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Graham Censured for Sensible Climate Stance
The Republican Party of Charleston County, S.C. on Monday voted to censure Sen. Lindsey Graham over his support for climate legislation and his willingness to work across party lines on the issue.
The Republican has often worked with Democrats in Congress, but Charleston County Chairwoman Lin Bennett says his work on climate legislation is the last straw.
The party resolution passed Monday says Graham has weakened the Republican brand. Bennett expects a similar resolution to be introduced at the state GOP convention next year.
Bennett called his views "out of step with the beliefs of Republican voters."
Graham hasn't been able to catch a break back home lately. The American Energy Alliance, a shadowy group backed by dirty energy interests, has spent $300,000 on television, radio, and online advertisements in the state lambasting Graham for supporting "a national energy tax called cap-and-trade."
UPDATE: Plum Line has the full resolution from the Charleston GOP, which we've reprinted in full below the fold.
Whereas, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (SC) and John Kerry (MA) have called for a bipartisan bill dealing with “climate change” via a “Cap & Trade” energy bill;
Whereas, the basis of Cap & Trade – global warming caused by carbon emissions – is still in doubt as evidenced by the past decade of cooling temperatures;
Whereas, the people of South Carolina can ill afford the job-killing Cap & Trade bill’s ripple effects on our state’s economy and on personal energy bills;
Whereas, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham supported TARP and has shown a willingness to discuss nationalizing U.S. banking institutions;
Whereas, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has shown a condescending attitude toward his constituents by calling them “bigots” when they oppose his stance on amnesty for illegal aliens;
Whereas, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has stated on many occasions that his primary concern is to “be relevant”;
Whereas, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham continues to hold the Republican Party hostage and undermines Republican leadership and party solidarity for his own benefit by joining the “Gang of 10” and the “Gang of 14”;
Whereas, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham – in the name of bipartisanship – continues to weaken the Republican brand and tarnish the ideals of freedom, rule of law, and fiscal conservatism.
Therefore, let it be resolved: The Charleston County Republican Party Executive Committee respectfully requests, with sincere sadness that the South Carolina Republican Party withdraw their resolution commending U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham and that the Charleston Country Republican Party censure U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham for many of the positions he has taken that do not represent the wishes of the people of South Carolina, such as: passing a “Cap & Trade” energy bill, bailing out banks, and granting amnesty for illegal aliens.
Two EPA lawyers censured
Two EPA lawyers censured over their personal views regarding Cap and Trade, saying it won't work, and a huge ripoff of the taxpayer
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/us/politics/10epa.html
what the article REALLY says
... is something different. The two EPA lawyers are free to express their views (which is that cap and trade can be gamed by industry and therefore fail to lower emissions - NOT that it won't work and is a huge ripoff), but they cannot imply that those are also the views of the EPA as a whole. Therefore, they should remove an image of EPA HQ in San Francisco and may mention their affiliation only once.
That's it! They can state that they are EPA lawyers, but they cannot state it repeatedly and therefore imply that they are speaking for the EPA. They are free to make video and op-ed challenges to the proposal, but not in the name of the EPA. They are, in the words of the EPA's general counsel, "free to . . . publicly express their views on issues of the day, including issues that are central to E.P.A.’s mission." In other words, the only limit on their activity government ethics rules, and the only "censure" is that they take down a website that implies that they are speaking for the EPA.
What other "news" do you have, anonymous?
WHY does hate trump LOGIC/RATIONALITY for Republicans????? WHY?
This only goes to show how ignorant these ppl really are. Maybe that's WHY they hate everyone but T-partier types - certainly they unreasonably hate Dems, who are NOT solely, or even mostly responsible for the wars or the economic downturn because DEMS were in charge exactly 2 of the previous 12+ YRS! PLZ.......REPUBLICANS have held Congress for 12 of those past 14 years, folks - NOT DEMS.
.....so HOW is it that Republicans get off saying THAT kind of CRAP[ blaming it all on Dems - how stupid ARE their people anyway?], while crying about not getting RESPECT? WHAT is it we should respect, guys? Good luck with that until Repubs stop lying and/or buying into the lies and start being willing to listen to those they now seem to hate so much, ALL of who can not possibly be wrong [logic ppl, logic!].....& stop treating Dems like they're trying to kill everyone [Kill your grandma?!? WTH?];(
That they are unwilling to understand BASIC concepts as GW - which EVERY SINGLE SCIENTIST who isn't being paid in some way by a corporation or other entity with an ulterior motive, say's is FACT, ppl - NOT opinion. WHY don't the extreme right wingers ever look up anything in a place that isn't completely partisan? WHY? I just don't believe that ALL Republicans are really either ignorant or greedy, so WHY do they all refuse to look further than Rush/O'Reilly and Beck?
