re: #32 freetoken

I agree completely that the chances were remote. Obama figures he has nothing to lose by spending more political capital trying to cajole something out of the Copenhagen talks by attending a second time (and btw, has he yet come under fire for a second transatlantic trip on AF1 for that purpose instead of teleconferencing?).

I appreciate his requests for transparency from countries like China on their emissions controls, but as you correctly note, with so many competing interests, the chances of any deal were remote at best.