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Republicans must be drooling over the possibility that EPA will take extensive regulatory action on climate change. Why? Because the resulting political fallout associated with any actual or perceived downsides (e.g., like higher energy prices) will fall entirely on Democrats and the Obama Administration. Far from being an incentive for Congress to act on its own, the looming possibility that EPA will take regulatory action is a strong incentive for Republicans to stalemate Congressional action and a nightmare scenario for Democrats.

Expect the Republicans to call the Obama Administration’s “EPA will regulate unless you act” bluff.

Then expect a protracted “you go first” stalemate between EPA and Congress as no one will want to be responsible for increasing the costs of energy.