Graham: I would have voted no on Boxer bill - Lisa Lerer - POLITICO.com
“There are simply not the votes to pass this bill through the Senate,” Graham said. “If the Boxer bill were to come to the Senate floor as written, I would vote “no.”CQ Politics | Climate Bill Out of Committee, But at What Cost?
“This was an extraordinary experience, and in many ways a bonding experience,” said Boxer, a California Democrat. But even fellow Democrats on the panel were uncomfortable with the breakdown of bipartisan cooperation.What the Voters Said - FOXNews.com
The electorate is also clearly in no mood for a polarizing fight over climate change and instead seems open to the type of bipartisan agenda John Kerry and Lindsay Graham proposed last week involving both investing in alternative energy, as well as ocean drilling and the selective use of nuclear power.Underwhelming results from a Democratic poll: CD2 voters [allegedly] believe global warming is real, favor taking action « New Mexico Independent
According to the poll, 52 percent of voters believe that global warming is happening now and an additional 20 percent think it will happen in the future; 21 percent believe it will not happen.New York Times' Hit Job on Al Gore Sparks Controversy : TreeHugger
A plurality of those polled, 43 percent, believe that efforts to reduce global warming “will create American jobs” while 30 percent say it “will cost American jobs.”
The piece was ominously entitled Gore's Dual Role - Advocate and Investor--as though he were guilty of some sleazy, duplicitous agenda.Who's to Blame for All the Dithering on Climate Legislation? | Environment | AlterNet
Yes, Inhofe is behind much of it, but he's only part of the problem.
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