Saturday, June 19, 2010

Reading Tea Leaves on the Energy/Climate Bill Meetings

by RLMiller

Over the last few weeks, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has held a series of meetings to try to find 60 votes for a climate bill.  How's he doing?  Depends on who he asks.  If he listens to Jay Rockefeller (D-Coal), he should forget about everything except chasing the chimera of clean coal (my! what a coincidence!).  If he listens to concern trolls Dianne Feinstein (D-Wildfires), Claire McCaskill (D-Senate Is Hard!), or Ben Nelson (D-Dust Bowl), there's no point in trying.

Or is there?  Analysis hazy, ask again later below the fold.



continued at Daily Kos....