President Obama speech has energy bill in limbo - Darren Samuelsohn - POLITICO.com

“Those who were waiting for the president to get behind comprehensive energy reform, that included controlling carbon emissions, had to be disappointed,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told POLITICO. “He talked about the status quo being unacceptable. But he didn’t boldly push an agenda. He didn’t mention any specific legislation. I think a lot of people took that to mean lukewarm support for anything big.”

The Huddle - POLITICO.com

The president killed cap and trade Tuesday, damning it with no praise.

Don't use oil spill to push energy bill, Grassley says | desmoinesregister.com | The Des Moines Register

"What I don't like about the president's speech, is using this crisis ... as an excuse to get cap-and-trade going," the Iowa Republican told reporters Wednesday.

Gulf oil spill an excuse to socialize economy?

WASHINGTON – Now that the scientific evidence for global warming has been hopelessly discredited, author Brian Sussman predicts that President Obama will rely on the oil-well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico to promote a radical plan to socialize the economy through controversial new energy policies.

"This isn't about pollution, it's about redistribution of wealth," said Sussman, the Bay Area talk-show host and former award-winning meteorologist and science reporter.