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This is the running tally of pro and con calls from my constituents on Cap and Trade. #tcot #energy

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I'm a bit behind, but Butterfield - "this legn will literally save the planet" - wins Biggest Buffoon in Congress today (against stiff oppn)

Cap-and-Trade Fight Puts Obama Presidency on the Line | Americans for Prosperity

The fight over the massive cap-and-trade energy tax bill known as Waxman-Markey will come down to the wire today, and even if it passes, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has already been dealt a huge defeat. Pelosi called the vote on the bill earlier this week, betting that by pushing ahead with a vote she’d be able to get enough Democrats in line to pass the bill. She couldn’t. Despite a big majority, Pelosi was about a dozen votes short of passage yesterday when the White House decided to ride to the rescue.

Now the president himself and his top staff are frantically calling undecided and leaning members of Congress, trying to get Waxman-Markey over the finish line. Obama’s top strategist, David Axelrod, said today: “If this goes down, it shows we can’t govern.” Those are pretty high stakes.

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RT @StephenGordon: RT @scrappleface: Dear Congress, You cap us, we trade you. Love, Your Boss