May 30 2008
Riley Pushes for Yes Vote on Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley joined a few other “green” South Carolina mayors today to push support for a controversial energy bill with a cap-and-trade for carbon emissions. The bill is due to come up for vote in the U.S. Senate next week.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is the reason for the push. He’s considered a key swing vote in a bill roundly expected to die to a filibuster on the Senate floor, at least until next year, said Katrina Managan, National Wildlife Federation legislative representative.
Apparently Joe Riley wants the standard of living for the residents of Charleston to be severely crippled in the coming years because that is exactly what the Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill will do if it is passed. It will be an economic disaster for the entire country, a knee jerk reaction to satisfy the Chicken Little climate change alarmists.
I don’t suspect that Graham will vote for this bill with his reelection vote coming in less than two weeks. It could actually cost him the election. If he votes for it Witherspoon will absolutely seize on that and blast the state with last minute ads nailing him for it. Conservatives will have a fit and he’ll lose the primary election. Of course, maybe I shouldn’t be saying any of this. After all, I want Graham to lose.
