Democratic leaders are scrambling to prevent the Senate from delivering a stinging slap to President Barack Obama on climate change. ...The Hill
Gumming up the works is Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski's resolution which would take carbon emissions off the table. Jay Rockefeller, who represents a state which depends, one might say, on carbon emissions is with Murkowski on this one, as are Blanche Lincoln, Mary Landrieu and Ben Nelson. Obama has threatened to veto Murkowski's resolution. Messy.
...If the president were forced to use his veto to prevent legislation emerging from a Congress in which his own party enjoys substantial majorities, it would be a humiliation for him and for Democrats on Capitol Hill.So Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) and other Democratic leaders are doing what they can to stop it.
They are floating the possibility of voting on an alternative measure from Sen. Jay Rockefeller, a Democrat from the coal state of West Virginia, which they previously refused to grant floor time, Senate sources say.
Even if the Senate manages to work through the problem, the House majority is bound to dislike any bill which doesn't include a curb on carbon emissions.
Then we have pure ignorance about the importance of the bill on the part of many American bystanders. More of us may be better informed now than in the past, but a vengeful group of "Barry" haters still manages to make its voice heard. Just check out the comments section of The Hill.
