this trip in his third trip to south carolina in a year, cruz refused to endorse senator lindsay grahamoments before graham was set to introduce him on stage. >> do you want to see lindsay go back to the senate? >> well, what i want to see happen is i want to see the senate with a republican majority. and i am very optimist being about 2014. with respect to primaries, i have said for a long time, i am likely going to stay out of incumbent primaries. i'm leaving that to the grass roots. >> he had no qualms backing t.w. shannon, who he endorsed yesterday in that state senate race. meanwhile paul has been on defense this week trying to explain these comments he made in 2009 at western kentucky university unearthed again by mother jones. he said vice president cheney was staunchly against invading iraq and then reversed course and backed the war as vice president, suggesting he was being opportunistic. paul said cheney loved his country but didn't take back his criticism. a wall street journal editorial mockingly boosted rand paul for president because what the gop needs is a humbling lands

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all of this from one of the administration's leading critics, south carolina republican senator lindsay graham. let's start with your reaction to this day and that news conference. >> well i think it's an insult to the intelligence of the american people and quite frankly a disservice and disrespect to those who sacrifice their life in service to their country to suggest the goals in the email had nothing to do with four dead americans is offensive. let me read the third one. the goal to show that we will be resolute to bringing people who harm americans to justice. nobody else was killed except in benghazi. so who were they trying to bring to justice if not the killers of the people in benghazi? so this one line clearly indicates that they were worried about the deaths of four americans and to suggest that this whole email doesn't relate to the political problems associated with a failure in benghazi is an affront to my intelligence and a disrespect to those who died. >> was this email classified and then declassified? >> this email was requested back in august by subpoena from the house. it

forefront over the tousle what to do over immigration reform, i was down in south carolina with lindsay grahamarticipant in the endeavors and worried for a long time about drawing a primary challenge in part because of his efforts on the immigration bill. if you talk to him and talk to voters down in south carolina, the issue is actually sounds like it's more neutralized than it was this time two or four years ago. i think it's going to be an interesting next election cycle to see how aggressive the split on immigration continues to be or if there's calming down about it. >> it seems like regardless, sarah palin will not be the king maker in that debate. what did todd palin have to say about this? you spoke to him recently? >> i spoke to him briefly. it was an interesting moment. standing at the back of the room and casey said hello at well. he's alone watching the whole scene unfold, half full ball room in west des moines. >> he's with her at these spots, integral to her team? >> yeah. >> gate keeper. >> that's right, i think been a gate keeper. he's a friendly guy but it's interesting to thi

this shows a picture of lindsay graham.ays he is among eight incumbent senators who gave the challenge at the start of the year. now, only one of them, is locked in a heated race. the incumbents are not all totally safe. particularly mr. graham, who could face a runoff. the most formidable challengers stood down. a new generation of republicans have moved into the senate as part of a concerted backlash against mr. obama. officials have become identified with confrontation, not compromise. more of that story is available from the new york times this morning. charlie in new york, republican line. caller: pedro, i have a serious question. why does "washington journal" take calls from these building 7 net jobs? host: we allow all types of calls to come in. that is our commitment to free speech and a dialogue about issues. it is an organized effort and we recognize that. caller: do you understand that to plant explosives on september 10, 2001, you had to know that the world trade center would be attacked on september 11? you do