U.S. DEMOCRATS IN DISARRAY AS FEARS GROW THAT CLIMATE CAMPAIGN MAY BACKFIRE

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"This is what happens when the committee staff and the chairman get so deep into the weeds of the bill that they can no longer see the political realities," said a senior Senate Democratic aide.

"Boxer is walking us off a cliff," another senior Senate Democratic aide said.

Many Democrats across the ideological spectrum foresee a public relations disaster looming, given that whip counts show that not even a majority of Senators - less than 45 by most aides' counts - are likely to vote for Boxer's substitute, which was authored by Sens. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) and John Warner (R-Va.).

(Via Benny Peiser)