And, while those same Republicans make erroneous, unproven AND unseeable [to anyone but them] claims about how Dems will "socialize" us, it was their pal Bush who took THE MOST rights from us [thrown out of speeches for wearing "no Bush" t-shirts while Obama event goers bring guns?!? PLUS, privacy and illegal wiretaps, anyone?]!!! For gawd sakes ppl, they also said that about SS, medicare, medicaid - that we'd turn socialist - LOOK IT UP! DO Repubs NEVER LEARN that they[corps] are USING THEM as shields? Gawd, WAKE UP!
They threaten your job if you don't fight ANYTHING they don't want......they raise costs, yr after yr whether OR NOT you support things they don't want to happen to them [done by Congress....like regulations] that would save you $$.....they want to continue to RUN this country but so long as THEY do, YOU will be the losers in it; well, you and I. Thing is, "I'M" not protecting them and Repubs are....sadly and for little reason......other than they hate Dems even more than Dems hate corps....at least Dem voters do. WE see it, even when they're "giving" to our leaders, WHY DON'T YOU????
THE CORPORATION is NOT your friend, folks. They DON'T CARE if YOU live or die! WE DO! UGH, it's SOOOO frustrating!
WHY does hate trump LOGIC/RATIONALITY for Republicans????? WHY?
This only goes to show how ignorant these ppl really are. Maybe that's WHY they hate everyone but T-partier types - certainly they unreasonably hate Dems, who are NOT solely, or even mostly responsible for the wars or the economic downturn because DEMS were in charge exactly 2 of the previous 12+ YRS! PLZ.......REPUBLICANS have held Congress for 12 of those past 14 years, folks - NOT DEMS.
.....so HOW is it that Republicans get off saying THAT kind of CRAP[ blaming it all on Dems - how stupid ARE their people anyway?], while crying about not getting RESPECT? WHAT is it we should respect, guys? Good luck with that until Repubs stop lying and/or buying into the lies and start being willing to listen to those they now seem to hate so much, ALL of who can not possibly be wrong [logic ppl, logic!].....& stop treating Dems like they're trying to kill everyone [Kill your grandma?!? WTH?];(
That they are unwilling to understand BASIC concepts as GW - which EVERY SINGLE SCIENTIST who isn't being paid in some way by a corporation or other entity with an ulterior motive, say's is FACT, ppl - NOT opinion. WHY don't the extreme right wingers ever look up anything in a place that isn't completely partisan? WHY? I just don't believe that ALL Republicans are really either ignorant or greedy, so WHY do they all refuse to look further than Rush/O'Reilly and Beck?
And, while those same Republicans make erroneous, unproven AND unseeable [to anyone but them] claims about how Dems will "socialize" us, it was their pal Bush who took THE MOST rights from us [thrown out of speeches for wearing "no Bush" t-shirts while Obama event goers bring guns?!? PLUS, privacy and illegal wiretaps, anyone?]!!! For gawd sakes ppl, they also said that about SS, medicare, medicaid - that we'd turn socialist - LOOK IT UP! DO Repubs NEVER LEARN that they[corps] are USING THEM as shields? Gawd, WAKE UP!
They threaten your job if you don't fight ANYTHING they don't want......they raise costs, yr after yr whether OR NOT you support things they don't want to happen to them [done by Congress....like regulations] that would save you $$.....they want to continue to RUN this country but so long as THEY do, YOU will be the losers in it; well, you and I. Thing is, "I'M" not protecting them and Repubs are....sadly and for little reason......other than they hate Dems even more than Dems hate corps....at least Dem voters do. WE see it, even when they're "giving" to our leaders, WHY DON'T YOU????
THE CORPORATION is NOT your friend, folks. They DON'T CARE if YOU live or die! WE DO! UGH, it's SOOOO frustrating!
Climate Legislation....
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Both senators coming together to become bipartisan on climate legislation is nice, but it’s the legislation that gets us nowhere. How will more oil drilling and nuclear power plants going to solve the problem? They ARE the problem. Our burning of fossil fuels is changing the earth’s climate
Not only do we need to reduce our foreign dependence on oil but our dependence on oil in general. These half measures won’t be enough to solve this problem. If the planet warms by just a few degrees, we risk crossing the tipping point that will cause runaway climate change.
To avoid that scenario, countries like the US must make major cuts to our global warming pollution- at least 25% below 1990 levels within the next 10 years. The legislation that they propose would support a 20% reduction by 2005. Doing less than what science calls for would be suicide.
Amazing
I'm just about speechless. I stand in awe at this chasm in national consciousness . Thanks for your reporting, Kate.
Question: Are we seeing this 'break-away-conservative' movement in this document above? Or are we seeing the Repeublican party as a whole?
Graham's censure
Christopher, your first sentence is my thought about every other day. I was born and raised in SC, and sometimes think I live among a different species of human.
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They are all very important
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