I mentioned earlier that several South Carolina county-level Republican groups had censured Senator Lindsey Graham over his moderation on climate change. Senator Graham has now responded:

In his comments Tuesday, Graham took aim at both the fiscal conservative and Libertarian segments of the Republican Party by dismissing the “misplaced priorities” of the Lexington County GOP.

“The 13 people who support this resolution are Ron Paul supporters,” said Graham. “They didn’t vote for me before and they’re not going to vote for me next time, and I understand that. I think it’s misplaced priorities.”

Graham also said he’s proud of working with Democrats, and that he has an overall conservative voting record.

“I do believe in finding common ground to solve hard problems…but there are some elements of my party and others that want complete agreement all the time,” said Graham.

Good for him.

Update — The State has more:

“I have come to conclude that greenhouse gases and carbon pollution is not a good thing,” Graham said. “All the cars and trucks and plants that have been in existence since the Industrial Revolution, spewing out carbon day-in and day-out, will never convince me that’s a good thing for your children and the future of the planet.”

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“Whatever political push back I get I’m willing to accept because I know what I’m trying to do makes sense to me,” Graham said. “I am convinced that reason, logic and good business sense, and good environmental policy, will trump the status quo.”