They know the American people hate their health care bill. They need time to repair their images, and passing a cap and tax package is certainly not the way to go about it. Either way, the statists will always remain among the elite in society. They will never have to endure what they’re subjecting the rest of us to. But life won’t be as fun for them if they’re sitting on the sidelines, out of the spot light. So they’ve sent a plea to Dear Leader.
Politico reported:
“I am communicating that in every way I know how,” says Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.), one of at least half a dozen Democrats who’ve told the White House or their own leaders that it’s time to jettison the centerpiece of their party’s plan to curb global warming.
The creation of an economy-wide market for greenhouse gas emissions is as the heart of the climate bill that cleared the House earlier this year. But with the health care fight still raging and the economy still hurting, moderate Democrats have little appetite for another sweeping initiative — especially another one likely to pass with little or no Republican support.
“We need to deal with the phenomena of global warming, but I think it’s very difficult in the kind of economic circumstances we have right now,” said Indiana Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh, who called passage of any economy-wide cap and trade “unlikely.”
At a meeting about health care last month, moderates pushed to table climate legislation in favor of a jobs bill that would be an easier sell during the 2010 elections, according to Senate Democratic aides.
“I’d just as soon see that set aside until we work through the economy,” said Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.). ?“What we don’t want to do is have anything get in the way of working to resolve the problems with the economy.”
“Climate change in an election year has very poor prospects,” added Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.). “I’ve told that to the leadership.”
At least some in the Democratic leadership appear to be listening.
Asked about cap-and-trade last week, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said: “At this point I’d like to see a complete bill but we have to be realistic.” …
Of course “Democratic leadership” can drop the ball. They know Obama’s EPA will do the dirty work for them and they can claim innocence.
Via memeorandum
Rolling blackouts.
That would be the industries rebuttal to EPA regulations to curb greenhouse gases or a cap and tax bill.
Im not sure if the US government can make power companies produce power if its unreasonable to do so. They can say instead of raising taxes they will implement rolling black outs which would keep the current prices in effect.
Rolling black outs would for the most part reduce the Democrats membership in the house to about 100 members and most likely elect about 67 republicans in short order in the senate.
Our federal government has become unconstitutional.
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The irony of this is many utility companies are already gov’t owned.
So gov’t is gonna impose Cap & Trade on itself?
I predict that as time goes on we’ll see governmental agencies provide less BASIC services yet require MORE taxes.
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