Climate change bill all pain, no gain
Publication: Orange County Register
June 25, 2009
The House of Representatives is preparing to vote Friday on a massive "cap and trade" bill purportedly designed to address global warming - though they call it "climate change" now since the globe hasn't warmed in the past few years - that will probably not be finished until minutes before voting begins. The reason is that proponents are still buying votes from moderate Democrats with special-interest favors and sweetheart deals. Not only will this bill do little or nothing to curb global warming - it's all pain and no gain - it has become a Christmas tree for politically connected industries and lobbyists.
