Posted on 04/24/2010 6:25:37 PM PDT by neverdem
The effort to enact climate and energy legislation this year suffered a critical blow Saturday when Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), the key Republican proponent of the bill, said he was unwilling to move ahead because of Democrats' push for immigration reform.
The move forced the other two authors of the bill, Sens. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.), to cancel a news conference planned for Monday that would have unveiled the climate and energy plan they negotiated with Graham, the only Republican who had been participating in the discussions.
In an interview Saturday, Graham said he did not see how the Senate could pass any climate and energy bill this year if Senate Democratic leaders and President Obama pushed for immigration reform, as they suggested they would last week.
"The political environment that we needed to have a chance [to pass the bill] has been completely destroyed" by the push for immigration, Graham said...
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Unfortunately, once the Senate Dems figure out how to get rid of the filibuster, they will push through Immigration, Cap & Tax, Finance “Unlimited Bailout” bill and any other socialist programs they can think of. They know they only have 9 months left.
And some of these things will be hard to reverse - especially immigration (even if GOP gets Presidency in 2013).
Did lindsey grow a brain or sprout a bud of a spine?
They do need to retire because tigers can’t change their stripes. Once they’re back in they slip into their RINO suit for the rest of their term.
Reminds me of Bart Stupidak.
It’s almost like he was up for re-election.
Graham - we are moving on to immigration now. So get with the program, son. We need immmigration first to get those additional voters. BTU tax can wait.
(sarcasm)
No, the stupid ba$tard finally realized that his supporting Cap and Tax would mean the end of his political career. His Cap and Tax efforts up until now probably have finished him, although he won’t be up for re-election until 2012.
um, ya.
Not gud.
Indeed. They tried to dismiss us until they saw the numbers and demographics. I think we’re having a huge impact. We need to run with it.
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YOU got it!
I think not. I'm not sure he even has any. I think he sees the hand writing on the wall. His constituents simply don't like what he is doing.
Exactly
He is right. If the Congress goes for immigration they cannot pass the Climate Bill. The immigration bill will piss off so many people the Climate bill would never get through.
He backed out on the Climate Bill, but how will he vote on immigration.
IIRC, they need a two thirds vote to change the rules of the Senate.
>> I don’t buy anything this guy says.
Indeed, he’s earned our skepticism.
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