Sen. Graham tweets 'Obama will get tax rate increases, he won'; Update: 'I think we're going over the cliff'

And with that, Senator Graham concedes defeat.

https://twitter.com/JGcountry01/status/285435380994560000

But, tries to set up the next battle.

Sad news for the country is, that we have accomplished little in terms of not becoming Greece or getting out of debt.

— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) December 30, 2012

I'm NOT going to raise debt ceiling unless we get serious about keeping the country from becoming Greece, saving Social Security & Medicare.

— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) December 30, 2012

https://twitter.com/jeffemanuel/status/285388538294439937

Senator Graham also made the Sunday show rounds and said “hats off” to the president on his victory.

WTF RT @GrahamBlog thinks we R close 2 avoiding cliff; hats off 2 the president 4 standing his ground & will B a political victory 4 #Obama”

— F-ing Conservative (@FngConservative) December 30, 2012

Some conservatives are not happy with Graham’s concession.

Up for re-election in 14 RT @TJWAEGHE: @trscoop Lindsey Graham has got to go. If you look up RINO in the dictionary, his picture is there.

— Jen Kuznicki (@JenKuznicki) December 30, 2012

As I foretold, Lindsey Graham will RINO up, So will McCain and the usual Snowe/Brown combo of RINO's.. That puts the Republicans OUT in 2014

— Behind Enemy Lines (@BushwackCA) December 30, 2012

https://twitter.com/tiacarolann/status/285499434769477634

https://twitter.com/markabelar/status/285465723646640129

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Sen. Graham vows to oppose assault weapons ban, says gun control zealots offer ‘false sense of security’

Update:

I'm incredibly disappointed we cannot seem to find common ground. I think we're going over the cliff.

— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) December 30, 2012