Some good news out of Washington, sort of. The Senate beat back an attempt by Lisa Murkowski, the person who only appears sane when contrasted with her nemesis, Sarah Palin, to deprive the EPA of the right to regulate greenhouse gasses. Had the resolution passed, presuming it would have had legal effect, it would have destroyed any chance, no matter how remote, that the Senate will pass any type of energy legislation. It’s only the threat of the EPA doing something sensible that furnishes the incentive for the Senate to do something half-baked and inadequate.
We can thank Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and the Democratic establishment for one third of this:
Murkowski’s resolution had 40 co-sponsors, including three Democrats – Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, and Ben Nelson of Nebraska.
Tuesday night Bill Clinton stood on stage with Lincoln and embraced her after she beat a real Democrat. Two days later she stands tall with the Republicans to block any chance, no matter how slim, that we will take some effective action to deal with climate change or our dependence on oil, for make no mistake, this vote was all about protecting the oil and coal industries. We can take cold comfort from the fact that come January, she will be replaced by a person who calls himself a Republican.
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