Washington Watch – Roland calls out McCain, Graham

03/28/2010 6:12 pm 0 comments

Roland Martin calls out Republican lawmakers who refuse to cooperate with Democrats for the rest of the year. Graham, McCain and the rest of you Republicans who want to sit back and do nothing – you have been called out.

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