This morning we wrapped up three days of exciting and successful events in South Carolina as part of our Hot Air Tour to let Senator Lindsey Graham hear from thousands of his constituents on the issue of cap-and-trade. As you may know, Senator Graham joined Massachusetts Senator John Kerry in an op ed supporting the job killing, tax increasing cap-and-trade policies.

So, we brought our AFP Hot Air Tour to the Palmetto State for events in Spartanburg, Columbia, Mt. Pleasant/Charleston and finally Myrtle Beach this morning.

Last night, just over 200 activists braved the driving rain and wind to turn out in Mt Pleasant/Charleston. After signing petitions telling Senator Graham to vote NO on cap-and-trade, just about every activist present pulled out their cell phones and called Senator Graham's offices across the state. In fact, we filled up the message boxes in each office with calls from the activists' at our rally!!

Earlier in the day in Columbia, again in a steady rain, roughly 100 folks turned out to send Senator Graham the same message on cap-and-trade.

After a long drive up Route 17 last night, we held our final event this morning in Myrtle Beach. It was great to meet so many wonderful folks in my home state of South Carolina. We even enjoyed a home-cooked meal at my Mom and Dad's house on Monday night!

More importantly, Senator Graham's office -- after a week of statewide radio advertising from AFP and our friends at the American Energy Alliance and after we poured tens-of-thousands of emails and telephone calls into the state -- said that the Senator is not supporting cap-and-trade at this point.

We've just got to keep the pressure on. Grassroots activism matters. You and I make a difference when we stand up and fight for our freedoms.