re: #615 albusteve

why are you so out of touch with your ideological mates?…don’t you have any idea what they are thinking?

At the risk of karma and flying brickbats, I’ll jump in. I can’t and won’t defend the add-ons. I don’t know the specifics. But the basics of the bill are certainly familiar to anyone who’s has been in Congress for any length of time. Cap and trade has been discussed ad nauseum. Many of the power companies have been clamoring for it, knowing it was going to happen sooner or later. They want to know what the playing field looks like. Let’s face it, coal and oil are finite resources. We will have to develop alternatives sooner or later. Why not do it now?