IF ONLY WE COULD CAP & TRADE HIS PRESIDENCY:

Numbers Adding Up Against Obama's "Cap and Trade" Bill in the Senate (Peter Roff, 7/07/09, US NEWS: Thomas Jefferson Street blog)

Now the bill heads to the U.S. Senate, where it may face an even tougher time, according to an analysis of the vote by Phil Kerpen, of the pro-taxpayer group Americans for Prosperity. Having crunched the numbers, Kerpen points out that out of 50 state delegations, 28 voted "No" and only 22 voted "Aye" on the House bill, and that more than a quarter of the votes in came from just two states: New York and California. Additionally:

- A majority of House Democrats in Indiana (3 of 5) and Arkansas (2 of 3) voted "No."

- Both Democrats in the West Virginia delegation (Rahall and Mollohan) voted "No."

- The lone Democrat from Louisiana (Melancon) voted "No."

- The at-large Democrats from North and South Dakota (Pomeroy and Herseth Sandlin) voted "No."

- Out of the remaining 44 states, a majority of the state's total congressional delegation (Democrats plus Republicans) voted "No" in nine that have at least one Democrat in the Senate.

This presents opponents of the House-passed bill with a target rich environment for their lobbying activities. The votes in the House will help provide political cover to those Senate Democrats who choose to take advantage of it—as the American people appear to sour on the costs of the House-passed bill.