Saxby: We Should Obliterate Iran

by Fire Saxby Chambliss on October 14, 2009

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If Lindsey Graham has an idea, it’s probably a bad one.  I know it’s not always the case, but usually, if you hear Senator Graham say we should go North, we’re likely much better off heading due South.  But when Saxby Chambliss agrees with Lindsey Graham, well, if that doesn’t send up red flags for you, nothing will.

I recently saw an interview on youtube with these two Senators, and it’s a really interesting one.  Basically, the argument is that we should attack Iran so Israel doesn’t have to.  Then the world can be angry at us instead of being angry at Iran.

Senator Graham says:

I think an Israeli attack on Iran is a nightmare for the world, because it will rally the Arab world around Iran and theyre not aligned now. Its too much pressure to put on Israel.

Seems to me like that would put all of that pressure on the US.  Is that really what he wants?

Graham continues:

If we use military action against Iran, we should not only go after their nuclear facilities. We should destroy their ability to make conventional war. They should have no planes that can fly and no ships that can float.

Wow.  That’s saying a lot.  So what does Saxby Chambliss say of this idea?

The problem with military action also is that youre probably not going to be able to stop the production of uranium by just a simple airstrike. Lindsey’s right. Its an all or nothing deal.

“It’s an all or nothing deal.” Given those options, I’d take nothing.

Here’s the youtube video for your viewing pleasure:

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Saxby Responds to Cap-and-Trade

by Fire Saxby Chambliss on July 9, 2009

This morning I found this post by Michael Naragon that breaks apart the canned response from Saxby Chambliss that so many of us have received.

I got the same email and have been working on a draft of a post that would have been very similar to the one Michael.  Instead of rehashing the same stuff, I decided to just link to him and let you read it there.

My biggest problem with the response from Chambliss was his automatic acceptance of the need for climate change legislation. Quoting Naragon’s post:

…he implies that such climate change is man-made, despite the growing consensus among scientists that the entire movement has been a myth as temperatures have leveled since 2001 and have begun to drop.

Chambliss’ approach is that government has the answer – that we really do need the legislation, but we just have to figure out what it will say and how it will say it.

Senator, maybe sometimes more government isn’t the answer.  I know it’s a tough concept to grasp, but it’s one that could rescue your political career if you’d let it.

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Response From Saxby on the Spending Bill

February 19, 2009

Here’s the canned response Saxby is sending those who contacted him about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009:

Thank you for contacting me regarding H.R. 1, the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.” It is good to hear from you.
On January 28, 2009, the House of Representatives voted along party lines to pass [...]

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Bob Barr Endorses Saxby

December 1, 2008

Well, this is interesting.  Reader Chris just forwarded an email from Bob Barr (apparently mine didn’t get delivered).  Bob Barr is encouraging his supporters to vote for Saxby in the runoff election tomorrow.
Quoting the email from Barr:
In Tuesday December 2nd’s runoff election we have a choice between incumbent Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and Democratic challenger [...]

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A Lose/Lose Situation

November 30, 2008

Well, tomorrow brings Sarah Palin to Georgia.  That should be interesting.
I’ll be at home though.  I went to see McCain when he was in town, and though he did say a few things that sounded nice, it appeared to me that it was more of the same old stuff from the liberal Republican Party we’ve [...]

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Buckley Issues Endorsement Commitment List

November 14, 2008

Fresh from the Buckley camp:
LIBERTARIAN PARTY’S  U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE BUCKLEY ISSUES ENDORSEMENT COMMITMENT LIST TO CHAMBLISS AND MARTIN
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, November 14, 2008 Allen Buckley, the Libertarian Party’s U.S. Senate candidate in the 2008 Georgia U.S. Senate race, has issued a commitment statement to both the Chambliss and Martin campaigns. If one of the two men [...]

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McCain in Cobb County

November 11, 2008

I got an email from the Saxby guy in Paulding County that I met over the weekend.  The Republicans are bringing in the big guns on Thursday.  Scheduled to be in attendance with Senator Chambliss:

Johnny Isakson
Sonny Perdue
Case Cagle
Karen Handel
John Oxendine
Kathy Cox
Paul Broun
Nathan Deal
Phil Gingrey
John Linder
Jack Kingston
Tom Price
Lynn Westmoreland

I’m planning on being in attendance.  I’d like [...]

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Dear Saxby

November 10, 2008

Dear Saxby,
Thanks for nothing.
Sincerely,
Betrayed Georgians

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Saxby Has Received The Message

November 8, 2008

This morning at the Paulding Republicans meeting I attended, Micah Gravley (Chairman for Saxby in Paulding County) challenged those in attendance who voted for Allen Buckley to vote for Saxby in the runoff.  He said he understands that voters are frustrated with Saxby.  He insists that Chambliss has gotten the message sent by voters on [...]

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A Win/Win Situation

November 7, 2008

Allen Buckley is in a win/win situation.  No, he won’t be our next Senator, but he’s in a unique position as we enter this (probable) runoff election.
Buckley is preparing a commitment of reasonable fiscal responsibility.  The candidate that agrees to it gets Buckley’s support and (most likely) a hefty percentage of the votes that were [...]

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