Graham won't negotiate on energy bill while oil spill influences politics

[babylonsister]

Why doesn't this horse's ass just admit he doesn't want to negotiate on the energy bill, period. There's always some bloody excuse why he couldn't possibly cooperate. :grr:


Graham won't negotiate on energy bill while oil spill influences politics
By Jordan Fabian - 06/25/10 03:19 PM ET


Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Friday that he won't negotiate an energy bill between now and November because the politics of the oil spill does not "favor what {he} wants."

Graham had been the Republican negotiator on an energy and climate bill with Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) but dropped his support when Democrats tried to rush immigration reform to the floor.

The South Carolina senator candidly said the ongoing Gulf oil spill precludes him from rejoining any such negotiation for months.

"I will work with the president, Democrats and Republicans to come up with an energy policy, but I'm not going to it in the middle of an oil spill when the political environment doesn't favor what I want," he told WVOC radio in South Carolina. "I'm not going to do it between now and November when the oil spill dominates the politics and headlines."

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http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/105635-graham-wont-negotiate-on-energy-bill-because-oil-spill-doesnt-favor-what-i-wantq

[thereismore]

1. Let's not talk about putting out fires while our roof is on fire. nt