“Friends like Lindsey Graham come along once in a generation,” stated William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
The exchange between Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Elena Kagan, during her confirmation hearing for the U.S. Supreme Court on June 29, 2010 is one of the most lighthearted Jewish references in such a venue.
“As we move forward and deal with law of war issues. Christmas Day bomber. Where are you at on Christmas Day?” Graham asked.
“Sen. Graham, that is an undecided legal issue. I suppose, I should ask exactly what you mean by that. I’m assuming that the question you mean is whether a person, who is apprehended in the Untied States—” “No,” Graham cut in. “I just asked where you were at on Christmas.”
Kagan laughed. “You know,” she said. “Like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant.”