Daily Archives: June 7, 2008

GOP blocked climate change bill

June 7, 20086:05 a.m.

warmingAs expected, the U.S. Senate didn’t have enough votes to block a GOP filibuster of a climate change bill, the Washington Post reported. Not that it mattered much; President Bush had vowed to veto the bill. That means any climate change action will have to wait until the next administration. Both John McCain and Barack Obama supported the Senate bill, which would have created a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases as part of provisions to cut emissions linked to global warming nearly 70 percent by 2050.

By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under Congress, Environment | Comments (149)

Open thread 6/7

June 7, 20086:04 a.m.

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By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under Open thread | Comments (217)

McCain’s not-so-inspiring prebuttal speech

June 7, 20086:00 a.m.

mccainpointingDid you happen to catch John McCain’s speech Tuesday night? If the idea was to steal Barack Obama’s victory night thunder, it failed miserably. People are still talking about how strangely bad it was.

As even Fox News commentators admitted, McCain’s performance was awful — stilted, delivered in that awkward sing-songy cadence. And that forced smile flashed at inappropriate times? Creepy.

He does much better and seems relaxed in town hall meetings or debates.

Put him in front of a teleprompter, though, and he sounds like a deranged Lawrence Welk.

Memo to the GOP: Don’t let McCain read anything aloud or deliver speeches. He can’t pull it off.

By Randy Scholfield | Filed under Presidential race | Comments (129)