28 Senators Protest Obama's Cap and Trade

Photo via NY Times Obama's much publicized, deficit-inducing budget has been pretty good for green--and very controversial among detractors. One headline-grabbing component of the budget is the fact that it has a built-in assumption that a cap and trade system will generate $645 billion in "climate revenue" for the US government. Now, Obama is angling to have his cap and trade installed during the budget reconciliation...