Read more Lindsey Graham stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12485/lindsey-graham.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:21:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73099/dems-use-nukes-to-lure-gop-to-climate-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe climate change bill up for Senate committee debate tomorrow doesn't stand a chance unless its Democratic backers can sweet talk some of their GOP colleagues, the Washington Post reports. The legislation focuses on a cap-and-trade system where companies could buy and sell emissions permits as needed. But Republican support...http://www.newser.com/story/73099/dems-use-nukes-to-lure-gop-to-climate-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 9:28:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71691/climate-bills-best-hope-drill-baby-drill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe new climate bill introduced with some fanfare by John Kerry and Lindsey Graham actually has a fighting chance of getting through the Senate, thanks to its offshore drilling provision. Despite Democrats’ supermajority, cap-and-trade legislation probably only had between 52 and 55 votes before this. But this bill, which also...http://www.newser.com/story/71691/climate-bills-best-hope-drill-baby-drill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 13:13:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71673/teabaggers-turn-on-graham.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSen. Lindsey Graham drew the ire of teabaggers at a town hall yesterday for colluding with John Kerry on climate legislation. Angry protesters called the South Carolina Republican a “traitor” who made a “pact with the devil” by “going to bed” with the Massachusetts Dem in an op-ed detailing the...http://www.newser.com/story/71673/teabaggers-turn-on-graham.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 9:15:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71412/gop-to-obama-give-mcchrystal-his-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfghanistan was the name of the game on the talk shows today, with John McCain pointedly warning President Obama on State of the Union that sending Gen. Stanley McChrystal anything less than the 40,000 troops he's requested "would be an error of historic proportions." Lindsey Graham chimed in on...http://www.newser.com/story/71412/gop-to-obama-give-mcchrystal-his-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Oct 2009 11:19:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71411/iraq-hawks-are-just-as-wrong-on-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Three Amigos who pushed the invasion of Iraq are at it again, now claiming that we must escalate the war in Afghanistan if we want to avoid another 9/11—the same claim they used before to urge us to take on Iraq in 2003, Frank Rich writes. Rich finds...http://www.newser.com/story/71411/iraq-hawks-are-just-as-wrong-on-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Oct 2009 9:51:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70914/jones-afghan-troop-level-is-robust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs debate about Afghan policy rages, President Obama's national security adviser took to the airwaves today, telling CNN that the US troop presence there is "robust" and emphasizing that the situation hinged on more than sheer numbers. Although Afghanistan's disputed election was destined to be "imperfect," Gen. Jim Jones said,...http://www.newser.com/story/70914/jones-afghan-troop-level-is-robust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 10:38:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70830/unbowed-by-loss-mccain-fights-for-moderate-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLess than a year ago John McCain still hoped to be president, but the Arizona senator has a new mission now: reshaping the Republican Party around his own brand of moderate, pragmatic conservatism. While previous unsuccessful candidates for the top job have withdrawn after defeat, McCain is offering endorsements to...http://www.newser.com/story/70830/unbowed-by-loss-mccain-fights-for-moderate-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 7:26:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70728/obama-may-need-gop-to-send-more-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf President Obama decides to go along with Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s request for 40,000 more troops in Afghanistan, he’s probably going to need Republican help to do it. Democrats are increasingly opposed to the buildup, with party leaders telling the Washington Post they worry that more American troops could...http://www.newser.com/story/70728/obama-may-need-gop-to-send-more-troops.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 9:41:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69287/wilson-i-am-not-going-to-apologize-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResponding to threats by Democrats demanding he apologize to President Obama on the House floor, Rep. Joe Wilson was adamant today: “I am not going to apologize again.” The South Carolina Republican told Fox News Sunday, “I apologized to the president on Wednesday night. I believe that is sufficient. The...http://www.newser.com/story/69287/wilson-i-am-not-going-to-apologize-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Sep 2009 9:15:00 CDT