The Five Stooges

IBD Editorials ^ | August 8, 2008

[Kaslin]

Energy: If you thought Republicans were no longer "The Stupid Party," then you haven't met the senators who may have just destroyed the GOP's biggest hope this election year: the drilling issue.

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Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson of Georgia, Bob Corker of Tennessee, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John Thune of South Dakota — remember their names if things go badly for the GOP this November.

With the issue of domestic drilling to provide relief for suffering consumers landing right in the laps of embattled congressional Republicans, those five — none of whom faces any immediate danger of losing his seat — decided to join with some crafty Democrats and smash to pieces that gift from the heavens.

The "compromise" they are promoting is actually a wholesale giveaway to Democrats. Touted as a drilling plan, it actually imposes about $84 billion in new taxes on oil companies and keeps the offshore and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge drilling bans.

In the five states supposedly being opened to more drilling — Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida — massive regulatory roadblocks and state legislative fights could mean drilling in theory, but precious little in practice. Imposition of an arbitrary 50-mile no-drilling zone denies access to known oil deposits.

[Kaslin]

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These GOP stooges could end up being the Five Fingers of Death for their party come November.

I pray to God the author is wrong

[ovrtaxt]

It’s the McCain wing of the GOP flexing their muscles. Yay, centrists! Go go go!

[lookout88]

Author is right. Tell gramnesty no deal!!!! He is selling out the republican house, and giving dems everything!!!

[MuttTheHoople]

There are Republicans (read Bob Michel, Gerald Ford, et. al.) who were comfortable and happy with large Democrat Party majorities. They didn't have to work too hard because nobody was listening to them, they could get invited to all the cool Washington parties (used to be Pamela Harriman, now it's Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn), and every so often Lyndon Johnson would throw them an appropriations bone.

Guess Saxby, Grahamnesty, Thune, Issakson, and the other jerk want to go back to those halycon days. If this goes through, I can guarantee you veto-proof majorities for the Dems, cut-and-run from Iraq (leading to genocide just like in Vietnam and Cambodia after 1975), the end of our Bush tax cuts, and more personal intrusion into our lives.

I truly believe the Dems want this veto-proof majority with McCain as president. That way, when the economy and our military goes to crap, San FRan Nan and Dingy Harry can blame him. PLus, if McCain wins, they can keep the blacks voting for them because they'll believe it's a conspiracy to not elect a black President.

[BloodOrFreedom]

SURPRISE SURPRISE SURPRISE

[alicewonders]

I truly believe the Dems want this veto-proof majority with McCain as president. That way, when the economy and our military goes to crap, San FRan Nan and Dingy Harry can blame him. PLus, if McCain wins, they can keep the blacks voting for them because they'll believe it's a conspiracy to not elect a black President.

I truly believe you are correct. It's a win/win situation for the dems and a lose/lose for the Stupid Party.

[Rosemont]

McCain just got McCained.

[Amelia]

And BOTH of my state senators are on the list...**SIGH**

[Falcon4.0]

It could be worse than the Author thinks. When the rest of the GOP put a stop to this BS, the Rats have a perfect target to point they're f'n fingers at.

[Rosemont]

Graham’s stupidity never ceases to amaze.

[kbennkc]

McCain just got McCained

You nailed it . Reaching across to the rats has always been slow surrender .

[Rosemont]

Screw it. Time for Conservatives to rise up and treat this crappy plan like we treated the amnesty bs a few years ago.

[marron]

They’ve got something on Graham. That guy folds like a cheap suit every time.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

the only one that shocks me is Thune...that one i can’t believe.

[Rosemont]

Make the 5 fall in line. Revolt against this stupidity.

[NonValueAdded]

What a delicious headline!

[panthermom]

They are mine too and I am ready to scream!!! They really need to go. I wish Nathan Deal would challenge one of them.

[LibertyRocks]

Yep, I’m sure raising taxes to the tune of 84% will DECREASE prices at the pump... What school of economics did these fools attend?

[rmlew]

They’ve got something on Graham. That guy folds like a cheap suit every time.
Probably has to do with his gender-ambiguous name, pretty mouth and lack of a girlfriend or wife.

[LibertyRocks]

OOPS - not 84% that should be 84 MILLION (as in dollars)! LOL