South Carolina has something North Carolina doesn't

A Republican Senator with integrity.

In a committee vote today, one Republican Senator broke ranks with his partisan cabal and took a stand for integrity. That Senator was Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.

In a lengthy speech supporting her, Mr. Graham questioned the Senate’s approach to judicial confirmations, taking colleagues — including President Obama when he was a senator — to task for basing their votes on philosophy rather than a nominee’s qualifications and character.

Mr. Graham said that Ms. Kagan was not someone he would have chosen, “but the person who did choose — President Obama — I think chose wisely.”

It doesn't take much imagination to guess how Burr would have voted.