Reply #18: I completely agree - I found that part extremely dissappointing

[karynnj]

Especially with the EPA costs coming in at less than 50 cents a day and at least one poll showing that 63% of the country thought charging for carbon was good, he could have used one minute explaining the lift that using a carbon tax of some type would give to shifting the mix of energy sources. That and explaining that we already spent 2 decades - since Rio - trying the voluntary methods.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-16/climate-bill-lacks-momentum-even-after-bp-spill-democrats-say.html

In addition to that poll, this article shows the problem. There are two many Senators willing to let the Republican fear machine win this one - and are unwilling to fight the Republican characterizations that this is a bad vote for the Democrats. Feinstein is disingenuous saying it could pass next year. First it wastes the effort of passing Waxman/Markey and second, it is hard to believe that passing it in a more Republican House and Senate would be easier - especially after giving away all the goodies in an energy bill this year.