Good for Sen. Lindsay Graham

I've often been critical of Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) on here.   So today I will praise him for admitting that he and his party were wrong to filibuster the appointment of President Obama's choice to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray.

Now let it be clear that the Republicans filibustered the appointment for 700 days -- that's almost two years -- during which time the newly created regulatory agency was without a permanent director.

Today, now that the showdown over using the filibuster to block the president's appointments to executive branch positions has been settled, and Cordray has been confirmed, Sen. Graham has admitted they were wrong.

“Cordray was being filibustered because we don’t like the law.  That's not a reason to deny someone their appointment.  We were wrong."

Thanks for that, senator.   But couldn't you have spoken up a little sooner?

Ralph