Breath of Fresh Air in the GOP

I'm a registered Republican, yet I currently cannot stand the party. It seems like all the honest conservative intellectuals have been booted out of the tent in favor of those like Beck, Hannity and Limbaugh who only care about identity politics and scoring cheap political points instead of actually governing. So long as that is their modus operandi, I'm not having any part.

However, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) -also at this weeks First Draft of History conference hosted by The Atlantic - said the GOP needs to start calling out the fringe movements of their party as "crazy." Ah, It's about time.

First, he took aim at demagogue Glenn Beck.

Only in America can you make that much money crying. Glenn Beck is not aligned with any party. He is aligned with cynicism and there has always been a market for cynics. But we became a great nation not because we are a nation of cynics. We became a great nation because we are a nation of believers.

Next, he took aim at the "birther" movement (those that don't believe Pres. Obama was born in the USA and those who believe he is a Muslim.

I'm here to tell you that those who think the president was not born in Hawaii are crazy...He’s not a Muslim. He’s a good man. Now let’s knock this crap off and talk about the real differences we have.

Indeed. I know that kind of talk fires up the base, but it surely isn't going to garner the attention of independents. Keep it up Sen. Graham.