online.wsj.com — Instead of listening to BP's CEO apologize for his company's errors, Rep. Joe Barton, a Republican from Texas, took the opportunity afforded by a congressional hearing into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to apologize to him instead. The remark was morally inverted but it was not, as Mr. Barton said, after being pressured to recant, a "misconstruction." Instead, it was a glimpse into the soul of a certain sort of conservative, a reminder of just what kind of government we can expect if the reinvigorated right recaptures Congress this fall.
The headline of my local paper today is Obama: Act on clean energy. (But a different headline online - do they do that just to mess up bloggers?) more »
Hours before the President will address the nation about the need to end our dependence on fossil fuels, two new studies bolstered the case for the Kerry-Lieberman American Power Act, the comprehensive climate protection and clean energy jobs bill. more »
It is rare for a President to deliver an Oval Office address on a subject that is not directly about war. When a President does so, he signals to the nation that the problem at hand is not only of the utmost importance, but requires the nation to come together to fix it. more »
Tonight President Obama will talk about the Gulf oil catastrophe, and, hopefully, overall energy and climate policy. A look back at President Carter's fight over energy brings some context to this situation. more »
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