Monday, October 19, 2009
The Energy's Against Him? [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
Lindsey Graham takes heat on cap and trade:
In an opinion piece published in The New York Times last Sunday, the two senators mapped out a possible compromise that would link cap-and-trade policies to increased nuclear power and offshore drilling. Environmentalists immediately hailed the piece as a crucial step toward Senate action on a climate bill.
But in a town-hall meeting earlier this week at Furman University in Greenville, S.C., some of Mr. Graham’s constituents angrily challenged him.
The video above is difficult to hear at times, but the lead question touched off loud applause: “Why do you think it’s necessary to get in bed with people like John Kerry?”
10/19 02:27 AM
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