Graham: I Understand The Concerns Of Republicans Boycotting Climate Hearing

SO once again we have GOP committee members proposing more time needed so the government can spend money to produce a study that meets their pre-set view of CAP-n_TRADE? Isn't that about right.

I just love that we have all of these lovely Americans who call themselves conservative, whether they be public officials or the general public, who are blind to the many ways the GOP Congressmen/women use parliamentary procedure to delay votes (which means more taxpayer dollars are spent on not only the study but the time wasted) or simply to ask for more time.

If the GOP was really serious about this study, which they have not seen and have not commissioned in any way, then why did they not have this study produced by a non-partisan company? Why did they not personally put up the funds to commission this study? They want to delay, they want to request new studies (even though a non-partisan study has already been completed) and yet they claim they are for small government? For fiscal responsibility? The GOP is acting partisan in this effort and has had a number of years to commission a study on Cap-n-Trade, as the idea has been floating around Congress since Clinton. The GOP is against Cap-n-Trade, the GOP is against Global Climate Change and any regulation which would change the current business as usual, the GOP will not spend any amount of time trying to address this issue, just as they have not spent any real time addressing the many other pressing issues facing the American people.

How does the GOP address climate change, by rooting against government intervention (even though the Government by all standards has and continues to address pressing Climate change issues, such as water sanitation and standards, Air quality standards, Transportation and emmission standards and land use standards)? It just amazes me that there we have a two-party system where one party, namely the GOP, basically roots against government (ironically by running for public office) and then goes to Washington and makes government bigger. My life has been over-shadowed by GOP presidents and Congress who do nothing to make government smaller (especially when it comes to our personal liberties, ie. Patriot Act) nor make government fiscally responsible. What a load of dung the Conservatives are, especially those who seek office (I apologize to those conservatives who do as they say and as they do, and I don't think it is fair to lump all conservatives into one category but their is no moderate voice in your party, only the strong and stubborn need apply) but hey they are our load of dung as Americans and unfortunately we are only as strong as our weakest links.

meanwhile, while the senate dithers, the snows of kilamanjaro will be gone in 15 years...arctic sea ice will be gone in 20 yrs...and well...we're all going to die horrible deaths because of neanderthals like jim inhoffe.

To say this bill getting passed is an uphill climb is an understatement. This will get watered down to the point of ineffectiveness. HOWEVER having cap-in-trade in place will lay the foundation we need for the future.

How about Congressional Democrats take a page out of the Texas Republican playbook and dispatch the Secret Service to go arrest the committee Republicans and bring them back to work?