Graham: I'll Filibuster My Own Climate Bill Unless Reid Drops Immigration Altogether

If it aint clear by now it should be. Graham wants no conversation on immigration while McCain is running for reelection. McCain has it pretty good with Graham protecting his left and Kyl his right.

So Graham dislikes a *different, not yet formed bill*, and is therefore going to filibuster *his own bill*?

If this isn't the flashing neon sign with searchlights and loud music declaring that the filibuster is broken, I don't know what is.

Well, Graham has Pulled A Lucy again. This ia about him maybe getting renominated as a Republican in SC. One must remember that Rep. Inglis is getting primaried this year from the right--something I did not think was possible. Graham cannot get renominated if he has anything to do with a realisitic immigration bill. I never have understood why Schumer and the White House thought they could work with him on immigration.

He will keep Pulling A Lucy on the Climate bill as well despite the strong support for the bill from Duke Energy, a major power in SC. Last week, Graham was at an energy/climate meet in Charlotte hosted by Duke Energy and other very major corporate players in SC as well as, of course, NC. Evidently he is more afraid of the SC far right than the major corporate players in SC. [The CEO of Duke Energy very strongly supports the Senate Climate bill and also likes most of the House bill; I personally heard him say so at a meeting (no press allowed) in DC a few weeks ago. He was also publicly speaking in strongly in favor of it in Charlotte last week.]

Opposing the Climate bill poses a significant politcal risk for Graham. The SC far right hates him, and he cannot afford to have the Duke Powers of SC walk away from him if he wants to have any chance of getting renominated. This is the only somewhat "tough" thing they have asked him to do and if he will not deliver then what use is he.

It would be interesting to what threats McConnell and Kyl have made.

"Repubs show their hypocrisy again..." and in other news, water is wet.

Oh please oh please let this happen.

Well then. If Graham's going to filibuster either way then we might as well go ahead and do immigration first?

Screw them...if Graham filibusters his own climate bill, fast track immigration reform.

Let me get this straight -- it's unacceptable to Graham for the Democrats to push an immigration bill for political reasons, and so he's demanding that the Democrats wait until the Republicans are willing to support immgration reform for their own political reasons.

If Graham wants to fillibuster his own energy bill, fine. If the Democrats cave in to his demands, they are merely inviting other Republicans, like Snowe and Collins, to make similar demands.

Sir, why does your state flag look like the muslim crescent?

Screw him. There's no real point dealing with climate change regulation at the federal level anyway. The CAFE standards and the forced restructuring of the auto industry were all we're going to get, and even then only because it was the only way of preventing total bankruptcy.

Until the filibuster disappears and the Republican Party along with it, we're going to have to let the states deal with climate change. Maybe it's even time to delegate the authority to sign international treaties to the states. I hear Texas is already doing rather well with developing renewables to lower energy bills.

Thou dost protest to loudly. The gop knows if the debate is about immigration this fall they are going to get walloped. They will filibuster the energy bill regardless of what dems may do so screw em. Grabs the little punks by the ears and let them scream like the little babies they are.

And so we get a glimpse into the depth of Sen. Graham's concern about climate change. So more irreparable damage is done to the earth's atmosphere, what does that matter compared to Lindsey's ruffled feathers?

The Republican line on immigration is, 'Arizona had to act because the federal government hasn't.' After the atrocity in AZ, Dems say, 'We DO need to get to this sooner.' Lindsey says 'But we were going to drag out climate change until the election and then accuse you guys of not doing anything on immigration. You're spoiling our plan, that's not fair.'