By FITSNews || Honestly, what the hell is it with South Carolina “Republicans?”
For the second time in recent months, a prominent GOP politician is moving into what most S.C. Republican voters would view as uninhabitable territory – namely, ideological ground to the left of socialist U.S. President Barack Obama.
The first example of this phenomenon occurred last May when Obama’s Department of Energy refused to support hydrogen fuel cell research – and yet House Speaker Bobby Harrell and others plowed ahead with a botched “research campus” focused on the technology.
Now, with U.S. President Barack Obama signaling strongly that he would accept an energy bill without a controversial “cap and trade” tax hike, we have U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham blasting Obama from … the left?
“It’s the ‘kick the can down the road’ approach,” Graham told The New York Times. “It’s putting off to another Congress what really needs to be done comprehensively. I don’t think you’ll ever have energy independence the way I want until you start dealing with carbon pollution and pricing carbon. The two are interconnected.”
Seriously, Lindsey … WTF?
“Pricing carbon” means taxing it, and under the version of this legislation that Graham supports, than means a massive tax hike on South Carolina families and businesses.
To his credit, Obama is finally recognizing that this is a non-starter.
Why can’t Lindsey?
Oh right … bedfellows …
By baked February 3, 2010 at 5:49 pm
seriously, what’s the deal with his hair?
By Liberty For Me February 3, 2010 at 6:04 pm
What a sellout…There is no way common sense comes into effect here…Its all about pay-offs$$$$$.Nancy Graham is a trader to his country.Let that son of a bitch wave a flag in front of me…..
By dusty February 3, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Massachusetts has a more conservative Senator than the guy representing South Carolina. Who would’ve thunk it
By Vic February 3, 2010 at 8:38 pm
I despise the man, and will never vote for him again.
By EdistoEd February 3, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Does the SC GOP still believe Graham is a conservative and a good republican? The answer is they blindly agree with anything he says and does like bobble-head dolls. Graham makes REPUBLICAN a nasty word which is why i left the party.
One by one the counties are telling the GOP that Graham is a bad republican. Greenville started it then Charleston, Lexington and Dorchester attempted but failed to get censure passed; the DCRP leadership pulled a fast one.
By Psst February 4, 2010 at 12:28 am
Do tell? What fast one? I’m really thinking that Graham has some kind of hold over some of these people. Can’t explain it but why would they want to keep him in power? He isn’t following the platform….. so whats up?
By Maratha Washington February 4, 2010 at 1:07 am
There aren’t many comments…i guess people are speechless that Graham can be this bold and iggnorant at the same time.
By John Steinberger February 4, 2010 at 7:04 am
Somebody needs to give Sen. Graham a biology lesson – CO2 is not pollution, it’s plant food (remember photosynthesis?)! CO2 only makes up 0.04% of the atmosphere and is produced mostly from non-human sources.
By Ynotfirst February 4, 2010 at 7:30 am
you ask about his hair. check out his eyes. Some tv appearances they are blue. Other appearances they are brown. Are there two of him or somethin?
By Toyota Kawaski February 4, 2010 at 8:42 am
love this part of his quote “energy independence the way “I” want” Um Senator you are suppose to represent the people not Lindsey Orr Graham.
By GetAGrip February 4, 2010 at 10:03 am
The “energy only” plan you’re referring to doesn’t include off-shore drilling for oil and gas, doesn’t include nuclear power, and doesn’t stop the EPA from regulating carbon as a pollutant (which is a mandate from the US Supreme Court).
Graham’s “energy independence the way I want” quote means he is committed to getting all of the above and taking away the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon. Hey ditto heads — that’s a GOOD THING.
I’ll make it easy for you:
$1 Billion per day less to Chavez and Saudi Arabia = Safer America
The “energy only” bill tinkers with wind, solar, and the energy grid. It doesn’t do diddly squat to help us break free from our dependence on foreign oil. That’s what Graham is trying to do. Why is that so hard for people to understand?
By martha washington February 4, 2010 at 10:07 am
Graham could easily be left of Obama. He is the most moderate republican in the Senate next to McCain.
It is worrisome that there are only two comments.
He should switch to the other side if he wants to redeem himself and be truthful with the people.
By martha washington February 4, 2010 at 10:08 am
oh good-theres all the comments!
They werent showing on my screen.
By Defender of the US Contitution February 4, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Graham is a total a@@ clown.
By Barney February 4, 2010 at 3:45 pm
I think Lindsey was a witch pricker in his previous life.
By WorkingTommyC February 5, 2010 at 9:19 am
Graham has his talking points from Obama in exchange for a SecDef appointment towards the end of the year after the elections when Robert Gates resigns.
As long as we can then get rid of Obama two years later, we’ll be done with BOTH of them.