Boise Democrat Debbie Holmes weighs in

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As a trained chemist, climate change is also an issue for her.

"I think we've surpassed what the earth can absorb," she said. Holmes attributes resistance on the issue to science being poorly taught. She chided the Bush administration's position on global warming with a disarming candor: "If you acknowledge global warming then [it implies] you have to do something about it." But Bush's indebtedness to big oil effectively blocks that, Holmes said.

So when Bush leaves office, can we expect the whole world to join hands and quickly cut CO2 emissions 20%?