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daveawayfromhome
April 25, 2010 at 10:01 pm
If Graham actually cares about climate/energy legislation, he should push forward regardless of his annoyance, but per the earlier thread, I can’t say his annoyance isn’t justified. Here’s Jon Chait, agreeing with me on both scores:
http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/or-maybe-the-dems-will-abandon-climate-change
http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/lindsey-graham-right
Shankar D
April 25, 2010 at 10:21 pm
This from Steve Benen cured me of any lingering Graham sympathy I might have had. Whatever the supposed merits of this latest grievance, it’s yet another tantrum from the GOP. I’m all out of equanimity.
gerrycanavan
April 25, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Yeah, but his gripe seems to be that they’re basically back-burnering the climate/energy legislation to make some political hay out of immigration, which isn’t really what he asked for in March or ever. That said, he’s certainly being annoyingly petulant by taking his toys and going home rather than trying to work constructively to further the legislation that he’s spent the last year or so working on.
Graham aside, I find this to be a pretty annoying gambit by Democratic leadership, a good way to ensure that neither bill passes.
Shankar D
April 26, 2010 at 4:19 am
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