The Republican boycott of Senate climate change legislation continues today. But yesterday, Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH), whose objections sparked the boycott, insisted, in a tense, almost tearful moment, that his concerns were sincere, and implored Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)–chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee–to humor him.
Voinovich himself sounds pretty earnest. But at the same time, It’s hard to fault Boxer, who, after years worth of hearings on the issue, knows that all the additional EPA studies and GOP placating in the world won’t win her a single minority vote in committee. So why not move ahead?
