Lindsey Graham actually said...

"I can only imagine what America would look like today if that requirement had been imposed in 1997."

"Putting our Nation's fiscal house in order will require tough decisions about taxes and spending."

"The only way they will be trumped and the only way we will find consensus to save this country from becoming Greece, Spain and Italy is to impose a constitutional requirement on the Congress."

"The only reason I mention that, it is impossible for us as a Nation to achieve a balanced budget without affecting entitlement growth."