\nsupport of climate legislation<\/a> in October, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham
\nof South Carolina has faced a lot of vitriol from groups on the right, including
\nTea Party activists in Charleston. This criticism culminated in a formal censure from
\nCharleston County<\/a> that lambasted Graham for subverting “Republican
\nleadership and party solidarity for his own benefit” and defiling “the ideals
\nof freedom, rule of law, and fiscal conservatism.”<\/p>\n
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But one unlikely group is coming to Graham’s defense: the
\nChristian Coalition. The group released a radio ad last week defending the senator’s
\nactions.<\/p>\n
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The ad begins with an audio clip of President George W. Bush President Bush was right: our addiction to Could the Christian Coalition give fledgling climate <\/p>\n Meanwhile, dozens of As U.S. military veterans, we share Senator <\/p>\n Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n The changing threat to water: Global warming & World Water Day<\/a><\/p>\n The inevitable ‘What Does Health Care Reform Mean for Climate Legislation’ post<\/a><\/p>\n
\nlamenting America’s addiction to oil as a “serious problem.” (You can listen
\nto it here<\/a>.) It continues with
\nnarration from Roberta Combs, president of the Christian Coalition:<\/p>\n
\nforeign oil threatens our national security and economic prosperity. America
\nspends almost a billion dollars a day on foreign oil and a lot of that goes to
\ncountries that do not like us and harbor terrorists. Washington’s failure to
\nact puts our national security at risk, and drains our economy. I’ve heard from
\nso many Christian Coalition supporters that energy is one of the most important
\nissues we face today. America is a can-do country. We’ve got to take the lead
\nto explore energy alternatives and protect our national security. We have to
\nmake our country safer by creating jobs with the made-in-America energy plan. I
\nwould like to ask you to call Sen. Lindsey Graham and encourage him to continue
\nfighting for our families.<\/p>\n
\nlegislation the leg up it needs? The
\norganization boasts 2.5 million supporters, largely conservative Republicans;
\nif they embraced the cause, they could give a big boost to efforts to build a
\nbipartisan coalition for a clean-energy and climate bill. <\/p>\n
\nSouth Carolina veterans are also saluting Graham for his climate activism in an ad<\/a> [PDF] running in
\nlocal South Carolina newspapers, funded by the Pew Project on National
\nSecurity, Energy and Climate:<\/p>\n
\nLindsey Graham’s strong belief that our national security depends on more than troops
\nand arms. America must also reduce its dangerous dependence on foreign oil and
\ndevelop its own alternative energy sources.<\/p>\n