Swing-vote Snowe on Reid ‘mega-bill’ strategy: “You give people plenty of reasons to vote against this” by combining energy and climate legislation

Apparently Henry Waxman (D-CA) has sold both Harry Reid (D-NV) and the White House on the strategy of having a mega-bill that combines climate and energy legislation. This post explains why I believe that is both a tactical and strategic mistake.

Investor's Business Daily -- Geithner's Gas

Economy: We had high hopes that President Obama's Treasury secretary, Timothy Geithner, would bring common sense and Wall Street wisdom to that tough job. So far, however, that hasn't been the case.

Investor's Business Daily -- Capping Economic Growth

Fiscal Policy: President Obama sends his emissaries to Congress to explain why an economy-killing tax on energy — a tax all Americans will pay in all aspects of their lives — is necessary to save the Earth.