[SoConPubbie]

But on matters of wasteful spending, where Bush has signed, time and time again, McCain would veto. That is where the president counts.

And you don't see the amount of money neccessary to implement a Cap and Trade system for a phoney problem as not wasteful?

[counterpunch]

I think a cap and trade system is unviable and would never get out of congress.
I think it is a non-starter politically.

I also think that cap and trade stands diametrically opposed to McCain’s free-market economic vision. He is going to have to make a choice of one or the other, and he has been talking up free markets and less regulation a lot more than cap and trade recently.

Surely he must know that he would never be faced with signing such a bill, which is why he can speak about it so irresponsibly.