Carbon Pricing As The Public Option Redux? - Politics - The Atlantic

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/06/carbon-pricing-as-the-public-option-redux/58257/

There clearly aren't votes right for cap and trade. Even senators who've promised not to filibuster a cap-and-trade bill, like Sherrod Brown, are not seen as certain ayes when it comes to the requisite 60 votes to cut off debate. (Privately, the White House believes there are about 52 yes votes at the moment.)