Reply #14: No spin here - It was in Obama's speech as well.

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Now, I would not mind if he considered other approaches to carbon pricing, such as a carbon tax, or more restrictive policies like Sanders's, but do you honestly believe he meant that. No, it was a clear sign that he was starting to position himself as supporting an energy only bill with measures supporting wind and nuclear in it. This does not work, as we all know, because why should people switch to more expensive forms of energy if pollution is not taxed.

BTW, as far as this article states, Benenson is NOT A White House aide. The other one is a Senate aide. So a senate aide (from whom? Kerry? Boxer? Dorgan? ...) said that. Understand that, depending upon who it is, it could be meaningful or not.

Also, I reread Gore's statement. While it is globally supportive of the speech, it spends time reminding the need for carbon capping, and I dont think he would have spent the space to do that rather than hailing the president on his leadership on this issue if he was not somewhat concerned. I would have been reassured if the president as said something as simple as what Gore said. The fact that there was no plea for something like that worries me.