...Lindsey Graham is a bitter disappointment, and I don't think his claims about a sour mood are a good excuse for voting against something so important.
According to the article, here's the math:
Treaty supporters scrambled to lock down Republican support. To get the required two-thirds majority, the treaty needs nine Republican votes. Four Republicans have said they support it, two others voted for it in committee and seem likely to vote for final approval, and about seven or eight others have said they lean toward it or hope to vote for it if concerns were addressed.Richard Lugar (R-IN), the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and of course a key leader in nonproliferation, appeared with committee Chairman John Kerry and Secretary of State Clinton last month to urge ratification of the new START treaty.
But Kyl and others, including Jim DeMint (R-SC), have foot-dragging on this for months. So don't believe any horse manure about this being a last-minute vote. The Senate already did the work and the GOP has been quite plain about wishing to run out the clock.
If you want to contact Kyl, Graham, or DeMint, here is their contact information. Remember that e-mail forms are usually for in-state constituents.
DeMint:
http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=ContactInformationOffice Locations
Charleston
112 Custom House
200 East Bay St
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: 843-727-4525
Fax: 843-722-4923
Office Hours:
8:30am - 5:30pm (M-F)
Columbia
1901 Main St
Suite 1475
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-771-6112
Fax: 803-771-6455
Office Hours:
8:30am - 5:30pm (M-F)
Greenville
105 North Spring St
Suite 109
Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: 864-233-5366
Fax: 864-271-8901
Office Hours:
8:30am - 5:30pm (M-F)
Washington, D.C.
340 Russell
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-6121
Fax: 202-228-5143
Office Hours:
9am - 6pm (M-F)
Graham:
http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.OfficeLocations Washington Office
290 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Main: (202) 224-5972
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Upstate Regional Office
130 South Main St.
7th Floor
Greenville, SC 29601
Main: (864) 250-1417
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Midlands Regional Office
508 Hampton Street
Suite 202
Columbia, SC 29201
Main: (803) 933-0112
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Pee Dee Regional Office
McMillan Federal Building
401 West Evans Street, Suite 226B
Florence, SC 29501
Main: (843) 669-1505
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Lowcountry Regional Office
530 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard, Suite 202
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Main: (843) 849-3887
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Piedmont Regional Office
140 East Main Street, Suite 110
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Main: (803) 366-2828
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Golden Corner Regional Office
124 Exchange Street
Pendleton, SC 29670
Main: (864) 646-4090
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Upstate Regional Office
130 South Main St.
7th Floor
Greenville
(864) 250-1417
Midlands Regional Office
508 Hampton Street
Suite 202
Columbia
(803) 933-0112
Pee Dee Regional Office
McMillan Federal Building
401 West Evans Street, Suite 226B
Florence
(843) 669-1505
Lowcountry Regional Office
530 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard, Suite 202
Mt. Pleasant
(843) 849-3887
Kyl:
http://kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE
730 Hart Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4521
Fax: (202) 224-2207
PHOENIX OFFICE
2200 East Camelback, Suite 120
Phoenix, Arizona 85016-3455
Phone: (602) 840-1891
Fax: (602) 957-6838
TUCSON OFFICE
6840 North Oracle Road, Suite 150
Tucson, Arizona 85704
Phone: (520) 575-8633
Fax: (520) 797-3232