Earlier today on ABC’s “This Week,” after blasting BP and its apologists in the Republican Party (“That is a philosophy. That is an approach to what they see. They see the aggrieved party here as BP, not the fishermen.”), White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (alias, “Rahm-bo”) had this to say about a comprehensive climate and clean energy bill:
“[Senators meeting at the White House this Wednesday] know the president’s perspective…[Obama’s] goal now, now that the House passed a bill, is to get the Senate to pass a comprehensive energy bill that reduces our dependence on foreign oil, makes key investments in the areas of alternative energy so America leads in that space, and deals fundamentally with the environmental degradation that happens from carbon pollution.”
Sounds good to me, just make it happen Rahm-bo!
In related news, Joe Lieberman weighs in as well, claiming “there are 50 senators that want to put a price on emitting carbon, 30 against it and 20 members who are undecided.” Assuming Lieberman is right, and I must say I’m skeptical, it’s time to call those 20 swing Senators and tell them we need climate action now!
