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Oh boy, I can hardly contain my enthusiasm for the upcoming presidential campaign.<\/p>\n

The potential Republican field just got another name to ponder: Lindsey Graham, the senior U.S. senator from South Carolina.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2015\/01\/lindsey-graham-2016-elections-south-carolina-114362.html<\/p>\n

Why is this such an interesting development?<\/p>\n

Graham is a noted conservative from a deeply conservative state. He and fellow Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona take turns bashing the dickens out of President Obama, particularly on foreign policy — which is understandable, given that the domestic economy<\/em> is starting to rock along. Heck, sometimes Graham and McCain are singing together<\/em>.<\/p>\n

However, Graham has had this annoying tendency — if you’re a Republican — to say nice things about some of the appointees the president puts forward to fill key administration posts. While many other GOP senators were slamming Loretta Lynch as the next attorney general, Graham said she’s a solid pick, highly qualified and he indicated his intentions to vote to confirm her when the time comes.<\/p>\n

This is the kind of thing that’s going to make him a target among other GOP White House contenders when they line up to debate —\u00a0if Graham decides to run, of course.<\/p>\n

He’s a sharp lawyer. Remember when, as a member of the House, he managed the Republicans’ successful effort at impeaching President Clinton? Well, the Senate decided correctly to acquit the president of those “high crimes and misdemeanors.”<\/p>\n

So, as he told “Meet the Press” today, he’s thinking seriously about a presidential bid. He told NBC’s Chuck Todd that he has \u201cset up a testing-the-waters committee under the IRS code that will allow me to look beyond South Carolina as to whether or not a guy like Lindsey Graham has a viable path.\u201d<\/p>\n

Just one request, Sen. Graham, if you take the plunge: Stop referring to yourself in the third person.<\/p>\n\n

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