Posted on 12/23/2009 1:19:54 PM PST by rabscuttle385
A few weeks ago, at the end of a 40-minute Oval Office huddle on climate change between President Barack Obama and Republican Senator Lindsey Graham — one of many tête-è-têtes on various subjects between the two this year — Obama leaned forward. "Look Lindsey, I'm ready to play," he said. "I'm for nuclear power. I'm for responsible offshore drilling. I'm for clean coal. I just need a reasonable emissions standard."
"Count me in," Graham replied. "Let's see if we can do it."
Wait, you may ask, a conservative Republican is seriously negotiating with the President? And on global warming, of all things?
Lindsey Graham, however, is not your average Republican. In an era when the GOP is defining itself by saying no, the South Carolinian stands out as one willing to say, "Maybe, let's talk." On hot button issues from Afghanistan and climate change to immigration, Graham is often the only Republican in the room. And as past mavericks have turned away, such as Obama's erstwhile opponent John McCain, Graham has stepped up. He is the first call White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel makes for advice on how to handle Senate Republicans; he's a popular co-sponsor of bipartisan legislation; and he's become a sounding board for top Dems.
Not surprisingly, such unorthodox behavior doesn't come without cost. With tea party activists increasingly dictating the party's agenda, moderate Republicans are getting eaten by their own, and it didn't take long for some of Graham's once loyal supporters to turn on him. The Charleston County Republican Party voted unanimously last month to censure Graham on a litany of complaints. They claimed that South Carolina's senior senator "in the name of bipartisanship continues to weaken the Republican brand and tarnish the ideals of freedom, rule of law, and fiscal conservatism."
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Well damn. Just damn.
3 names, look out.
In other news today, it was reported that proposals for 26 new coal-fired power plants have been stopped by the govt just in 2009. obama owns it.
You stupid, gullible SOB
Lindsey is an ass hat just like his mentor John McCain. He makes RINOs like Mitt or Rudy look respectable by comparison. They both represented very liberal constituencies. Lindsey does not.
These people are insane.
And then again I may not ask. Graham is not a Conservative.
Flimsy Graham a maverick? I think NOT. And yes, he is not your average Republican, he is a FREAKING RINO!
I see the liberal media is trying to pick our candidate again.
This Time, it won’t work. When Sarah wins, they are going to instantly run out of their meds.
This from a man who said that energy costs would necessarily rise.
It isn't about how we get more power, he wants to see us knocked down a peg. Europe doesn't have AC the way the US does. Standard of living is too high. He specifically said that we can't go setting the thermostat where we would like in our homes.
Can't deny your agenda, lying man.
Cap-n-trade means big bucks for those trading in carbon credits.
Duke Energy owns 5 of the 7 South Carolina nukes mentioned in the article.
It was rumored that Duke Energy's CEO, Jim Rogers was being considered for Obama's Energy Secretary.
Jim Rogers meets regularly with BO on climate change legislation and has stated that the sooner it's passed the better.
Duke Energy is positioning itself to be one of the big carbon traders.
I'm not suggesting that Grahamnesty is on the take but I'm thinking that if you connect enough dots you're gonna end up with a picture of a rat.
“Wait, you may ask, a conservative Republican is seriously negotiating with the President? And on global warming, of all things?”
Because he’s not a ‘conservative’ Republican. He can’t even follow the republican platform which says “NO AMNESTY”.
And the kicker is, dumbass Lindsey believes this bullshit!
Uber RINO Lindsey Ping
"Republican by day, Democrat by night."
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Just FReepmail me.
h/t to martin_fierro for the graphic
Like a lamb being brought to slaughter.
LOL, that is a good one!!!
Thanks.
Is there any serious challenge to this RINO in the primaries?
Obama is a bad liar. And Lindsey is a fool.
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