Washington trick was used to pass the healthcare bill. Lindsey Graham growing cutting government Do not give the terrorists, the enemy combatants, the people who blow up folks at weddings, who fly airplanes into the twin towers, the ability to sue our own troops all over the country for any and everything. Lindsey Graham airplane blow country Tea Party to establishment from social conservative to libertarian, we all - what people want more than anything is they don't just want a fighter. They want someone who fights and wins. Lindsey Graham party fighting winning I think as people find out about my foreign policy, what they're going to find out is that I'm right in the mainstream of the Republican Party. I believe the number one priority of the federal government is national defense. Lindsey Graham party believe thinking We cannot win this war on terror if people are undercutting us. And one way to undercut us is to empower Iran. Lindsey Graham iran winning war I don't see any coronation coming my way Lindsey Graham coronation my-way way The next president of the United States needs to figure one thing out quickly - how to be commander in chief. And I think I could do that. Lindsey Graham united-states president thinking We've got fifty people at Gitmo that are too dangerous to be let go that will never go through a normal criminal trial. Let's create a new legal system, so they'll have their day in court. Lindsey Graham criminals letting-go people Social Security must be preserved and strengthened. But we need to be candid about the costs and willing to make the tough choices that real reform will require. Lindsey Graham reform choices real Conservatives have a different view of a lot of issues versus our friends on the other side. The election determines how that shakes out. Lindsey Graham issues different views
