Graham’s argument for voting for Kagan’s confirmation is that, as he puts it, “elections have consequences.” Obama won the presidency and gets to pick the nominees. But the fact that South Carolinians elected Graham, and not a Democrat, should have consequences too, and it is reasonable to argue that one of them should be that Obama’s nominee is confirmed without his vote. I fleshed out this argument here. You can agree or disagree. But Senator Graham should really put a lid on his consultant, Richard Quinn, who chalks up all criticism of Graham to stupidity. (“I expect him to do well among voters with IQ’s in triple digits.”)