John Hinderaker at Power Line reported yesterday that the cap and trade bill is dead--at least for now. As usual, the Democrats are claiming that they can't pass the bill because of lack of cooperation on the part of the Republicans (who are accused of only wanting to secure political points). Really? What about the Democrats who refuse to support the bill?
The question here is whether or not the cap and trade bill will be brought up and passed in a lame duck session after the November elections. The Democrats seem to be conceding that they will lose their majority (at least in the House of Representatives), and there is some speculation that they will use a lame duck session to pass unpopular legislation before the Republicans take over. I suppose that is a possibility, but I suspect that it might be something people remember in future elections. I doubt that even the Democrats would be willing to take that chance.
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