[nuconvert]

Lugar, on the ABC television program “This Week,” said it was too soon to press hard for sanctions aimed at halting Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program..."

"“I think that would be useful ... the Iranians are a part of the energy picture. "......Maybe we need to focus our attention less right now on the centrifuges than on how power is going to come out..."

Lugar is either getting money from the regime or he's completely out of his mind. (the latter also covers RINO thinking)
He's the one who's been holding up the dispensing of funds for Iranian democratic opposition groups.

[hinckley buzzard]

Lugar is either getting money from the regime or he's completely out of his mind. (the latter also covers RINO thinking)

Lugar has been institutionalized by the beltway boys for decades now. He is like a resident of a longterm mental ward--he would be petrified by any change no matter how small.

[PhilDragoo]

Lugar was mayor of Indianapolis when I was in college; made "history" letting IPD take cruisers home to "increase police presence"--

Thus in his two little gray cells simply HAVING troops in Iraq next door to Iran is an act of war.

The Iranians are only "a part of the energy picture" because pukes like Lugar won't drill ANWR and elsewhere, build refineries and atomic reactors, and generally put the nation's interests before their bribes.

[Eagle of Liberty]

the Iranians are a part of the energy picture.

Sounds to me like Lugar is afraid that Iran will play the Oil card. It just sickens me to think how many Senators and Congressmen think that this country is made up of a bunch of wusses who will just utterly freak out if we do have to face a hardship.