Posted on 02/20/2010 4:08:17 PM PST by opentalk
By advocating for a renewable energy bill on the eve of the demise of the man-made global warming theory and for its legislative offspring, economy killing cap-and-trade legislation, progressive Senator Lindsay Graham (R-SC) is simultaneously seeking to bail out GE and to rescue Obama’s energy policy.
Graham is working with GE lobbyists to draft the ‘‘Clean Energy Act of 2009’’ – legislation to establish a federal mandate requiring that an increasing amount of electricity must be derived from so-called “clean energy” sources over the coming decades.
Specifically, the draft bill demands that 20 percent of electricity come from “clean energy” sources by 2020 and 50 percent by 2050.
Coincidentally or otherwise, Graham’s definition of clean energy matches GE’s business strategy in clean coal technology and renewable and nuclear energy.
...“Several sources said General Electric Co. helped Graham in crafting the legislative language. GE has the world's largest gas turbine manufacturing plant, in Greenville, S.C.
...Disturbingly, Immelt does not want to compete in the open marketplace. Rather, he wants to game the political system by working with Congress to mandate demand for GE’s products, either by increasing the price of fossil fuels through a cap-and-trade system or via a Graham-type bill that requires power generation from renewable energy sources.
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
Graham cracker is such a loon. I hope SC shows him the door next time.
GE supports Iran and as such not only should not be “bailed out” but should be investigated.
Lindsey is way off the conservative mark here and this will his amnesty insanity.
That said. I think the homo comments are really above us. I don’t give crap what he does or doesn’t do in bed. What a lot of folks don’t realize is that his parents died when he was in college and he gave up a lot of usual college socializing time to raise his little sister. Don’t know if that had some impact on his lack of spouse,, but what the hell folks... stick to the damned issues....
Bailouts are stupid and the dems “energy” policies are stupid too......
eyes on the prize..... boot them and the Rinos out.
GE supports Iran and as such not only should not be “bailed out” but should be investigated.
Lindsey is way off the conservative mark here and this will his amnesty insanity.
That said. I think the homo comments are really above us. I don’t give crap what he does or doesn’t do in bed. What a lot of folks don’t realize is that his parents died when he was in college and he gave up a lot of usual college socializing time to raise his little sister. Don’t know if that had some impact on his lack of spouse,, but what the hell folks... stick to the damned issues....
Bailouts are stupid and the dems “energy” policies are stupid too......
eyes on the prize..... boot them and the Rinos out.
Maybe he been in the back of a limo with obama
-This was from the article. GE has the world's largest gas turbine manufacturing plant, in Greenville, S.C.-- May be part of the reason.
This was on his web page -In 1994, he became the first Republican to represent South Carolina's Third Congressional District in Washington since 1877.
Graham is up to no good again.
Ping
Well he has all the mannerisms of a homosexual. Just saying.
....this mental midget will jump parties before he goes down in defeat....
Wonder how much climate “research” was done with grant money from GE?
If the GOP continues to back vermin like this then to hell with the GOP.
Would someone please put this RINO out of our misery?
Lindsay is just light in the loafers.
Again? When did he stop?
How much of a cash infusion will MSNBC get out of this little arrangement?
Lindsay Graham, the GOProud gay spokestwinkie and commie infiltrator of the Republican Party ...
Lindsey Graham should be afraid! He should be very afraid! He is the Republican that Glen Beck is speaking about. He is useless as teats on a male pig and is less fashionable even though he thinks he’s cute! Watch Nov 2010 Lindsey, watch Nov 2010, then speak some more of your rino bs to me.......
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