One of the themes – or is that memes – we’ve been following here is the growing support for nuclear energy among Congressional Democrats. We might be expected to consider nuclear energy a post-partisan issue – that is, one where Republicans and Democrats more-or-less agree on its value generally if not always in detail – but this reality is beginning to penetrate the wider...
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Filed under: Senate, Republicans, 2010 Elections, Conservatives In South Carolina, two-term Sen. Lindsey Graham has angered conservatives and fellow Republicans around the state by voting to confirm Justice Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, criticizing opponents of changes in the nation’s immigration law and partnering with Democratic Sen. John Kerry on a compromise to climate change [...]...
Senator Lindsey Graham is censured by the mighty Charleston County Republican Party for -- shock and horrors! -- compromising with the opposition on Cap and Trade. Now, I thought that's what was supposed to happen in legislative bodies -- compromise. Not for the Angry Republicans however. They prefer ideological purity and dictatorial governance. Where did we last see something like that? But don't...
Not too surprisingly, the major themes that will be discussed on the Sunday morning talk shows today will be Afghanistan and health care. It looks like David Gregory will be doing something a little different by doing a show that focuses on giving back to the community. However, I'm a little skeptical about Rick Warren being a guest for this type of show as he has repeatedly expressed supposed of campaigns...
When Senator Lindsey Graham joined forces last month with Senator John Kerry on a compromise to the climate change legislation known as cap and trade, it was the last straw for the Charleston County Republican Party. More on Climate Change
This seems largely correct to me: So why is he doing this? Because he’s bitter. According to former staffers and associates, he was upset by his dismal showing in the 2004 Democratic presidential primary. And he was enraged by the tepid support he got from many party leaders in 2006, when he lost the Democratic primary to an anti-war activist and won reelection as an independent. Gradually, this...
The surest way for any Canadian politician to gain access to the halls of power in Washington is to arrive here selling something the Americans are buying. Right now, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is finding more doors open than closed on Capitol Hill and at the White House. With the U.S. Senate and the Obama administration aiming to pass long-awaited global warming legislation in early 2010, Wall’s...
Cowardly Congressman Donald Manzullo has now joined hands with Senator Lindsey Graham. In the past week they both have bowed down to Islam, the religion of war. Muslims keep on pushing, and our so called "leaders" continue to retreat. When cannot win with these guys at the helm. Lawmaker apologizes after 'savage religion' remark By Katherine Skiba and Richard Simon November 18, 2009 Rep....
Being an conservative when convenient is proving to be harmful to one Senator's political future : U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s public support is collapsing in South Carolina — driven by a wholesale revolt among the GOP electorate and a steady erosion of his support amongst independents. Already consistently loathed by a solid third of GOP voters, Graham’s recent leftward bent —...
Two New Polls Show Graham Tanking :: FITSNews U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s public support is collapsing in South Carolina – driven by a wholesale revolt among the GOP electorate and a steady erosion of his support amongst independents. Already consistently loathed by a solid third of GOP voters, Graham’s recent leftward bent – including his co-authoring of a controversial “Cap...
Charlestonians Open Fire On Fort Sumter Oops, I mean go RINO hunting Charlestonians are a proud bunch. But can you blame them? After all... Charleston IS the place where the Ashley and the Cooper rivers come together to form the Atlantic Ocean. They also aren't exactly thrilled when someone from the Federal government (South Carolinian or not) double crosses them. Anyhow, here's some of the article...
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is one Republican who is forcefully speaking out about the importance of climate and energy legislation. He's co-authored an op-ed with Sen. John Kerry , rebuked his fellow Republicans for not seeing that a clean energy future is upon us, and made the rounds on the... Read the full story on TreeHugger
The ‘Grand Old Party’ ID’s yet another heretic; this time, Senator Lindsay Graham. The Republican Party of Charleston, South Carolina has voted to censure Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) for working with Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) on cap-and-trade emissions legislation.
By Michael J.W. Stickings How hilarious is it that Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham has been censured by his own party ? 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, stated the resolution passed unanimously by the Charleston County Republican Party's executive committee....
TPM's Eric Kleefeld has more fallout from that PPP poll I cited on Tuesday, showing Olympia Snowe potentially vulnerable to a conservative primary challenger: I just spoke to Connie Mackey, president of the Family Research Council Action PAC, and she told me that if a conservative candidate were to emerge to run against Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in the 2012 Republican primary, FRC Action will back...