Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 04/30/2010 12:54:35 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
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Like clockwork, Graham and Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) issued a joint statement moments after the Democrats' press conference ended indicating little desire for a compromise on immigration.
"A conceptual paper that promises everything to everyone is not the same as responsible legislation that compiles the best ideas from both sides of the aisle," the GOP senators said. "The Senate Democrats' proposal is nothing more than an attempt to score political points."
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"When I told everyone I would do climate, in fact, I was assured we also wouldn't be doing immigration," Graham told The Washington Post.
Several Democrats have not been shy about turning the tables back on Graham.
"There's probably nobody in the House or the Senate who believes more in doing something about our environment, which is under attack," Reid said during the immigration press conference. "We need to do comprehensive energy legislation as soon as we can. I don't know how my friend Lindsey Graham can say this kills energy. It's up to him."
Reid noted that other GOP senators may be willing to help pass a climate bill. "There's 40 other Republicans," Reid said. "Why Lindsey Graham? So, he cannot logically use immigration as an excuse to not help with energy."
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Meanwhile, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.), who bolted the GOP last year, said he shares Graham's pain. "I think the pressure on Republicans not to cooperate with Democrats or do anything that looks askance to the far right, the pressure is just intense," Specter said. "I know because I was in that pressure cooker."
Specter also noted the conservative complaints Graham faces back home for working with the Obama administration and Democrats. "Have you seen what they're doing to him in South Carolina? Every county is after his a**," Specter said.
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(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
God bless the Tea Partiers in South Carolina!
He left out the "special."
The egotism and hubris now engulfing the US Senate leads them to believe that they can actually have an effect on the global climate. It's just astounding. Why they must be like gods, right?
So he admits he agreed to screw Americans one way, but not two
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