Lindsey Graham: The Latest RINO Sell-Out On C(r)ap & Trade
Quite honestly, it is growing tiresome having to report on another fake Republican who is selling us out. In this case, it is the RINO senior senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham. Graham once appeared to be a strong conservative voice on the Hill during his tenure in the House. Those days seem like long ago.
Ever since joining that elite club known as the U.S. Senate, Graham has been anything but a conservative. He was a member of the infamous Gang of 14 and a supporter of blanket amnesty for illegals (which earned him the moniker ‘Lindsey Graham-nesty’). Now, the faux Republican is teaming up with none other than John ‘F’n’ Kerry on C(r)ap & Trade. Here is an excerpt from their dual-penned article which appeared in the NY Times (h/t Michelle Malkin).
CONVENTIONAL wisdom suggests that the prospect of Congress passing a comprehensive climate change bill soon is rapidly approaching zero. The divisions in our country on how to deal with climate change are deep. Many Democrats insist on tough new standards for curtailing the carbon emissions that cause global warming. Many Republicans remain concerned about the cost to Americans relative to the environmental benefit and are adamant about breaking our addiction to foreign sources of oil.
However, we refuse to accept the argument that the United States cannot lead the world in addressing global climate change. We are also convinced that we have found both a framework for climate legislation to pass Congress and the blueprint for a clean-energy future that will revitalize our economy, protect current jobs and create new ones, safeguard our national security and reduce pollution.
Our partnership represents a fresh attempt to find consensus that adheres to our core principles and leads to both a climate change solution and energy independence. It begins now, not months from now — with a road to 60 votes in the Senate.
It’s true that we come from different parts of the country and represent different constituencies and that we supported different presidential candidates in 2008. We even have different accents. But we speak with one voice in saying that the best way to make America stronger is to work together to address an urgent crisis facing the world.
Sickening.
One wonders if the Senator is ignorant or simply out of touch with reality. Are we to believe he does not know about scientists who refute global warming? Is he unaware that global temperatures peaked over a decade ago? Are we to believe that a Republican Senator does not see reports from esteemed think tanks like the Heritage Foundation which consistently debunk global warming myths and also detail quite clearly how Cap & Trade will kill jobs and significantly inflate our energy bills, while having virtually no impact on global temperatures?
Senator Graham, I’m sad to say, has become a typical me-first politician. His aim is not to support conservatism, let alone his party, but only to further his own political career and personal gain. His betrayal on this issue is no less severe than Arlen Specter’s on the Porkulus Bill. Like Specter, Graham needs to be targeted and primaried out. The good people of South Carolina certainly deserve a far better conservative voice than this – and so do the rest of us.
Good post, Mike.
You wrote at the end:
“His [Graham's] aim is not to support conservatism, let alone his party, but only to further his own political career and personal gain.”
The problem is not that he seeks to further his own political career and personal gain (I assume you are not referring to bribery or anything of the like). Rather, the problem is that he does not see Conservatism as coincident with his political career and personal gain.
The problems is that he pursues his principles – it is that his principles are not Conservative ones.
October 12th, 2009 at 7:23 amCorrection to the last sentence of the previous comment:
“The problem is NOT that he pursues his principles – it is that his principles are not Conservative ones.”
October 12th, 2009 at 7:24 amLindsey Graham, who tries as hard as he can to be a carbon copy of John McCain, (look at his votes and McCain’s), is exactly what is wrong with the Republican Party and helps validate the decision by Conservatives to NOT hold their nose and vote for the lesser of 2 evils in any race, evil is still evil.
October 12th, 2009 at 7:39 amMichael:
When the Republican candidates attempts to drape Democratic positions with the flag of Republicanism, that makes the Republican MORE evil than the (relatively speaking) more honest Democrat, not LESS.
Also, most times when you are confronted with what appears to be the lesser of two evils, in reality it is the evil of two lessers.
October 12th, 2009 at 8:07 am[...] GOPUSA | Lindsey Graham: The Latest RINO Sell-Out On C(r)ap & Trade [...]
October 12th, 2009 at 10:21 am[...] Mike Proto: Quite honestly, it is growing tiresome having to report on another fake Republican who is selling us out. In this case, it is the RINO senior senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham. . . . Now, the faux Republican is teaming up with none other than John ‘F’n’ Kerry on C(r)ap & Trade. [...]
October 13th, 2009 at 3:41 pmHey, look. I’ve been quoted by a leftist kook. LMAO!
October 13th, 2009 at 7:07 pmMike:
You have to love it Mike!
October 13th, 2009 at 7:15 pmI admire Senator Graham as a leader in the Republican Party and among the most important conservatives in our country today.
He has articulated conservative pronciples and beliefs for a long time and continues to play an important role in applying conservative principles to government.
My guess is that if John McCain does not run for President in 2012, Lindsay Graham will be a viable candidate for conservatives, especially from the South.
October 13th, 2009 at 7:40 pmIt is becoming quite clear that the Captain is not a Conservative at all.
Goober Graham needs to go.
October 13th, 2009 at 8:44 pmMike:
All at once; one, two, three, “The Captain is a moron”!
October 13th, 2009 at 8:50 pmNo, I think the Captain is a fake and a fraud.
October 13th, 2009 at 8:56 pmMike and Rich:
He has told you ideas do not matter, only the opinions of others matter. It should not surprise then that he uses words not to identify concepts but to manipulate you based on YOUR understanding of the words.
His goal is to extort agreement from you any way he can, just like the Leftists. Because your agreement and approval is all that matters, he does not care how falsely he uses words. It’s not about the words, it’s about getting your agreement by any means necessary.
October 13th, 2009 at 8:56 pmI am not a fake. I have always supported and voted for conservative candidates. I voted for John McCain in 2008 and George Bush in 2000 and 2004.
I also voted for Bret Schundler (btw Bret endorsed Chris Christie for Governor) in 2001, Douglas Forrester in 2005, and will proudly join with all my fellow conservatives when we vote for Chris Christie and Kim Guadagno in 2009!
October 13th, 2009 at 10:13 pm[...] Mike Proto: Quite honestly, it is growing tiresome having to report on another fake Republican who is selling us out. In this case, it is the RINO senior senator from South Carolina, Lindsey Graham. . . . Now, the faux Republican is teaming up with none other than John ‘F’n’ Kerry on C(r)ap & Trade. [...]
October 14th, 2009 at 10:38 amCaptain,
Can I point out the obvious? You voted for candidates backed by the Republican Party which is different than voting for a conservative. If you cannot recognize the difference, you should not be commenting here.
I would be curious to learn how you voted in the primaries? 2001 & 2005 for Governor and 2006 for Senate. In those races, there was a conservative choice.
October 14th, 2009 at 11:06 am[...] Because there are still at least a few Republican senators that we cannot trust. You know their names: Collins, Snowe and, yes, McCain and Graham. Heck, it wasn’t that long ago that “Goober” Graham partnered up with John Kerry on gloabal warming in a New York Times piec… [...]
January 25th, 2010 at 9:51 pm