I’m with those who say this represented the high-water mark of the Global Warming Confederacy.
This forced the senators of both parties to get a good long look at the devastating economic consequences, as well as the all-around absurdities of trying to legislate CO2.
More to the point: it made it clear that the political consequences to THEM, personally would be catastrophic. That brought the point home. Other articles posted here showed them half-heartedly trying to have weaselly exceptions written into the bill to try and spare their own states industries. But trying to administer such an economic body-blow while americans are already hopping mad about energy and food prices is career suicide for a legislator.
“I’m with those who say this represented the high-water mark of the Global Warming Confederacy.”
Dunno. I would bet they go incremental with little outrages.
Pubbies should submit a drilling bill every week until election.
“More to the point: it made it clear that the political consequences to THEM, personally would be catastrophic. That brought the point home.”
I am not that optimistic. There were 48 voted for it, right? and some letters of support from 6 others (?).
It does not sound like a clear defeat. When Kyoto was voted against with 98:0, that was clear.