Roger Pielke Jr.'s Blog: Joe Romm vs. John Kerry

That is all the Democrats need on cap-and-trade, their loudest cheerleader calling them liars about the promise of jobs. No green jobs? Say it ain't so, Joe.

Inhofe Kicks Off Series of Floor Speeches Exposing Waxman-Markey Climate Bill  

“In the coming weeks, I intend to go through every single page of this climate bill, revealing the massive amount of spending, the labyrinth of new regulations, and expansion of government agencies and programs,” Senator Inhofe said on the Senate Floor today. “I think the time is right to peel back the green veil and expose this 1,400-page monument to big government. There’s a lot in there, and at times the bill gets very complicated. But over the next several weeks, I plan to focus on some of the bill’s most damaging provisions, as well as those that reinforce the criticisms I’ve been making. Before the United States Senate moves to vote on the largest tax increase in history, the American public deserves to know exactly what is in this bill.”

Marathon Pundit: Mark Kirk repents (almost) on cap and trade

About cap and trade, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) one of the eight Republicans who voted for the national energy tax, "I've heard from people on this issue like no other. The energy interests of Illinois are far broader and deeper than from my North Shore district."

Calling the current bill dead, Kirk added, "What I really want to see is a new round of nuclear plants for the country, exploration for oil offshore, and the trans--Canada pipeline that would bring lower cost natural gas for the Midwest.